Day, celebrated every year on April 1st, is a time when people around the world engage in playful pranks and hoaxes. But ...

An experienced educator with a track record of whole-school transformation has been appointed as the next Headmaster of one of Edinburgh’s most prestigious independent schools.

The people of Shetland, a group of islands north of Scotland, are welcoming the arrival of spring in dramatic style – by ...

Those familiar with Harry Potter will have heard of the mythical grindylow, described in the JK Rowling novels as a small, ...

Greenlanders in recent years have been embracing pre-Christian Inuit traditions like drum dancing or getting Inuit tattoos.

Delving deep into the social history of Scottish fashion ... Eve Graham from The New Seekers; supermodel Eunice Olumide; drag queen Ellie Diamond; authors Lynne Coleman and Justine Picardie ...

She said the celebrations allow her the opportunity to share the tradition with her children. She’s from the state of Mexico, in the central part of the country, where the Mexica New Year is widely ...

It tells of King Gesar’s incarnation, his difficult childhood, winning a horse race to ascend to the throne, and his victories over neighboring kingdoms. As a living epic, certain versions even ...

Tibetan New Year, or Losar, features a variety of unique traditional ... Losar’s origins trace back to pre-Buddhist Bon traditions, later merging with Buddhist practices, making it a unique blend of ...

Losar Festival, or Tibetan New Year, is one of the greatest and most awaited events ... Over time, as Tibetan Buddhism spread, this celebration evolved and merged with Buddhist traditions.

It is time for the ancient Hindu tradition of Holi ... More about John Yoon Hari Kumar covers India, based out of New Delhi. He has been a journalist for more than two decades.