Lunar New Year: A Celebration of Renewal, Family, and Community
Lunar New Year is one of the world’s oldest and most widely celebrated holidays. Marking the arrival of spring, it follows a lunisolar calendar and…
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Happy Lunar New Year!
Asia celebrates the Year of the Rabbit and Lunar New Year celebrations emphasize family togetherness as well as good luck and prosperity for the coming year.
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Diwali Traditions
Diwali is a festival of lights celebrated around the world by the South Asian diaspora. It is a religious holiday for Hindu,Jain, Sikh, and Buddhist people, and Diwali festivities can include anyone who wants to join in. This year I asked my maternal grandparents what they did to celebrate Diwali in Kolkata, which is a large city in the eastern part of India.
