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I was a little apprehensive about going to the “Proud to be Portuguese-Canadian” event on Saturday. I’m not Portuguese-Canadian. The title made it sound

  It was my first Fire Festival. I was expecting to see mainly men jump over a big bonfire like acrobats. Instead, I found

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

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

On Wednesday March 7 or Thursday, March 8, Toronto Hindus will be celebrating the festival of Holi, Gaura Purnima. It is a religious festival.

  Nowruz, the Iranian New Year and the beginning of spring in Toronto is March 20 at 1:15 am. The celebrations start, however, on

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

 If you like classic Mexican films, mark February 29, 4pm on your calendar for “Las abandonadas” [The Abandoned] (1944), by Emilioo Fernández. On March

February 22 is Losar, the first day of the Tibetan New Year. It is a 15-day holiday, but the first three days are the