Category : Traditional

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

224. Black History Month

  February is Black History Month. Schools will have special programs. Harbourfront Centre will celebrate February 3 to 5 with Kuumba. It will have

163. Noh, Gagaku, Bunraki & Kabuki Japanese Arts

P. Anne Winter shares her impressions of the Japan Foundation’s recent talks on ancient Japanese Theatre Arts.  During the two hottest days of the

10. Drums at the Reference Library

Dancing. Image©Ruth Lor Malloy2010 This event last Wednesday was a perfect introduction to First Nations dance and drumming and it was free. All of

9. Diwali at Little India

  Should you go to Little India this weekend? I’ve been at festivals twice now at Gerrard and Coxwell and they can be fun.

8. Hindu Festival of Lights

Swaminarayan. Image © 2010 Ruth Lor Malloy. This weekend is Deepavali or Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. This is one of the religion’s

6. Primarily an Introduction

Sri Lankan Temple. Image©Ruth Lor Malloy 2010 Do you have to take off your shoes and wear something on your head in a Sri

5. Sri Lankan Robe Procession

Image©Ruth Lor Malloy 2010 I had a wonderful time at the Buddhist temple yesterday.  The once-a-year Sri Lankan Robe Procession at the Maha Vihara

Image©Ruth Lor Malloy 2010 Wow! I thought Mexico’s version of Halloween at Harbourfront was fantastic when I saw it a couple years ago.  It

1. Why a calendar?

Why a web-site with a calendar of ethnic festivals in Toronto? And why restrict it to free or almost free events?  Why include Halloween