Catalonia region of Spain vote to bullfighting Ban tradition stirs debate
Jul 26, 2010 Europe, Spain, Spain: In English
Spanish region to ban bullfighting in a local parliamentary vote .The bullfight was made illegal in Spain's Canary ...Tags: Animal Rights Movement, Barcelona, Bullfight, Canary Islands, Catalonia Spain, Culture, Debate, News And Views, Parliament, Parliamentary Vote, Region Of Spain, Reporter News, Spanish Bullfighting, Spanish Region, Tradition
Zen and now: Japan’s ryokans get a modern twist
Jul 17, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
Japan changes the way you think about life. It's like being beamed into an alternative reality, where optimism and respect permeate life, and modernism is fused with tradition to create exciting new possibilities of how to live. I'd organised my trip in and around Kyoto and Tokyo to explore Japan...Tags: Alternative Reality, Bears, Cypress, Greensleeves, Guardian, Japanese Food, Kyoto Prefecture, Latest Fashion, Modern Japan, Modernism, Mountain Forests, Mountain Hamlets, Optimism, Possibilities, Respect, Revelation, Tokyo, Tradition, Zen
Early Music Festival plays on tradition - The Baltic Times
Jul 7, 2010 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
TALLINN - Warm sea water, curative mud and fresh air have made Haapsalu well-known for centuries. Only one hundred ...Tags: Baltic Sea, Baltic Times, Centuries, Curative Mud, Early Music Festival, Fresh Air, Kilometers, Plays, Sea Water, Tallinn, Tradition, Warm Sea
Time for the yearly “political week” in Gotland
Jun 30, 2010 Europe, Sweden, Sweden: In English
On Sunday a week of political activity will break out on the island Gotland in the Baltic Sea. The tradition started in a small scale in 1968 and is growing every year. It all started when Minister for Education and later Prime Minister Olof Palme...Tags: Baltic Sea, Break, Education, Island Gotland, Olof Palme, Prime Minister Olof Palme, Tradition
Burgess Chris - The ‘Illusion’ of Homogeneous Japan and National Character: Discourse as a Tool to Transcend the ‘Myth’ vs. ‘Reality’ Binary
Mar 6, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
The ‘Illusion’ of Homogeneous Japan and National Character: Discourse as a Tool to Transcend the ‘Myth’ vs. ‘Reality’ Binary1 Chris Burgess One feature of contemporary writings on Japan is the framing of a ‘false’ homogeneous Japan ‘myth&rsquo...Tags: Binary Number, Chris Burgess, Concrete Examples, Discourse, Discourses, Framing, Illusion, Japan History, Key Role, Multicultural Japan, Myth, National Character, National Identity, National Tool, Notion, Problem With This Approach, Rsquo, Social Reality, Stock, Tradition
The art and tradition of swordsmanship
Oct 1, 2009 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
A brave knight in heavy armor, Highland Scots and medieval castles is what probably comes to our mind when we first hear of The School of European Swordsmanship in Helsinki.
GUY WINDSOR, author of The Swordsman’s Companion and The Duellist’s Companion, founded The Sc...Tags: Armor, Body And Soul, Brave Knight, Companion, Duellist, European Swordsmanship, Finland, frontpage, Helsinki, Highland Scots, Martial Arts, Medieval Castles, Mind Body And Soul, Principle, Rapid Increase, Schools In Sweden, Singapore, Sister Schools, Swordsman, Tradition, Windsor
New generation Fado in conert
Sep 24, 2009 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
Kanneltalo Culture Centre welcomes António Zambujo, a soulful and talented new generation Fado singer from Portugal, to his opening concert in Finland 27 September. Zambujo’s touching songs carry some influences of the ’Cante Alentejano’, a tradition of vocal singing without in...
Tags: 27 September, Brazilian Music, Cante, Culture Centre, Fado, Finland, frontpage, Fusion, Jazz, New Generation, Portugal, Tradition, Vocal Singing
New generation Fado in conert
Sep 24, 2009 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
Kanneltalo Culture Centre welcomes António Zambujo, a soulful and talented new generation Fado singer from Portugal, to his opening concert in Finland 27 September. Zambujo’s touching songs carry some influences of the ’Cante Alentejano’, a tradition of vocal singing without in...
Tags: 27 September, Brazilian Music, Cante, Culture Centre, Fado, Finland, frontpage, Fusion, Jazz, New Generation, Portugal, Tradition, Vocal Singing
New generation Fado in conert
Sep 24, 2009 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
Kanneltalo Culture Centre welcomes António Zambujo, a soulful and talented new generation Fado singer from Portugal, to his opening concert in Finland 27 September. Zambujo’s touching songs carry some influences of the ’Cante Alentejano’, a tradition of vocal singing without in...
Tags: 27 September, Brazilian Music, Cante, Culture Centre, Fado, Finland, frontpage, Fusion, Jazz, New Generation, Portugal, Tradition, Vocal Singing
A sweaty solution to the Baltic winter blues
Sep 23, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
RIGA - By all accounts, the economic troubles threaten to make the next few months even colder than usual in this part of the world. Fortunately, there is one fiery local tradition that is sure to ease the chill, physical and spiritual. From the Romans to the Japanese, many cultures have kep...Tags: Chill, Economic Troubles, Japanese Cultures, Riga, Romans, Tradition, Winter Blues
