Category : Traditional

  The official date for the Chinese festival of Qingming or Chingming (Cantonese) is April 4 in China. The event is also celebrated in

  March was Ethiopian Heritage Month. Mayor Ford proclaimed it so. But where and when were the events? As the month progressed, I started

I finally had a chance to catch the moving posters of many of Tamasaburo’s fine performances at the Japan Foundation. What a treat! As

238. Report on March 10 Tibetan Rally

Our Toronto Tibetan elderly are tough. On March 10, they spent 30 minutes at a rally with almost a thousand younger Tibetans. They stood

237. Kabuki 2012 in HD by P. Anne Winter

  Last month, I was fortunate to attend all four of the Japan Foundation’s Kabuki HD films at the Scotiabank Theatre. I noted that

233. Report on Saturday’s Swiss Morgestraich Parade

Sorry about that. I had suggested getting up before dawn to see the Swiss Morgestraich parade on Saturday morning. The Canadysli Guggemusig Band started

A little bit of Switzerland appears in Toronto’s streets every year. This year it’s Saturday, February 25, but you wont see it unless you

225.  A Report on the Suhaag Wedding Show

I’m so glad someone told me about last Sunday’s Suhaag Wedding Show. It was worth the $8 entry fee. Suhaag is the biggest south

223. A Report on South Asian Wedding Shows

I went to the Dreams Wedding Show last Sunday. This South Asian event seemed smaller than the year before, and yikes!, the fashion show

221. Scotland’s Robbie Burns and Haggis, a Report

  Some people think that Robbie Burns’ birthday celebrations are boring. “They go on forever,” said one lass. I went to two last weekend