Search Results for 'culture'

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

The Museum for African American History and Culture

A rendering view of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is scheduled to open in 2015. The museum’s design is the result of an intense collaboration among Phil Freelon and two other black architects [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Nationalising culture: A broader perspective

Historically, February is a month of kite-flying in the cultural capital of Pakistan. Basant supporters mark the event as a hallmark of Punjabi culture. By playing up the Punjabi culture aspect, their motivation has been to circumvent the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Lok Virsa documents Pakistani, Norwegian folk culture

ISLAMABAD: Lok Virsa in collaboration with Norwegian Directorate of Cultural Heritage (Riksantikvaren) has published a comprehensive book on "Children Folk Games of Pakistan and Norway" for documenting the folk culture of the tw [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

Understanding UAE's culture and traditions

The talk of the UAE being a melting pot of various cultures might not be a myth. But the latest revelations that 72 per cent of the UAE's expatriates are not aware of local customs and traditions is a startling eye-opener. Living in a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Has Your Society Influenced Spanish Culture?

The Spanish culture for many centuries has been known for the warmth and welcoming that many people have always enjoyed. Their wonderful generosity and friendliness what draws people to the people of the Spanish-speaking world and why lea [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Culture takes pride of place in Sydney

The hit Disney musical played to 1.35 million people in Sydney during a two-year run from 2003 to 2005. It is now returning to the Capitol Theatre in December 2013. The cast will be made up of local and international artists, with auditio [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

How Social Is Your Culture?

I've ranted before against the perils of delegated social strategies. You know: Management decides it's time to get into social media, and appoints some whippersnapper to the task. The potential perils with this approach are many [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Meaning of Culture

A Nation is recognized through its culture.When the people belonging to one nation live together for a long time on a particular soil,they develop common values,customs and traditions, rituals lifestyles beliefs Laws and Principles of the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Culture of India

India is a country where everybody can find a variety of cultures in a place. The languages, religions, dances, music, architecture and customs differ from place to place within the same country. The Indian tradition dates back to 8,000 B [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Pakistani Culture

Pakistani Culture is very unique in terms of its social and ethical values. These values are something which are given due importance. This culture revolves around the religion of Islam which teaches equality among every human being that [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Culture in the classroom

Small, ridged dumplings packed with a rich, ground pork filling – they were designed to resemble the silver and gold ingots of ancient China. And because they symbolized prosperity, they were traditionally consumed for good luck by [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Be torchbearers of Indian culture: Purandeswari

Union Minister of State for Human Resources, D Purandeswari has called upon the young generation to be torchbearers of Indian culture and feel proud in the great heritage of Indian civilization when they go out into the world. Speaki [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Red Faces Over Vienna Culture Bid

PARIS — The winter season of Vienna balls is at its glittering height but there were red faces in the Austrian capital this weekend over a bid to have them officially designated as an international cultural treasure. The Austri [...]