Blogs Posts in Colourful Festivals category; 312 blog posts

Chinese Religion: Festivals

The Chinese in Birmingham celebrate major festivals such as Christmas, New Year and Easter. Even though most Chinese, especially those who do not have a Christian faith, do not attach religious significance to these festivals, they al [...]

Posted On : Jul, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

"Galungan"

Bali, Indonesia Novenmber 29, 2006 The day of the Galungan is believed in Bali that the ancient spirits come back to the human world. The village people take Balon to the beach to purify.

Posted On : Jul, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

Roskilde Festival Of Denmark

Roskilde Festival of Denmark: Is t [...]

Posted On : Jul, 14 2007 | Comments : 0

RAMADAN

This is perhaps the most well known of festivals or religious occassions in the Muslim calendar. It takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours. In the evenings [...]

Posted On : Jul, 07 2007 | Comments : 0

EID UL FITR

This is the festival of ever recurring happiness. It marks the end of the fast of Ramadhan. Muslim families come together to give thanksgiving and prayers to Allah. The word Id means a festival of ever-recurring happiness and this festival [...]

Posted On : Jul, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

VARAT KARVA CHAUTH

In this festival the newly married women will starve themselves until the moon rises in the night for their beloved husbands for a long life. Also single women are allowed do this fast for there future husband to be. In this festival the [...]

Posted On : Jul, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

RAKHAI

This festival is celebrated in all Indian religions. The meaning of this festival is the blessing from your sister to there brothers. This is one of the reasons why parents wont a son in the family. On this special festival there will be lo [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2007 | Comments : 0

LOHRI

LOHRILohri is celebrated all over the world and also in India. The reason why Lohri is celebrated it marks the harvesting season in Punjab and the end of the winter season. Families will celebrate Lohri if a member of the family has got m [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2007 | Comments : 0

Asian Hindu Festival

Diwali is known as a festival of lights, which celebrates the New Year in India. In this festival you can smell delicious food cooking in every household. There is lots of candle and divers lit in the house all the family will wear new brig [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2007 | Comments : 0

Asian Hindu Festival `HOLI`

\In India this festival is mostly celebrated than in the UK. This is a Hindu festival, which is normally celebrated in the spring, which means the new life and energy of the season. The way they would celebrate this festival is to dec [...]

Posted On : Jun, 28 2007 | Comments : 0

Hemis-Festival, Leh

Hemis-Festi [...]

Posted On : Jun, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Nyepi: the balinese silence

Observing the Hindu’s New Year of Saka in Bali has the genuine connotation of all. Following all the sparkles and shower of light throughout the year in hundreds of places of interest in the isle, the call for reborn should come in qu [...]

Posted On : Jun, 18 2007 | Comments : 0

Sign Of The Tiger

In Chinese Astrology being born in a definite year categorizes you as a sure animal. The Tiger starts with the year 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, and 1998. Being born under the sign of the Tiger would mean the person was a [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2007 | Comments : 0

Hungry Ghost Festival

Chinese myth has it with the intention of a long time ago; nearby lived a young man, Mu Lian and his widowed mother. His mother was a depraved lady. She frequently crooked away beggars who came to her gate requesting for food. She liked to [...]