29Apr
Arriving late, I missed the national anthems of Turkey, Canada and Macedonia. In addition to the Turks and Macedonians, there were other performers:
24Apr
Free Israeli, British, Roma, Bulgarian, Burmese, Buddhist, & Sikh events are on this weekend. In addition there’s International Dance Day and the documentary
24Apr
As single-culture festivals go, the Thai New Year Songkran this past Sunday was as perfect as they get. If you missed it this
20Apr
P. Anne Winter writes about this annual bazaar. This wonderful event on May 5 can be full of surprises. You can find real
19Apr
Sandra McCallum recently went with Ruth to a festival at Sri Ayyappan Hindu Temple in Scarborough. She writes: As we entered the temple,
18Apr
I learned a lot at York Regional Police’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination last Sunday. I didn’t know that this
14Apr
When priests washed the feet of congregants at St.Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Cathedral last Thursday, I could not help thinking about the origin of this
12Apr
From now until the end of April, multicultural Toronto will be celebrating Orthodox Easter, and the Sikh’s Khalsa Day Parade. Passover continues until April
20Mar
I fell in love with storytelling around campfires at a cottage or summer camp many years ago. Last year’s Storytelling Festival brought back those
19Mar
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