Posts for 'Colourful Festivals' Category

Now in its 44th year, west London's Notting Hill Carnival returns this bank holiday weekend, bringing colourful costumes, music and delicious Caribbean food to the second largest street festival in the world.

Led by Londoners who originate from Trinidad and Tobago, the first event actually took place in 1959, some 51 years ago, and was held indoors. It took five years to reach the streets of Westbourne Grove and surrounding roads, but has now become a traditional bank holiday weekend activity for many in London. The must-attend event on any rock fans calendar, Reading and Leeds Festivals take place this weekend.

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The landscape of the Hingol National Park in Balochistan, Pakistan?s largest national park is otherworldly.

The tur quoise and azure-hued Hingol River snakes through the expanse of white sands, tumbleweed and craggy sandstone peaks.

It is only fitting, then, that nestled deep within the park is a spiritual sanctuary, the famed Hinglaj Mandir, known in the vernacular as Nani Mandir, one of the holiest Hindu sites of worship in the country.

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Pakistan has never been short of culture. Four provinces all have distant culture. Pakistan comprises numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups from the Punjabis and Sindhis in the east to the tribal cultures of the Baloch and Pashtun in the west.Pakistan has been a major hub of culture and the home of ancient civilizations, such as the Indus Valley Civilization - one of the first ’settled’ peoples. Pakistan culture can be called as “Mixed Culture”.

Although the majority of people in Pakistan are Muslims by birth and faith, there is a strong influence of Hindu culture on the present Pakistan culture. The shadows of this influence are quite visible on the marriage ceremonies and festivals like “Basant”.

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In true love ones identity gets dissolved. A short story in Hinduism reveals the truth beautifully.Once when Krishna and Radha were together, Radha expressed her envy over Krishna's flute, as it was more closer to Him. Krishna replied “O Radha, it is very difficult to attain that state. One would have to annihilate oneself totally to become like the flute. In true love as in the case of the flute, the identity melts away.

The flute is in fact the very heart of a beloved. It does not carry its own tunes. Rather it simply becomes an instrument for mellifluous music of the lover to flow. When I breathe life into it, it sings forth the sweet notes loudly. When I become silent, it simultaneously slips into silence!” By becoming selfless, one realises one's true self. On realising one's true self, the pseudo-self drops where one becomes the expression of pure love.


 

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) would flag-off the Festival of India in China and France in April, showcasing a variety of art forms from various regions of India.

"India has close and friendly ties with both China and France. With these festivals, ICCR is looking forward to strengthen and expand its relations with the two countries," ICCR Director General Virendra Gupta said.

The Festival of India in China will be a six-month-long event, beginning April 7 at Beijing. It would be inaugurated by External Affairs Minister SM Krishna. The Festival of India in France, known as `Namaste France` would be a 14-month-long programme, to be inaugurated by ICCR president Karan Singh in Paris April 14.

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Folk artists perform a section of a Chinese traditional wedding during an event to mark China's first Cultural Heritage Day on June 10, 2006 in Changchun of Jilin Province, China. The Chinese government has established a national Cultural Heritage Day to be celebrated annually on the second Saturday of June.

The first falling today Chinese legislation included more than 30 laws and regulations on cultural heritage protection in which the government had invested RMB 7.9 billion (about USD 984.2 million) over the last five years. China has 2,351 historic sites and 518 articles of intangible cultural heritage, according to state media.

Gangaur Festival Rajasthan Fairs Festivals(Jaipur, MarchApril) A festival devoted to Goddess Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva. Ishar & Gangaur are the divine male and female ho embody marital love. Dedicated to goddess Gauri (Parvati), the festival commences on Holi/ Young girls pray for ;rooms of their choice while married women seek a long life for their husbands.

rhe ladies decorate their hands and feet )y drawing designs with Mehendi (Myrtle Jaste). On the evening of the 7th day after -ioli, unmarried girls go around singing songs of ghudlia (earthern pots with numerous holes all around with a lamp lit aside) carrying the pots on their hands. )n their way they collect small presents ,f cash, sweets, jaggery, ghee, oil etc. The women do these while chanting hymns to the Goddess. Festivities continue for 18 days culminating with the arrival of Lord Shiva to escort his bride home.

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It raises the profile of China's rival to Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, whom China considers a dangerous separatist. The Chinese government chose Gyaincain Norbu to be the Panchen Lama in 1995.

But he is not widely accepted by Tibetan Buddhists as the true reincarnation of the Panchen Lama. The Tibetan boy selected by the Dalai Lama in the same year, Gendun Choekyi Nyima, disappeared soon afterwards - he and his family have not been seen since.

Gyaincain Norbu was one of 13 people to become members of the national committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Sunday, Xinhua reported.

The committee, made up private entrepreneurs as well as religious and cultural figures, cannot make laws or appoint officials - but its members are influential. Failed uprising And membership is highly sought after as an expression of closeness to the leadership in Beijing.

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The culture of any nation reflects about their tradition, customs, language, religion, events and their lifestyle too.

Most of the time different organizations arrange cultural events in different countries due to this people come to know about the culture of other countries and their traditions too.

It is also possible, if you are on the trip even you can ask your travel agent to reserve your tickets for some culture events if they are in pipeline during your trip dates.

Even you can also enjoy your own cultural events but for this you need to do research work. On internet, you can find about different cultural events taking place in your state. It is also possible that you can also reserve your tickets online.

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Beginning its article with "Attention, culture warriors," Time magazine briefly recounts the history of the War on Christmas in this week's issue, noting that while the Puritans were not so big on celebrating the coming of the Christ child, their descendants--especially those who work at Fox News--have made a lot of hay (and good money, no doubt blowing it on gifts under the tree) excoriating those who would take the Christ out of Christmas.

Time cites Fox News host Bill O'Reilly for his annual segments, starting in 2002, on the siege against Christmas. O'Reilly once called the unmerry greeting "Happy Holidays" the first step on the slippery slope toward ""legalization of narcotics, euthanasia, abortion at will, gay marriage." And Americans have backed O'Reilly up. By 2006, the piece says, 68 percent of Americans "agreed that the holiday was under assault."

Now, call me Scrooge, but I notice that 68 percent is some 40 to 20 percent greater a percentage of Americans than the percentage that attends church on a weekly basis. Figures specifically for Christmas season attendance aren't easy to come by.

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