Because of a labor dispute, the Eastern Music Festival has canceled its 2025 season, which was scheduled to take place in Greensboro from June 28 through Aug. 2, the festival announced Thursday. Other ...

At the age of 11, Sunil Kumar journeyed 125 miles south from his home of Gondo to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, to plunge ...

Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, ...

YANGON: The historic Mawtinzun Pagoda Festival, located in the Ayeyawady Region, will be held for 15 days, according to ...

Travelers to Southeast Asia for the Water Festival in April are advised to take mpox vaccines ahead of their trip after three ...

Myanmar is applying to add thanakha to Unesco's world Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The use of thanakha is believed to ...

The current ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas does not include provisions that will aid in restoring access to water and sanitation. Without immediate action to reconnect electricity ...

but footage shared on social media of an upturned bus partially submerged in water is unrelated to the Hindu mega-festival in India's northern Prayagraj city. The clip has circulated since ...

(AP Photo/Thein Zaw) People watch performance competition show aiming to submit the traditional culture of Thanakha to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Wednesday, Feb.12, 2025 in ...

The padauk is a sacred flower honored in the culture of Myanmar. It can be seen flowering during the Thingyan festival (Burmese New Year) celebration. Mid-April marks the annual blossoming of the ...

If recognition is achieved, thanakha will become Myanmar's second intangible cultural heritage to be recognized by UNESCO, ...

If recognition is achieved, thanakha will become Myanmar’s second intangible cultural heritage to be recognized by UNESCO, after its traditional water festival of Thingyan was added last December.