Novices pray at Shwedagon Pagoda on Myanmarese New Year’s day
People are seen on the first day of Myanmar new calendar year at the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2013. On Myanmar new year’s day, people in the country used to perform meritorious deeds and Buddhists, who account for the majority of the people, usually go to the pagodas, monasteries and meditation […]
The ‘All Arts Istanbul’ fair exhibits Turkish handicraft, art works
Turkish handmade silk products are seen at an art show in Istanbul, April 18, 2013. The “All Arts Istanbul” fair was held at the Istanbul Congress Center on Thursday. Nearly 100 artists and arts groups participated in this exhibition. The art fair brings together traditional Turkish handicrafts, classical paintings, modern art works and other fancy […]
Indian villiagers perform a ritual celebrating Oriya New Year
A child is seen in a temple during the year end festival in Darjeeling, West Bengal state, India, April 14, 2013. <Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal> Indian villagers prostrate around a Hindu temple as they perform a ritual during Jhamu festival at Mendhasal village on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Sunday, April 14, 2013. The festival marks the […]
Laotian people celebrate New Year water-splashing festival
People celebrate the Water-splashing Festival in Vientiane, Laos, April 14, 2013. <Xinhua/Liu Ailun>
Vietnamese race at World’s Heritage Hung Kings’ Temple Festival
People race during Hung Kings’ Temple Festival 2013 in Phu Tho province, Vietnam, April 18, 2013. The Hung Kings’ Temple Festival was recognized as the World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2012. <Xinhua/VNA>
The great monk Cho Oh-hyun’s poems published in Arabic
When his poems become our world A good line of verse could bring you amusement for a day. An inspiring poem would then tune your mood for a month. An excellent volume of poetry might set you in heaven for a year. And if you meet a man who lives as a good line in […]
Indian Chaplin fan-club members gesture at celebration of his birthday
Members and supporters of the Charlie Circle, a Charlie Chaplin fan-club, gesture after getting ready for the annual parade to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Chaplin in Adipur, Gujarat state, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Canes in hand and bowler hats firmly in place, dozens of Charlie Chaplin impersonators tramped through the streets of this […]
Sherif Adel: Comics aren’t for kids only
Egyptians are known for their sense of humor, who laughs at almost anything. In many times, this humor is considered a weapon with its own mechanism. That’s what comics and caricature artists do, they put their own ideas and beliefs and ideals into these little dialogue boxes with its unique characters and it’s identical to […]
Hindu devotees throw vermilion powder to celebrate Nepali New Year
Nepalese devotees throw vermilion powder on each other during the Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, April 15, 2013. Sindur Jatra, or Vermilion Powder Festival, was held in Thimi, rural area of capital Kathmandu to celebrate the Nepali New Year on Monday. Nepalese devotees carry a palanquin with deities during […]
New Year in Myanmar: people celebrate water festival
Vehicles carrying revelers line up towards a pavilion from where another group of revelers spray water during the traditional Thingyan celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Myanmar celebrated its annual water festival, known as Thingyan, from Saturday, marking the start of the New Year according to the traditional Buddhist calendar. Revelers spray water […]
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