Maaveerar Day
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Maaveerar Day or Heroes' Day is a day of commemoration observed by Tamil people
to remember the deaths of militants fighting for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
. It is held each year on 27 November, the date on which the first Tamil Tiger, "Lt." Shankar, is said to have died in combat in 1982.
The tradition is to light oil lamps for the three days ending on the 27th and to raise the Tamil Eelam
flag at the ceremonies. The symbol for Maaveerar Day is the Karthigaipoo (Gloriosa lily), which blooms during November.
Tamil people
Tamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,...
to remember the deaths of militants fighting for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was a separatist militant organization formerly based in northern Sri Lanka. Founded in May 1976 by Vellupillai Prabhakaran, it waged a violent secessionist and nationalist campaign to create an independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka for Tamil...
. It is held each year on 27 November, the date on which the first Tamil Tiger, "Lt." Shankar, is said to have died in combat in 1982.
The tradition is to light oil lamps for the three days ending on the 27th and to raise the Tamil Eelam
Tamil Eelam
Tamil Eelam , is the name given by certain Tamils in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora to the independent state which they aspire to create in the north and east of Sri Lanka. Tamil Eelam has no official status or recognition by any other state or authority...
flag at the ceremonies. The symbol for Maaveerar Day is the Karthigaipoo (Gloriosa lily), which blooms during November.