By Saeed Ahmed | CNN There are more than 8 billion people in the world. And about a quarter of them are fasting from sunup to sundown. Every day. For an entire month. It’s Ramadan, and it’s the holiest month of the Muslim calendar. In 2024, it runs from March 10 to April 19. But … Read more
Year of the dragon The Lunar New Year begins Saturday, Feb. 10, ushering in the Year of the Dragon. The lunar calendar, used in both Chinese and Vietnamese cultures, is divided into 12 segments, with each assigned an animal sign. The Chinese New Year celebration starts with the new moon on the first day of … Read more
By Maggie Hiufu Wong | CNN Hong Kong — At this very moment, millions of people around the world are busy preparing for one of the year’s biggest festivals – Lunar New Year, which marks the first new moon of the lunar calendar. This year, it falls on February 10, kicking off the 15-day Spring … Read more
Looking for a tuneful way to spend Valentine’s Day? Our top suggestion is to spend the evening with the act that Time magazine reportedly once called “the most romantic band in the world.” Yes, of course, we’re talking about Air Supply, the ’80s hitmakers who are set to perform on Feb. 14 at the San … Read more
The Year of the Dragon, a symbol of strength and luck in the Chinese zodiac, is upon us. San Francisco’s Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese community will mark the occasion, as they do every February, by hosting a month-long Chinese New Year Festival and Parade — a tradition since just after the Gold … Read more
Celebration Train: Attendees were given complimentary tickets for a trip up the Peninsula from San Jose to San Francisco to celebrate the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy of non-violent activism in the Civil Rights Movement. The annual train ride pays tribute to the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March. Passengers were treated … Read more
From tasty food and drinks to awe-inspiring art, film and cultural celebrations, the festivities ahead look near-endless. Here are all the fabulous fairs and festivals that are coming to the Bay Area in 2024. JANUARY SF Tape Music Festival: Jan. 5-7, Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th St., San Francisco. America’s only festival devoted to the performance … Read more
There’s no one busier on Christmas Eve than Santa Claus, and one organization has been tracking his exceptional gift-giving abilities for more than 60 years. This modern tradition actually started in 1955, “when a young child accidentally dialed the unlisted phone number of the (Continental Air Defense Command) Operations Center upon seeing an newspaper advertisement … Read more
Organizers will often say their upcoming event is better than ever, but due to recent weather reports, it’s hard to doubt Frank Malifrando. Malifrando is the co-founder of the annual Mad Hatter Holiday Festival in Vallejo, which is now in its 13th year. Although he’s put in work over the years to advertise the event … Read more
Getting excited about the winter holidays can be tough, what with the Halloween season starting nowadays in August and Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah not long after that. So we’ve pulled together a dozen ideas for putting you in the mood, from historic homes decked out for the season in Hayward, Campbell and Walnut Creek to … Read more