Spectacular Chinese Culture Variety Shows at Confucius Institute of Miami Dade College
For the celebration of Chinese Mid-autumn Festival and “Confucius Institute Day”, two grand Chinese culture and art shows were held by the Confucius Institute at Miami Dade College, at Wolfson and at Kendall campuses...
Fly me to the Moon — Mid-Autumn Festival
In Chinese: "中秋節" pronounced as Zhong Qiu Jie
In Japanese: 月見（つきみ）?
In Korean: 추석 (Chu sok)
In Vietnamese: Tết Trung Thu
WHEN IS MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of...
This is what volunteering with WWOOF taught me about Japan
There were spaces in between the windows of her residence. At night, the cold came in with hesitation and snipped at our extremities with intensity. It was February 2011 in Hiroshima, Japan and I...
A man lost his phone, is his luck bad?
One man sat in the toilet and accidentally dropped his mobile phone.
His friends said, “Oh this is bad luck.”
He replied, “Hmm, I am not really sure.”
When he went to buy a new phone, he...
Central Florida Dragon Parade welcomes the year of goat
Watch the Dragon Parade Lunar New Year Festival videos at Youtube.com/AsiaTrend
On February 22, 2015, Orlando’s Fashion Square Mall hosted the 4th-Annual Central Florida Dragon Parade and Lunar New Year Festival, welcoming in the year of the goat....
Orlando Young Lions
Lion Dancing - A simple, but unique term given for something that envelops so much in history and is still with us today. By the sight and sound of it, you can picture a...
“Hina-matsuri” —Doll Festival (Girls’ Day)
Girls’ Day = Doll Festival is called Hina-matsuri which is celebrated on March 3rd.
In old times, people displayed peach blossoms to purify the environment (to get rid of evil spirits) in the peach blossom...
Travel the World in a Day at SPIFFS 41st Annual International Folk Fair
From October 29 to November 1, 2015, St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society, Inc. (SPIFFS) and its ethnic member groups will present the 41st Annual International Festival at Vinoy Park on St. Petersburg’s beautiful...
Toronto’s Japanese Canadian Culture Centre
Toronto is well known as one of the most culturally diverse and exciting cities to visit, and live, in North America. With almost three million people living in Toronto, it is a major...
Mudpack Festival of the Philippines
In June of this year, I went back to the Philippines for a seven weeks’ vacation with no plans and schedule except relax and enjoy my Manila that I missed so much. I also...