Category : Festivals

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

235. Holi (Gaura Purnima) in Toronto

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

234. Iranian Nowruz New Year & Fire Festival – 2012

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

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

229. A Not-so-Happy Tibetan New Year

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

228. Haru Matsuri Japanese Festival at the JCCC

This Spring Festival is noted in Japan for a wonderful procession of deities or Kami, around Shinto shrines. Although Toronto’s Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre

226. Games and Prices, Kismet Wedding Show

  The fashion show at the Kismet Wedding Event last Sunday was a lot more fun than its rival, the Suhaag bridal show, the

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

218. Chinese New Year in Toronto

    January 23 this year is the first day of the Chinese New Year but the celebrating has already started. A lot more

215. Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas Feast of the Nativity, a Report

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