Blogs Posts in Colourful Festivals category; 318 blog posts

Five simple tips to remove any kind of Holi colour

Holi is the festival of colours. Earlier this festival used to be celebrated with natural colours, but nowadays the colours that are being sold in the market are synthetic colours, which have harmful chemicals in them. Because of this, th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 22 2013 | Comments : 0

Karwa Chauth-A Symbolic Vrat For Wifes

A married woman who observes this vrat is called ‘Saubhagyavati’ (joyous and happy state of wifehood). “Let the offerings of this Karwa (Karak (gift bring long life to my husband and may my saubhagya be everlasting&rdquo [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2013 | Comments : 0

The Most Colourful Festival of Kerala – Onam

Onam occupies unparalleled position at the top of the festival hierarchy in Kerala. At times, it even bests Christmas as Christmas is only celebrated by Christians but Onam has the distinction of being celebrated by people of all religion [...]

Posted On : Sep, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

A Celebration of Indian Culture

Spring Day was not just bursting with colour from the many flowers blooming on campus; the Hindu Student Society (HSS) Culture Show also filled Spring Day with a vibrant, colourful atmosphere at the 1820 Settlers Monument. It was a cul [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Colorful festivals in Netherlands

This is the largest Dutch festivals. In 1980, when Queen Beatrix ascended the throne, to pay respect to mother, she was taken on 30/4 – the birth of her mother, Queen Juliana as Queen’s Day. On that day, throughout the Netherl [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Malaysia Colourful Festivals

Each year on the seventh month of the Hindu lunar calendar (around October to November), Hindus, Jains and Sikhs all around the world prepare for one of their most important events. Deepavali, also known as Diwali, is an annual celebratio [...]

Posted On : Jul, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

The 8th Anioma Cultural Festival: A Day To Remember

The 8th Edition of Anioma Cultural Festival held at Arcade Ground beside Grand Hotel, Asaba, Delta State has come and gone but memoirs of the cultural event will linger on in the minds of its attendees, culture aficionados, culture histor [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

Shen Yun dance troupe looks for Calgary Jubilee apology

A well-known international dance company says it will not return to Calgary if it doesn't get an apology from a local concert hall. Shen Yun Performing Arts is a classical Chinese company that has performed at the Southern Alberta Jub [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Cultural week: Panoply of culture and diversity

ISLAMABAD: The first day of the cultural week at the female campus of the International Islamic University Islamabad on Wednesday was a celebration of diversity and culture. Students representing over 40 countries including Iran, Iraq, Af [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Cholistan culture

Bahawalpur—Cholistan culture will always stay alive despite all the hardships, said Federal Minister for Professional and Technical Training Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada on Monday. Addressing the 14th Cholistan Awards Ceremony at Main [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Folk festival projects indigenous culture

ISLAMABAD - The folk festival of Pakistan (LOK MELA) organized by Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) has proved to be an important national event giving equal representation to all federating units by way of p [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Rich Baloch culture, a feast for Lok Mela visitors

Islamabad—The rich culture and traditions of Balochistan displayed here at the ongoing ‘Lok Mela’ serve as an eye-catching attraction for the visitors with the arts and crafts of the province. The Balochi pavilion set up [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Lok Mela: Preserving identity in a swirl of colour

ISLAMABAD: Sindh and its colours were on display at the second day of the Lok Virsa Mela that is continuing in the capital. Providing a much welcome break in the mundane urban life, the ground at Lok Virsa in Shakarparian was split into f [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Country and Eastern music

A series of Dong ethnic group folk music concerts has attracted considerable attention in Beijing. It is not the first time that such music has been heard here, but it is rare to see a group of grassroots musicians from the countryside pr [...]