Archeological evidence suggests that the northern peoples of the West Coast were among the first to create totem poles before the arrival...

June is Filipino Heritage Month in Canada. In October 2018, the Canadian House of Commons officially designated the month of June as...

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, a time to reflect on and celebrate the contributions that Canadians of Asian descent have made and...

The Mother’s Day date in Canada is on the second Sunday of May each year. Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the...

"The Value of One, The Power of Many" was the theme for National Volunteer Week in 2001 and is also the theme for 2021. The same theme...

Vancouver’s cherry trees were originated as gifts from Japan. Cherry blossom is the national flower of Japan and plays a significant...

International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements...

Today (26 Feb 2021) is the Chinese Lantern (Yuan Xiao) Festival. Yuan Xiao literally means the “night of the first-month festival” which...

Valentine's Day is fast approaching. Have you got a gift for your significant others? Cards, chocolates, candies, flowers? Yahoo...

Valentine Day gets its name from a famous saint. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there were at least three early Christian saints...

In a previous post, I have shared the rituals of making new year resolutions. On December 31, the Romans imagined Janus looking backward...

It is now mid Jan and it is about time new year resolutions start falling apart. A study of 800 million activities by Strava predicts...

New Year, new start! When the calendar changes over, thousands of people celebrate by making new goals for the 12 months ahead. How did...