Culture & Traditions

9+ min ago   (147+ words) On this auspicious occasion, we have curated a bunch of messages and quotes you can share over WhatsApp and various social media platforms. We have also appended herewith images to attach to the texts. Nine nights, nine forms, one prayer:…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (372+ words) Columbus Day falls on the second Monday in October, but fewer than one in seven companies treat it as a paid holiday. The post office shuts down, and banks may close depending on where you bank. Let Italians Have Their…...

29+ min ago   (283+ words) Indigenous Peoples Day has been recognized for decades in different forms and under a variety of names to celebrate Native Americans’ history and culture and to acknowledge the challenges they continue to face. In 2021, President Joe Biden issued the first-ever…...

9+ hour, 29+ min ago   (623+ words) In recent days, the atmosphere of the Katê Festival has spread throughout the temples, towers, and Cham villages in the southern part of the province. From sacred rituals passed down and practiced through generations to performances of traditional musical instruments,…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago   (764+ words) By John Riley on October 11, 2026 @JRileyMW About 100 members of Taipei’s LGBTQ community protested outside a local police station on October 4 after officers raided a gay bar, taking 51 people in for questioning and arresting its owner. The raid on Commander D,…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (207+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The first Indigenous Peoples’ Day Film Festival took place in Bangor today. It was held at the Unitarian-Universalist Church in Bangor, and showed seven films, all following the theme of Environmental Justice. Sunlight Media Collective, a group…...

39+ min ago   (707+ words) For years, birch tar was one of archaeology’s simplest stories about Neanderthals. The dark, sticky material found on ancient stone tools looked like practical glue, useful for attaching blades and points to wooden shafts. Now researchers say that same substance…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (463+ words) timesdaily.com FILE - U.S. Marine Lt. Billy Mills breaks the tape to win the 10,000-meter race, setting an Olympic record, on Oct. 14, 1964, in Tokyo. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented…...

45+ min ago   (464+ words) TODAY is Monday, October 12,2026 25.95° c Monday, Oct 12, 2026 11:15 [IST] Last Update: Monday, Oct 12, 2026 05:35 [IST] GANGTOK,: With the aim of preserving and promoting the indigenous identity, language, literature, art, culture and traditions of the Gurung community, the first-ever ‘Miss Tamusyo 2026’ will be…...

1+ hour ago   (994+ words) A full-time working woman who does all the housework while her husband fully covers their expenses said she is “happy being a ‘maid’”. In a Oct 9 TikTok post, user @teresa3152 shared that she does “100%” of the household chores while working full-time,…...