Chinese New Year Celebrations Worldwide

Gung Hay Fat Choy!For millions of Chinese around the world, the Lunar New Year Holiday is the most important time of the year. In 2008, however, unprecedented cold and wild weather throughout China has wreaked...

13th Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival Tonight

13th Annual Winter Solstice Lantern FestivalOne festival, six neighbourhoodsFriday, December 22, 2006The dance of sun and earth has inspired celebrations of the human spirit, expressed through art and music,...

Winter Solstice at Kensington Market

""I'm standing right in the middle of it," I shout through the phone but before I can finish she sees what's going on and finishes my sentence: The Kensington Market Festival of Lights. "Of course!" Hundreds of...

Return of the Lost Souls on Commercial Drive

It was a great Halloween weekend in Vancouver, BC.  Mostly because the Parade of Lost Souls returned to Commercial Drive.  This event was cancelled last year, but once again the streets were filled with...

Toronto's Chinese Lantern Festival

"As I was passing by Ontario Place I noticed a dragon. It wasn't a real dragon but it did catch my eye. The first ever Chinese Lantern Festival being held in Toronto starts July 20, 2006 and runs througout the...

Hiroshima calls for nuclear-free world

"The Japanese city of Hiroshima marked the 61st anniversary of the world’s first atomic attack on Sunday with renewed calls for a nuclear-free world. Some 45,000 people recited silent prayers at 8:15am (0315am...

Vancouver lantern festival sparkles at Trout Lake

Thousands visited Trout Lake Park on Saturday for the annual Illuminares lantern festival.  Dancers spun balls of fire, and the lake glittered with the reflections of paper lanterns, several of which burst...

Gion Matsuri festival lights up Kyoto

"Gion Matsuri is an annual festival that takes place in Kyoto and is said to be one of the most famous, if not the most famous festival in all of Japan. It spans the entire month of July and is crowned by the...

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