Today is Canada Day - Canada Celebrates its 142nd Birthday

Today is Canada Day, the day widely seen as the Birthday of Canada 142 years ago, on July 1st 1867.  On that day the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Canada joined into a Confederation.  The...

Viking War Ship 'The Sea Stallion' home in Denmark !

Text:  Lars Normann from "The Sea Stallion"- site of "Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark" " The Sea Stallion from Glendalough is approaching the culmination of the biggest experimental project in the...

St. Patrick's Day 2009 Parades and Events

With St. Patrick's Day upon us, here's a look at how the world is celebrating.The US has the largest contingent of long-running St. Patrick's Day parades and events.  Famously, the the Chicago Journeymen...

Holi, Holiday, Festival of Colors has bit of Mischief Night to it

Looking at the rainbow of colors covering people faces in the slides from India celebrates colorful beginning of spring (The Independent, March 10), made Holi, the Festival of Colors, sound like good- natured...

Three dead, 24 injured in clashes during Holi celebrations

Holi celebrations in Bihar turned bloody today as three persons were killed and 24 others injured in separate incidents. "Govind Yadav (40) and Narayan Yadav (45), two brothers, were shot dead and six...

Charles Darwin turns 200 - celebrations in the UK

Charles Darwin would have been 200 today, and celebrations are taking place all over the world to celebration the 200th anniversary of the naturalists's birth. No country is taking these celebrations more seriously than the UK. Darwin Day has a list of over 650 events in 42...

Happy New Year - Bangkok

"Sin Gia Yu Ee, Sin Ni Huad Chai". Not sure whether that is how I should spell it - my Thai friends tell me that is the Chinese (in Mandarin?) for something like:  Good wishes, Happy New Year. I...

Scientists warn against eating shark fins this Chinese New Year

Shark fin is a delicacy in Chinese cuisine. Sources state that over 80% of Chinese population have tried shark fin soup at some point in their life. Shark fin soup is especially popular around Chinese New Year as...

2009 Chinese New Year Celebrations: Kung Hei Fat Choy

Chinese communities throughout the World are celebrating Chinese New year, and the beginning of the Year of the Ox. In Chinese culture, Ox symbolizes wealth and success attained through perseverance and hard work....

Hotels in Dubai told to cancel New Year celebrations

The luxury hotels in Dubai have been told to cancel their New Years Celebrations, after His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued an order to do so. He has cancelled the celebrations as an act of...

Boozy Britain's Bloody New Year

It is very interesting and absolutely shocking report. obviously its not a good starting year  for Britain people with bloodbath and too much offensives. Yes it was Boozy Britain's bloody NEW YEAR " Violence...

Dubai Ruler orders cancellation of all New Year celebrations

His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered the cancellation of all forms of celebrations marking the New Year in Dubai emirate,...

Happy Winter Solstice today!

December 20 marks the day of Winter Solstice and Winter Solstice rituals for 2008. Sunday December 21 marks the official beginning of Winter, as the sun will be at the greatest angular distance from the Northern...

YouTube Launched First Live Stream Event In San Francisco ( Saturday, 22nd No...

Finally, The Wait Is Over And YouTube Launched First ( Two Hour ) Live Stream Event At Fort Mason Center In San Francisco, USA On Saturday, 22nd November 2008 At 5 PM PST / 8 PM EST ! ( 6 AM...

Diwali in Karachi

The place resounded with the sound of devotional songs, temple bells and loud firecrackers. All around, there was illumination. I attended the Diwali celebrations at the Swaminarayan temple a short while ago. It...

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