Valvettithurai was historically known as a seafaring port and its olden shipping trade. Was it for the human sacrifices of olden times? One of the refrains used by the namahage in the olden days was . "Sashiko" embroidery was used to strengthen the homespun clothes of olden times. The elderly narrate stories from the olden times. We only know little about the other types of bread in the olden times. People were shorter in olden days. The church was used as a fortress during the olden days. Lone surviving theatre from the olden days is Latha theatre. In the olden days, the dwellings of the Veddas consisted of caves and rock shelters. In the olden days, Malays in Singapore, kites were used for fishing. The names do not have to be from olden days. In the olden days, the Limbus were skilled in silk farming. In olden days only men used to perform Kuchipudi. Family events include the Christmas Parade, the Smithfield Farmers Market, and Smithfield Olden Days.