HarrySadeepa

For this Vesak, I was mostly free. No O/Ls, No A/L. Even though I had lectures, they were in the evening or night. I also had holidays for the weekend. I was concerned about how insignificantly we celebrate the Vesak compared to other counties and the fact that I was busy in the last few years and have never tried making Vesak lanterns with bamboo trees. Therefore, I decided to do something special on this Vesak. I began to make Lotus flowers three days before the Vesak. For the record, I have never made Vesak lanterns with bamboo trees ever before. I made Lotus flowers with my friends in college when I was in 7th grade for a Vesak festival. Since then, this is the first time I do this myself. Fortunately, I could find two bamboo trunks at our home. I had to be careful with bamboo trees though because they could scratch my hand. Initially, I wanted to make seven lotus flowers. But I decided only to make six by the Vesak day to reduce workload. Making sticks with bamboo was easier than