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Swimsuit parades kick off surf culture festival

Weekend fashion parades held at the Gold Coast to help launch the inaugural Bleach Surfing the Fringe cultural festival celebrated the history of skimpy swimsuits along with bold new designs from big name brands. Alongside the new seas [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Iranian cultural festival concludes amid festivity

Islamabad—Many people enjoyed moments of spiritual ecstasy by listening to the soulful recitation of Quranic verses and Asma-e-Husna presented by the Iranian Qaaris at the concluding ceremony of the Iranian Cultural Festival here at [...]

Posted On : Feb, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Celebrating Bukusu tradition at the cultural Festival

It was pomp and colour when the Bamasaaba in Kenya welcomed their leader, Omukuka Wilson Weyasa Wamimbi on December 30, 2011 at the Bungoma Cultural Centre. Leaders from the Bukusu community led by the minister for Foreign Affairs, Moses [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Dreaming festival crosses cultures

The 70-year-old Canadian Cree musician says her indigenous people - one of the largest First Nations cultures in North America - and Aboriginals share a strong, unwavering sense of place. "The notion of land as place is vital for any [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Out of Africa: African Diaspora International Film Festival ...

The African Diaspora International Film Festival (A.D.I.F.F.) is growing up. Now in its 19th year, the 2011 festival features more than 60 movies, produced in 37 countries. Some of the highlights include The First Rasta, a documentary abo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

St. George Food Festival

“What kind of Middle Eastern food is this exactly?” my friend asked me as we approached the Saint George Melkite Catholic Church last Thursday. At the time, I wasn’t entirely sure, but I was definitely sure that I wanted [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Diwali: Festival Of Lights, Harmony

Diwali popularly known as the "festival of lights", is an important festival of Hindus, celebrated for different reasons, occurring between mid-October and mid-November. It marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year according to [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

International culture-mix festival on Oct

Nagaland Music Education and Arts Society (NMEAS) formerly known as Chancel Choir Foundation for Performing Arts along with Government of Nagaland as chief patron in collaboration with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (Ministry of Ex [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Festival of Indian Culture in Russia

A festival of Indian Culture in Russia will be held from 17-30 September 2011 across Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kazan. The Festival is being organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi and the Ministry of Culture of [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Cycling festival boosts Fort Collins' biking culture

The Fort Collins Cycling Festival wrapped up a weekend of bikes, beer and international competition Sunday afternoon in Old Town Fort Collins. About 1,100 cyclists from the region, nation and across the world gathered in Fort Collins f [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

More space for Diwali festival

FIREWORKS will light up the skies in celebration of Diwali, or the “festival of lights”, at the FNB Gauteng Diwali Festival, taking place at the newly renovated Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown on Saturday, 15 October. Colour [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

New York International Latino Film Festival celebrates Latin...

The big-time, high-end New York Film Festival kicks off at the end of next month, but until then the city has a few other great collections of flickering images to send the summer out. Here are three to put into your calendar: The New [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Tribal Healing and Happiness by Raw Food Festival Founder, H...

Kevin: We have few more minutes. I would like to just briefly touch on the medicines. You said water was one medicine. But what other medicines do or notable medicine from one or two tribes that you were with, what do they use fo [...]

Posted On : Jul, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Prague Food Festival 2011

In a country where fine dining is still a relatively new phenomenon, the food festival of top chefs and their creations boldly announced that Czechs like, want and appreciate the subtleties of pepper-crusted yellow-fin tuna with [...]