Category : Religions

327. Diwali Festival at BAPS Hindu Temple, a Report

  One of my Hindu friends jokes that the beautiful white temple at 427 and Finch is not really Hindu. It’s too organized, he says.

326. Toronto’s Free or Nearly-Free Nov. 17-18 Multicultural Weekend

  This weekend, our giant Santa Claus parade marches and waves it way through downtown Toronto. Our 60 ft. (18.29 metre)-high Christmas tree gets

324. Toronto’s Remembrance Day Service, a Report

I grew up in Brockville, an Eastern Ontario town founded by United Empire Loyalists. Yesterday’s Remembrance Day Ceremony at Old City Hall brought tears

322. Diwali 2012 in Little India, a Report

  Diwali in Little India yesterday was annoying.  The performances were supposed to start at 2pm but they didn’t get going until 2:45. In

321. Toronto’s Free or Nearly-Free November 10-11, 2012 Multicultural Weekend

  Major events this weekend are the Reel Asian International Film Festival, Diwali and Remembrance Day. But there are other gems as well for

320. Chinese Canadian Women, 1923-1967 at Black Creek Pioneer Village.

  Black Creek Pioneer Village is expanding its definition of “pioneer.” Last evening, it opened a new exhibit: “They gave up themselves for the

319. Toronto’s Free or Nearly-Free November 3-4, 2012 Multicultural Weekend

    This weekend, there’s Mexico’s Day of the Dead, an Asian festival, the annual Holocaust Education Week, and English country dancing. Most of

318. Toronto’s Free or Nearly-Free October 19-21 Multicultural Weekend

  This is a weekend of Armenian and Brazilian films, not free, alas. Details like links, addresses, times and schedules for these events are

317. Report on Saudi Arabian Festival in Toronto

  I didn’t know what to expect at last Saturday’s Saudi Arabian Festival at Mel Lastman Square. What do people from the world’s most

314. Toronto Public Library’s Multicultural Books

What Multicultural Toronto books do you recommend for people who want to read about our diversity? As you probably know already, Toronto has some