Blogs Posts in Asian Cultures category; 155 blog posts

Brides, grooms going green

White is no longer the only color of choice featured at weddings. In Austin, ceremonies and receptions are starting to "go green" as brides and grooms carry their sustainable lifestyles all the way down the aisle. The Lady Bird [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Great leap forward for Nepal's gays

Just eight years ago, Sunil Pant wondered whether there was anyone else in this Himalayan land like him. To his engineer's mind, it was a riddle to be solved, and he methodically set about doing so. Pant planted himself in Katmandu's big [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Made-to-measure weddings woo US betrothed

America's betrothed are increasingly wooed by made-to-measure weddings, in which arrangements are handled by professionals and couples often tie the knot in exotic destinations. Fairytale settings and all-inclusive packages are the drivers [...]

Posted On : Apr, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Helpline started for South Asia-linked 'honour' crimes

A national helpline for forced marriage and "honour" crime victims was launched Friday, backed by the government which is worried about the scale of the South Asia-linked problem. The Honour Network, run by the Karma Nirvana char [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Traditional Marriages in Pakistan Ignore H.I.V./AIDS Threat

Bound by "watta satta," a cultural tradition of exchanged marriage between two families, Nuzhat (not her real name), 22, cannot disclose her H.I.V. status. "I know well what will happen I'll be thrown out of my husband's hom [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Modern Women, Traditional Men

Women's growing economic power and changing views of marriage are affecting the dynamics of family life. Ji Guan-ling, the head of Warm Life Association for Women, has noticed that more and more women who come to Warm Life ask the same [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2008 | Comments : 0

Pensacola Beach, Florida

Pensacola Beach is just 18 miles from Navarre and approx 35 miles from Destin. Home to the protected Gulf Islands National Seashore, our beaches have remained untouched through the centuries. Imagine a place where you can relax on the whi [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

No Way Out

Each year the BBC World Service collaborates with radio stations from around the world to make a documentary series on a contemporary subject of international importance and interest. Each partner station contributes a documentary which gi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2008 | Comments : 1

Belgian Wedding Customs

It is traditional for a Belgian bride to carry a special handkerchief with her on her marriage day. The handkerchief should be embroidered with the bride's name. After the wedding, the handkerchief is framed, and hung on the wall unti [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Front stage!

Very few brides reading this will have organised a wedding before. Why should we pay someone to do it for us, some may wonder, when we have plenty of our own ideas and resources to get it done the way we want? Granted, there are some wedd [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

Nepalese Wedding

Wedding customs in Nepal vary according to ethnic groups and castes. Traditionally Nepalese marriages are arranged, a deal between two sets of parent. In some cases the boy and his family will come to visit the girl and her family whe [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

Philippine Wedding Practices

According to Filipino writer Tetchie Herrera, wedding practices in the Philippines differ from region to region or from one ethnic group to another within the same region. The Ilocanos, Pangasinenses & Tagalogs The Filipinos in Luzon [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Red and Gold Fortune Pillow Covers

Stunning rich colors that enhances the joyful occasion, this pillows serve as kneeling pillows for tea ceremony as well as the newlywed's home decor. Red brocade with calligraphy writings and a big golden Double Happiness character [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Indian Wedding Ceremonies

Indian Weddings are all about fun, feast and fest. Several Indian wedding ceremonies make up the Indian wedding. It is important that all these ceremonies are performed with an amount of seriousness so as to make the wedding ceremony both m [...]