Celebrants craft small, illuminated candle floats ... Festival in Myanmar is a vibrant celebration that lights up the night with colorful lanterns and joyous festivities. Gorgeous lantern parades, ...

Volunteers pass out bottled water in the oppressive heat, while a Burmese vaudeville team performs folk dances on a red carpet ... urges the crowd to “light a candle.” The street is soon ...

Still others were dressed in traditional Polish garments or colorful ... today will treasure Francis’ message.” A priest from Myanmar, the Rev. Caesar Htoo Ko Ko, said that since the pope ...

I was like, born and raised Catholic, so hearing of the passing of Pope Francis, I wanted to come and light a candle and pay ... included perhaps as many traditional retrenchments as it did ...

Churches decorate the Epitaph with fragrant flowers and in the evening its procession takes place, followed by a crowd of believers with lighted candles ... by traditional dances and songs ...

Twice a month, community members come together to hear fiddles, the voice of a caller and join hands in a traditional folk dance dating back to the 1700s — contra dancing. In Urbana, this traditional ...

The country is home to some of the world's oldest dance forms, including folk dances like Bhangra, and classic styles like Odissi and Kathak. Each dance has unique steps (even if many Bollywood ...

Art Hounds highlight a youth dance showcase of Somali folk traditions, a sculptural retrospective that blends books and ...

Classes were given in the townships in contemporary dance, traditional dance and ballet, and Bawren was soon selected to join extra classes for the most talented. At 18, he became an apprentice ...

A charred Myanmar hillside is wreathed by flames, spewing ochre smoke that smothers out sunlight in an apocalyptic scene.

Marcos made the commitment after conferring Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) to nine traditional artists who have excelled in oral tradition, embroidery, weaving, dance, and brass casting. “Be ...

Hundreds of dancers and citizens took part in a folk line dance performed in circles and chains. One of the dancers explained the importance of keeping traditions alive. "Bulgarian spirit ...