Year: 2013

425. Laotian Festivals in November

 I missed the October 19 Loy Kathong festival at the exotic Lao temple on Airport Road this year. This major festival is also celebrated

424. Poster Diwali Fair Gerrard Little India.

One of several Diwali celebrations in Toronto early November.  Deepavali or Diwali marks the conquest of evil and ignorance. This festival is celebrated with

423. October 27 Last Day Ai Wei Wei’s Forever Bicycles 2013

    If you haven’t seen them yet, please try to get to Toronto City Hall by this weekend.   Toronto‘s new edition of

422. Ukrainian Parade & Festival 2013

 Copyright ©2013 Emmanuel Gallant. Emmanuel Gallant writes: I am hesitating between the Polish festival, where most of my friends have planned to go, and

421.Chinese-Canadian Painter Virginia Lee 2013.

  Print. Upstream by Virginia Lee. I was first attracted to the watercolour tones of her paintings seen on the Web. There was a

Oops, I goofed. Sorry. The tour of BAPS temple is November 4, not November 3.  I must be getting old. A correction has been

418. Diwali/Deepavali November 4 in Toronto 2013

    I hope you will save November 4 for that very special Hindu festival, Diwali. For people new to Indian culture and Hinduism,

417. Wiphala Flag Flies at Toronto City Hall

  Ruth writes: Where is Wiphala? When I read that the “Wiphala flag” was being raised at Toronto City Hall earlier this month, I

416. Autumn Colours and Chrysanthemum Show 2013

    Flower shows and autumn leaf viewing are for many Toronto residents as much a tradition as the Ukrainian parade. For the Autumn