I am Shammi Shirani, living in a Kirinda fishing village. Majority of the people in our village are fishermen and therefore, ceremonial activities of any sort would be done with the help of a loan. Recently, we had our daughter’s ceremony for attaining age. Before the event, my husband and I prepared a budget for the event which amounted to around Rs 60,000-70,000. My husband insisted that we should and must serve alcohol as he would be treated differently at …
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My name is Rohini. I am from the village of Baravakumbooka. One of my sisters passed away. It was considered a village custom to serve alcohol at houses. Therefore, at any funeral house, it was customary to serve alcohol, beedi, cigarettes and betel. Adults both young and old consumed these drugs and alcohol as there was a myth saying that alcohol and cigarettes were essential to break rest at funerals. It was also strongly customary to serve alcohol at the …
My name is Rohini and I am from Kirinda. We recently had our daughter’s ceremony for attaining age. In our village, it is considered a village custom to serve alcohol at functions or ceremonies of any sort. Alcohol was served at almost all the functions and ceremonies that were held previously. During the organizing phase of our function, my husband and son suggested that we should serve alcohol as they were planning on inviting people from their workplaces. I knew …
Victor is a father of three children from the village of Ipillawatta which belongs to the Divisional Secretariat of Thambuttegama. He is a carpenter by profession and was a daily consumer of alcohol for around 15 years. He used to spend around Rs 700 for his alcohol needs daily from his income of Rs 1200., Victor tends to behave violently under the influence of alcohol. There were some instances where Victor had physically attacked his wife which had frightened the …
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