INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY

International Friendship Day celebrations take place on the first Sunday of August every year. The tradition of dedicating a day in honor of friends began in US in 1935. Gradually the festival gained popularity and today Friendship Day is celebrated in a large number of countries. On this day people spend time with their friends and express love for them. The exchange of Friendship Day Gifts like flowers, cards and wrist bands is a popular tradition of this occasion.
The United States Congress, in 1935, proclaimed the first Sunday of August as National Friendship Day. Since then, celebration of National Friendship Day became an annual event
Following the popularity and success of Friendship Day in US, several other countries adopted the tradition of dedicating a day to friends. Today, Friendship Day is enthusiastically celebrated by several countries across the world.
In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the world's Ambassador of Friendship

FESTIVAL OF KITE

The 2009 Bristol International Festival of Kites & Air Creations had a wonderful weekend on 12 & 13 September - beautiful blue skies, wind (most of the time!) and fantastic flying displays made it one of the best weekends yet!

The Festival would like to send a big thank you to everyone who attended over the weekend - we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! There were plenty of fantastic photo opportunities, so if you would like to share them or see photos from this and past years, click HERE to visit the community page.

We would also like to thank all the local, national and international kite flyers who worked so hard to put on brilliant displays and make it a weekend to remember. The wind was a bit tricky, and you all did an amazing job!

Also thanks to everyone who donated to Marie Cure Cancer Care for supporting such a great cause. And finally, to all thevolunteers and Friends of the Festival, particularly the Al-Farsi Kite Team, for helping this year's Festival to become a reality. You call see all our friends HERE.

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

Festival of Lights or Celebration of Light may refer to: In religion: Chaharshanbe Suri, part of the Persian New Year and also known as Festival of Light ...

TWINE FESTIVAL

TWINE FESTIVAL
The Binder Twine Festival, or usually Binder Twine, is an annual festival held the first Saturday after Labour Day every year in Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada.

In the late 1800s, farmers would come to the community to acquire twine with which they could bind sheaves of wheat. Charlie Shaw, a resident, offered food and entertainment to those farmers, hence the festival was born.

In 1967, a committee of residents revived the concept as part of Canada's Centennial celebrations.

Organized and operated entirely by volunteers, Binder Twine has become a successful community event, and has resulted in new town signage, and the creation of Binder Twine Park.

The festival features the Binder Twine Queen contest and a Quilt Raffle, along with craft sales and musical entertainment.

GANGA SAGARA FESTIVAL – GANGA DUSSEHRA:

Ganga Dussehra:
"Festivals connected with rivers are essentially bathing festivals. Ganga Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of Jyeshtha. River Ganga is worshipped as a mother as well as a Goddess, particularly by people of Uttara Pradesh, Bihar, and Bengal through which the river flows. On this day, if a devotee is unable to visit and bathe in the river Ganga, then Ganga jal (water) kept in most Hindu homes is used for purification. A bath in the river is said to purify the bather of all sins. The Ganga is revered all over India even in places far from its course.
Initially, river Ganga flowed in the heavens. She was brought down to earth by the severe penances of the sage Bhagiratha and that is why she is also called Bhagirathi. According to the story, of the descent of the Ganga, once a number of demons were harassing the hermits by disturbing them in their ascetic duties. During the day, they would be chased into the ocean. But in the darkness of the night, they would emerge from the ocean and start harassing the hermits again. In desperation the hermits appealed to Rishi Agastya. Agastya, known for his gastronomic powers, drank all the water of the ocean. Though this was done in good faith, it resulted in depriving the world of the water needed for sustenance and the earth became parched and dry. Bhagiratha brought this drought to and end.

Nobanno Utshob

Nobanno Utshob is a bangali festival celebreting the harvesting season according to the bangali Calender's 8th Month Agrahyana. This Picture is taken from Charukola Institute, Dhaka University.