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Happy Shichi-Go-San!!!

Posted by admin on November 15th, 2013
Seven Five Three Festival Japan

Every country has bizarre and interesting traditions. One such interesting country is Japan. Japan has a special festival dedicated to birthdays. It is called the ‘Shichi-Go-San’ festival. It literally translates to Seven-Five-Three. Celebrations of this day are especially for all children turning the age of three, five and seven. ‘Shichi-Go-San’ festival had originated in the Heian Period. It was initiated by court nobles. Majority of Asian culture is influence by Hinduism and in Hinduism Read more [...]

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Enlightening With The Festival Spirit, Happy Diwali!!

Posted by admin on November 1st, 2013
Happy Diwali

The festival of lights, Diwali is here again. Once again there will be happiness in the air and love in the sweets. This Hindu festival of great importance is celebrated to commemorate the victory and return of Lord Rama after his 14 year exile as per the Hindu mythology Ramayana. This day is celebrated on the 13 day of Hindu month Ashwin. Usually a four day festival, it is a symbolic celebration of good winning over evil. By lighting oil lamps and lanterns we believe that humanity is spreading Read more [...]

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Celebrating the Wanderer Spirit; Happy World Tourism Day!

Posted by admin on September 27th, 2013
Happy World Tourism Day

 “Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness” says the famous Ray Bradbury. Quite truly travelling is not a luxury but a need of human soul, just like food for body.travel is the element that connects us to this vast universe that we are a part of. Connect with nature, connect with its miracles, connect with the speechless animals and talk to them in a language universal to all living beings. The 1st World Tourism Day was celebrated by United Nations World Tourism Organization on Read more [...]

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May This Lantern Festival Light Up All Your Dreams into Reality!!

Posted by admin on September 19th, 2013
Lantern Festival

It’s that time of the year when once again the sky is flooded with bright shiny stars. But not the burning celestial bodies, the stars of human hope, celebration and love. It’s the lantern festival marking the peak of Chinese New Year celebrations. According to Chinese history the lantern festival is celebrated to please the God of heaven and his 7 fire spitting dragons. Taiyi, controlled the destiny of the human world and could inflict drought, storms, famine or pestilence upon human beings Read more [...]

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Suk San Wan Songkran: “Happy Songkran Day”

Posted by admin on April 13th, 2013
Happy Songkran Day

The traditional Thai New Year is called Songkaran. It occurs in the hottest period of the year which happens to be at the end of the dry season. Songkran was earlier calculated based on the solar calendar; hence the date varied each year. But now it has been fixed on 13th April to 16th April of every year. The Songkran festival is considered to be a new life. During this festival people devote themselves into the act of merit making. It simply means doing good deeds to earn the blessings of God Read more [...]

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