Pi Mai Lao, or the Lao New Year, is a traditional holiday in Laos and for Laotians around the world. While the festival is ...

People in many parts of Asia, as well as elsewhere in the world, love to celebrate a holiday marking the start of a new year – a festival of putting aside ... is now celebrated in Thailand, Laos, and ...

Celebrations of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Sept. 17 this year, are being held around the world, bringing ...

“History is history – it cannot change ... along with a side of just-boiled eggs. At the New Year festival, Lao American and Fresno resident Intha Phomkhai recalled her memories of helping ...

In Laos when the temperature goes below about 70 degrees, people start pulling on their coats and hats and lighting fires, which ignites the season of death. One New Year’s Eve three friends in ...

It marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year. It coincides ... energy of the goddess. The festival is known as Navratri, which means ‘nine nights’ and has its history well rooted in the ...

OSHU, Iwate Prefecture--One of Japan’s more bizarre festivals with a 1,000-year history that involves near ... The famed Somin-sai festival saw hordes of men in loincloths braving the chill ...

A celebration of the macabre, it's the one time of year that being ... as they say, is history. Sarah Lemire is a lifestyle and entertainment reporter for TODAY based in New York City.

The 6773rd annual Assyrian New Year festival ... and history. The "King and Queen of Assyria" procession capped off celebrations. Credit: marieel yalda/ANC During the festival, local entertainer ...

we're excited to start the year with something new. "We hope Lincoln Festival of History will become a key event in the city's yearly calendar, celebrating the city's rich history." The weekend ...

SANDHILL CRANES, photograph by Randy Olson (Platte River, Nebraska, 2016). The new National Geographic exhibition, “The ...