As we welcome 2025, let’s look at why January 1 is recognised by the Gregorian calendar as the beginning of a new year.

Over 10,000 Sikhs gathered in Singapore for the Naam Ras, a four-day event promoting community and understanding. The cultural fair featured traditional music, drama, and facilitated discussions on ...

Min Aung Hlaing makes desperate plea after witnessing hundreds of his troops hoist white flag amid reports of dissent within ...

“We hope that Yu Lan Cultural Festival activities, where we combine elements from the present and our traditional practices through the use of innovative technology and popular culture, will be ...

Chris Maung, a senior at Canterbury School, founded Save Myanmar to provide humanitarian aid to his native country following ...

Save Myanmar, which Maung calls the world ... Fundraising events — including Burmese cultural festivals with traditional Burmese dancing, singing and food — generate proceeds for aid packages.

YANGON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will hold a flower festival in Pyin Oo Lwin town of central Myanmar's Mandalay region from Dec. 14 to Jan. 12 next year, an official from the organizing committee ...

The Seoul Lantern Festival showcases thousands of vibrant lanterns in a stunning array of shapes and sizes. Visitors can marvel at traditional Korean symbols as well as modern designs, which include ...

Pushing the boundaries of what you'd expect from a 'traditional' festival, this is about so much more than just the music. Except a new surprise everywhere you, with a three day weekend packed ...

Named after the Indian hornbill, a large forest bird, the festival brought together a collection of traditional arts, cuisine and folklore, spotlighting the diverse Naga heritage. (AP video shot by ...

These were among the scenes at the 10-day Hornbill Festival in Kohima, the capital of India’s remote Nagaland state, which ...

THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS COMMENCES ON THANKSGIVING ... OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST FROM THE BLACK PERSPECTIVE, WITH TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CAROLS SUNG IN GLORIOUS GOSPEL STYLE.