Category: Afghani
Culture Notes Jan. 16 ‘08
We really are different: how culture affects your brain.
But we all ride the same wave: Mike describes how surfing brings together different cultures at Rabat beach in Morocco.
Carmen explains, once and for all, that Chinese Fortune Cookies were actually invented in Japan.
Afghanistan bans ‘The Kite Runner.’
The debate over [...] Read More »
Culture Notes - Sept 30 ‘07
Hollywood Fails to Anticipate Afghan Views on Dishonor in Filming of Kite Runner. The movie version of the excellent and hugely popular novel by Khaled Hosseini was filmed with an Afghan cast. Some of the actors, including the boy who plays the lead role, didn’t completely understand some of the plot elements before [...] Read More »
Kite Flying and Basant
Picture: Kites over Pakistan, posted on Pakistani Pictures, originally uploaded by Manitoon.
The Basant festival, celebrated in Pakistan and parts of India, welcomes the beginning of spring. In most places it is a one-day festival, strongly associated with kite flying. In Lahore, Pakistan, capital of the agriculture-based province of Punjab, Basant is [...] Read More »
Norooz: the Persian New Year
The Persian New Year holiday, alternately spelled Norouz, Nowruz, Nevruz, Newruz, or Navruz, coincides with the rebirth of nature on the first day of spring. It is celebrated by some communities on March 21st, or on the exact day of the vernal equinox, which occurs on March 20th, 21st or 22nd. Traditions include spring cleaning, [...] Read More »
