Published by : Ruth

The spring festival of Nowruz (Nevruz) is celebrated in Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey

They have been in the news recently. A February 27 story in the Toronto Star. Unmarked graves discovered in Etobicoke. An upcoming exhibition at

Germany has received over 1 million refugees over the past year. The Goethe Institute told us about a 4-part film series about recent refugees

Forget about the lack of diversity at the Academy Awards. Toronto probably has more festivals with foreign films than anywhere else in the world.

International Women’s Day is March 8. Toronto’s big rally, march and fair is on Saturday, March 5. The march starts from OISE and goes

St. Patrick’s Day, is March 17. Toronto honours the patron saint of Ireland and things Irish with one of our biggest parades on Sunday,

Ai Wei Wei is the most famous contemporary Chinese painter combining Chinese art themes with foreign influences. But Toronto has several such Chinese artists.

This Japanese-Canadian baseball team was established in 1914 and rose to prominence in the 1920s and 1930s. Despite success and popularity, the Asahi faced

I love wedding shows. They express the best of a culture, its fine art and creativity. At the same time, they show a culture’s 

An evening of Middle Eastern sounds and flavours ~Sacra Terra – medieval vocal music Maryem Tollar, Shameema Soni, Alejandra Nunez and Andrea Kuzmich ~Near