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The business of culture

You can tell a new decade has truly arrived when experts and insiders from every field are busy making plans and ambitious predictions for the bright future of their industries. Indeed, in such a rapidly developing country as China, ever [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas Eve

Thousands of tourists, pilgrims and clergy are converging on Bethlehem as the town of Jesus' birth prepares to celebrate Christmas Eve. Boy Scout marching bands are playing in Manger Square, just outside the Church of the Nativity, w [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Iran, Russia ink cultural MOU

Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Aleksejevits Avdejev leading a delegation arrived here in Tehran on Monday morning. Iran’s culture minister Mohammad Hosseini regarded Iran-Russia relations as warm and mutual [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Ireland’s culture of cosy cronyism must end

Ireland is suddenly on the world’s centre-stage, but for all the wrong reasons. For two weeks, fleets of media vans have been parked opposite government buildings in Dublin as international viewers are fed images of a small nation [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Russian culture headed to Vietnam

Russian cultural days will be held in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City from November 14 to 22, 2010 as part of a cooperative, two-year cultural exchange between the two countries. The program will include Russian photo exhibitions whi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

An Ancient Culture in Mountainous Mexico

Ruben E. Reyes is Mexican. He was raised in Mexico City. But some of the indigenous Tarahumara people of northern Mexico had a word for him when he first traveled among them in 2002. The word was “gringo.”“I was never c [...]

Posted On : Nov, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Ethnology museum hosts Mid-Autumn celebration

This year’s programme will include traditional games of both countries, as well as toys such as lanterns, kites and Chinese masks, and performances of lion and dragon dances and water puppetry, making this a great opportunity for c [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Audience etiquette matters if the purity of classical music ...

The question of concert behaviour, like most codes of conduct, depends on where you are. Who are you upsetting by ignoring etiquette? Does that etiquette have any purpose beyond crusty tradition? As far as classical music is concerned, t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

How to Use Social Etiquette in Conversation to Charm People

Social etiquette in conversation is all about simple good manners. What's most important is that you put the person you're talking to at ease and that they feel as though they had chance to say what they wanted to say and that yo [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Australian Indigenous Tours

The Aboriginal people of Australia date back to at least 50,000 years and are one of the oldest living cultures in the world. They are a people steeped in history and rich in tradition. When it comes to Australia’s history, you could [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

New Years weekend events in St. Augustine

Beach Blast Off at St Augustine Beach! Kick off 2010 in seaside style at this special family friendly, St. Augustine Beach event! Enjoy a blast of flavor, icy sculptures, Kids Zone and fireworks when several of St. Augustine’s favorit [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Sindhi Cap Day enthusiastically observed

The first-ever Sindhi Topi (cap) Day was observed across the province on Sunday to safeguard and preserve the rich culture and traditional values of Sindh. Rallies, programmes and cultural events had been organised in all major and small to [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Parade, festivals usher in Christmas

Christmas most definitely arrived in Wood Buffalo over the weekend, reflected in the sights of glittering Christmas trees and floats adorned with colourful lights, the sounds of choirs filling the air with carolling and little hands busy wi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Kgosi Sechele I Museum to host third Dithubaruba Festival

The festival, which for the previous years has been incorporating the economy into its theme, is this year themed: "Ngwao le Tswakanyo Itsholelo go ya 2016 (Culture and Economic Diversification Towards 2016)" - and this time [...]