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Sarhad festival reflects return of normalcy

As Javed, a 22-year-old artist from Peshawar, strikes his stringed traditional musical instrument Rabbab, he brings out the fest alive as if the mannequins enclosed in the heritage museum have come out of their showcases and spread out o [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Winter festival to light up Tallinn

The holidays are over and now all there is to look forward to is just a couple more months of winter, with its seemingly endless days of dark and dreary weather. Winter is a tough time in Estonia. Winters in Estonia are characterized by sho [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Cultural Festivals of India

The Andaman and the Nicobar Islands are the last tips of the vast Indian Subcontinent. The capital of Port Blair celebrates the arrival of spring by organizing a big cultural festival comprising of songs, dances and dramas known as the Isla [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Traditional Tibetan festivals lure more visitor

Traditional Tibetan festivals have attracted more visitors to tour the region for showcasing the unique features of the highland culture. "Various tourism and cultural festivals in Tibet, such as the annual Shoton Festival, the Gongbo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Extra-European Cultural Festivals in Europe

One of the first discussions held on this website was the topic of the possibility of a defined European Culture. (See culture forums). Whether or not there is such a thing, it is certainly true that Europe has exported global cultural phe [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Festival shows city in its best light

Christmas on the River is Demopolis’s best hour. Its citizens come together to organize, create, design and perform for seven days to help people get the holiday season started on the right foot. Originally begun through an idea seen [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Nagaland's Hornbill festival goes international

Coinciding with the Nagaland statehood day, the week-long Hornbill festival today got off to a colourful start at Kisama near here with cultural troupes from Japan, Thailand and Myanmar besides North-Eastern states taking part in it. Troup [...]

Posted On : Dec, 04 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

West Lake Festival 2009 goes out with a bang

The Hangzhou West Lake International Expo - also known as the West Lake Expo - has recently completed its eleventh successful event. This year it took as its theme: "Confident Hangzhou, the High Quality West Lake Expo" and also l [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Korean cultural festival at CCP

To culminate the year-long celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Philippines-Korea Diplomatic Relations, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea will hold a cultural festival on Nov. 25 with a cocktail reception at the Tanghalang Nicanor [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Desert Festival of Rajasthan - should not be missed at any c...

Rajasthan is also known for its fair and festivals, Its rich heritage manifests itself in terms of numerous festivals, that gave an insight in to the life & culture of Rajasthan. It has all the usual Hindu and Muslim festivals, some cel [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 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 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

A cultural festival to be proud of

This is the 47th year of the Belfast Festival at Queen’s. In a way that is the greatest tribute that can be paid to this annual extravaganza of arts and culture, both esoteric and popular. It predated the Troubles, those three decades [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Diwali - the festival of Light, Prosperity and Happiness

Among many festivals of India, Deepavali also known as Diwali occupies an important place as the festival of Lights, prosperity and happiness. Diwali is a five days Hindu festival. People in general make elaborate preparations for. This [...]