On Jan. 29, millions of people around the world welcomed the Year of the Snake. While the holiday originated in China, many ...

In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) (Part II of this article appeared in The Island on Monday – 03) Tissa Ranasinghe’s and Gananath’s Kannagi Gananath’s Pattini book has a ...

Besides the Chinese New Year, the Qilin dance is also performed on such celebratory occasions as weddings, birthday parties, ...

Chinese New Year’ dawned on January 29, 2025. Celebrations, which will last for 15 days, are also known as the ‘Spring ...

A new Sinhala-language book, Sunil Santhage Cinema Gee Pawatha (The Story of Sunil Santha’s Film Songs), published by the Sunil Santha Samajaya, is now available to the public. While numerous books ...

Chinese New Year is widely celebrated among Chinese communities around the world. Steeped in tradition, its history in China dates back thousands of years and is widely regarded as being the ...

and our guests revealed some of their own New Year traditions. “My parents and a lot of my family were farmers, so this was the time they would have the chicken they’d been raising all year and it was ...

Shangri-La Colombo rang in the Year of the Snake with a vibrant and auspicious Chinese New Year celebration on 29th January 2025, bringing tradition, joy and prosperity to all in attendance. Held at ...

“It's always just been, like, my go to,” Ilagan said. Though she didn’t grow up celebrating the holiday, Ilagan has participated in Lunar New Year events at IU. “My favorite traditions here have been ...

Hawai'i's Asian American communities are ringing in the year of the snake, according to the Chinese zodiac calendar, a 12-year cycle represented by animals. The last year of the snake happened in 2013 ...

The year of the Snake is here as many Asian communities celebrate the Lunar New Year. Jan. 29 kicks off more than two weeks of celebrations and festivals for the Lunar New Year.