Category: Indian
Culture Notes Jan. 31 ‘08
Robrohan describes the perils of trying to fit in with other cultures (when you don’t really know what you’re doing) – includes a great overview of Chinese dragon symbols.
The travel rats describe the Sensory Overload they experience in their first two weeks in India.
My Grandma is More Sexy than You! The Taiwan News reviews an [...] Read More »
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 Oct 11 ‘07
Ghana in Ithaca: Ghana native Sulley Imoro teaches African Drum and Dance to college students in Ithaca, New York as the Ithaca College School of Music’s artist in residence. Includes audio slide show of an African Drum and Dance performance.
No Sports Culture in India: In a country of many cultures, there’s one [...] Read More »
Vaisakhi: the Punjabi New Year and Harvest Festival
Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi, is the Punjabi and Nepali New Year, and the beginning of the harvest season in Punjab, India and Nepal. It is one of the major Sikh religious festivals, and is celebrated by Sikh communities around the world.
The date of Vaisakhi is determined by the solar calendar; it is the [...] Read More »
The Easter Egg
Easter celebrations are filled with many traditions, but nothing has come to symbolize the Easter holiday as much as the colored or painted Easter egg. Many children spend their Easter Sunday hunting for Easter eggs, rolling them, or running races while carrying their eggs in spoons.
Across Eastern and Western cultures, eggs have long symbolized [...] Read More »
Culture News March 25 ‘07
Is it OK to Drink in India?
Not according to BongoP'o'ndit, who describe the lack of a social drinking culture in India.
Germans Fire Judge Who Ruled that Moroccan Culture Includes Domestic Violence
A German judge has been removed from office after refusing a German-born Muslim woman’s request for a rapid divorce based on domestic violence. The [...] Read More »
Culture News March 23 ‘07
It’s Official: Video Games Part of French Culture
French Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres has inducted three game designers into the prestigious Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Literature), following on a new law signed earlier this month that provides generous tax breaks for video games made on French soil. Wired [...] Read More »
Culture News March 21 ‘07
Veils banned in English schools
English schools win the right to ban Muslim veils
Hispanic digital culture
US Hispanic youths embrace the web, increasing the digital generation gap within the Hispanic immigrant community
Chinese culture explained: sneezes and the color red
Jordan’s Chinese colleague explains the meaning of sneezes in Chinese culture to an Indian colleague and Renmenbi [...] Read More »
Commonwealth Day
The second Monday in March is Commonwealth Day. About one quarter of the people in the world live in one of the countries in the 53-member Commonwealth of Nations, all of which, with the exception of Mozambique are former colonies of the United Kingdom. According to the Commonwealth Secretariat, “the aim of commemorating [...] Read More »
The Hindu Kumbh Mela, or Festival of the Urn
Millions of people gather in India to celebrate the Hindu Kumbh festivals, or melas, during their 12-year cycle. The celebrations, especially the Maha Kumbh and the Ardh Kumbh, are the largest religious gatherings of people in the world.
The mid-point in the cycle is being celebrated in 2007 with the Ardh Kumbh, or Half [...] Read More »
