Search Results for 'UK'

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

UK reggae star Smiley Culture dies during police raid

The singer/DJ, who had hits with Police Officer and Cockney Translation in the 1980s, passed away after suffering a stab wound after cops swooped on his home in Surrey, England on Tuesday. Last year, the 48-year-old, real name David Emma [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Lok Virsa cultural troupe to perform in UK

A 7-member cultural troupe, comprising renowned folk artists and musicians, headed by a director of Lok Virsa, Ministry of Culture, is leaving for UK to participate in a programme organised by Pakistan High Commission (HC) in connection [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Global Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah

A Jewish man passes by a giant Hanukkah Menorah during the celebration of Hanukkah in Moscow, Dec. 13, 2009. Dozens of people huddled together in below-freezing temperatures on Sunday outside the Kremlin to watch the lighting of the menor [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Best-yet Panchamukhee Durga Utsav starts 24th September

Free five-day cultural celebration in Harrow draws visitors from across Britain People of all cultures from across Britain will attend Durga Utsav 2009 at the Harrow Arts Centre between 24 and 28 September. Supported by the Arts Council an [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Festival promoters gather for debut UK conference

The UK Festival Conference will be divided in to four sessions, each examining a key element of the festival industry. The two morning sessions will focus on ecological sustainability and how festivals can dramatically reduced their environ [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Colourful Ukrainian Celebrations in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan’s proud multicultural heritage is celebrated year-round, and spring is the time of year when one particular type of celebration happens all across the province. DancersUkrainian festivals and concerts are f [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2008 | Comments : 1

Culture And Customs Of Ukraine

Ukraine is the largest, but one of the least-known countries entirely within Europe. With great natural beauty, a rich culture and warm and hospitable people, it's a wonderful country to visit. Many visitors to this newly indepe [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

The Muklawa Custom After the Brides Marriage

After her marriage the Muslim girl the next morning goes to her parents place for the whole day and in the evening or night the bridegroom comes to his in-laws place to collect his newly bride to t [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2007 | Comments : 5

August 4, Saturday, Los Angeles. Gurukula Reunion and Harina...

The annual Gurukula Reunion at Culver City Park starts at 11:00 a.m. "It's not really a reunion for me," says Jahnavi. "I don't know anyone here. It's more like a gathering of youth who have grown up around the Hare Krishna m [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2007 | Comments : 0

Japanese kabuki theatre

Matazo Nakamura's volume Kabuki Backstage, Onstage demonstrates how intensely the art of kabuki theatre entrenched is in Japanese civilization and history, and thus far how totally separate it remains from the everyday life of most modern J [...]

Posted On : Jun, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

Kapauku

The Kapauku are located in the West-central part of the Central Highlands of Western New Guinea. Their total population is approximately 45,000, and they are dispersed into small villages averaging about 120 peoples each. They produce swe [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2007 | Comments : 1

The Ukrainian wedding

The Ukrainian wedding begins with a formal engagement during which the groom and two older married friends called Starosty request the brides hand in marriage from her parents. Gifts are exchanged at this time; the groom offers wine [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2007 | Comments : 0

music festival Renaissance in the UK

The annual summer music festival is enjoying something of a Renaissance in the UK. Where once there was just Glastonbury and Reading and a handful of others, there now is a huge array of smaller events catering to more niche musical tastes, [...]