→ June 29, 2009
Tanabata is a colorful Japanese festival celebrating the meeting of two stars Vega (Orihime) and Altair (Hikoboshi) once a year on 7th of July. There is a Love Story behind the festival. The legend tells about a cowherd Hikoboshi and a weaving girl Orihime who leaved in different sides of the heaven Amanogawa River (Milky Way). [...]
→ November 16, 2008
New Year in Japan is a public celebration and a spiritual festival. On this day japanese make a symbolic first visit in a new year to a Shinto shrine or to a Buddhist temple. Many people want to be the first to meet rising sun in a shrine surroundings. Burning amulets of the last year [...]
→ October 27, 2008
Christmas is becoming more internationally celebrated. The trend came as far as to the Country of rising Sun. Mainly due to American postoccupation influence Christmas is being widely celebrated in Japan. Even though it is not a public holiday however it includes most attributes of the fest such as Christmas tree, gift-giving and Santa Claus. By [...]
Golden Elephant International Children’s Film Festival is organized by Children’s film society, India. CFSI is a nodal Government of India organisation dedicated to providing wholesome entertainment for children through film and television, with the objective of broadening their horizon and justifying Right to Entertainment. When: November 2009 Venue: Children’s Film Society India 24 Peddar Road Mumbai, India tel: (91-22) 2351-9919 fax: (91-22) [...]
