Red couplets, red lanterns, red paper-cuts, red fireworks, red Chinese knots and more there's even red underwear. But it's not just red that's all around there are rats, rats and more rats. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the upcoming Sprin...
By Elaine Lu Washington 17 April 2008 The annual Smithsonian Kite Festival celebrated the art and history of Chinese kites at this year's event. Kites large and small; kite fliers professional and amateur; Washingtonians as well as visitors from arou...
By Phillip Wellman Zahibo, Ivory Coast 18 November 2007 In Ivory Coast, a festival celebrating traditional african masks is being hailed as a tool to help unify a region plagued by violence. Organizers of the three-day celebration that finished Satur...
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By Behnam Nateghi New York City 29 October 2007 The College Music Journal Music Marathon recently (October 16 - 20) attracted a thousand up-and-coming bands to New York City. Music fans and industry insiders flocked to the annual festival to discover...
The script of this programme 本节目台词 A celebration of London's rich musical heritage John: Hello, this is On The Town from BBC Learning English where we take you out on the streets of London to explore some of the big landmarks. With me is Oliver...
The opening of the Film Festival Film lovers are looking to London for the next two weeks, to discover the best in UK cinema at the 51st British Film Institute London Film Festival. The festival will include exclusive showings of 184 feature films a...
How many mooncakes will you eat this year? On 25th September this year, people all over China will be getting together to eat with their families, look at the moon and celebrate one of the biggest festivals in the Chinese lunar calendar . However, t...
Traditional Scottish celebrations at the Military Tattoo Summer in Edinburgh, Scotlands capital city, is the time for festivals . Between the end of August and the beginning of September there are several different festivals which take place there....
Fans go wild at the Reading Festival Summer in the UK is traditionally the time when people go on holiday. It is also the time for quiet picnics and spending lazy days doing nothing. Alternatively, you could watch the Wimbledon Tennis Championship,...
