Srilanka, Feb. 25 -- The Ministry of Education, Information Technology, and Culture has declared a holiday for Tamil schools in the Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces on February 27 in honor of Maha Shivaratri.

Earlier, it was also decided to grant a holiday on the same day for Tamil schools in the Northern and Eastern provinces.

These schools are scheduled to compensate for the holiday by conducting classes on March 1.

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