Category : Countries

I knew we would be welcomed even before we arrived. I had telephoned the church a couple days earlier about the evening’s program. It

  Last year about this time, I tried to learn more about the Orthodox Christmas in January. My friend Helene said there was no

  Dragon Boat races in January? Of course not, but January 1 is the time to think about New Year’s resolutions. If you haven’t

New Year’s in multicultural Toronto has some interesting events that are free. In addition to the children’s 6 to 9:30 pm New Year’s Eve

  Here are some free or almost free ethnic events this weekend open to the public. You might find the following interesting and stimulating.

Today I treated myself to a Thanksgiving of a different kind. I watched master (mistress) brewer Takahashi-Sensei work on three Sake brews at the

      The Japan Foundation is always full of wonderful surprise lectures. Wednesday’s by Prof. Reiji Iwabuchi had exquisite pictures of hybrid Japanese flowers.

As far as I can see, this weekend’s big ethnic events are the Polish, Ukrainian, and the Samba (Brazilian) street festivals. The Vietnamese Mid-Autumn

This week, I visited the studio of COBA, the Collective of Black Artists. It is giving free classes this week until Saturday the 17th.

Many China-related cultures consider the September full moon the most beautiful of the year. This year, it’s on September 12. It is a time