One of the biggest Indian festivals – Diwali – will be celebrated at the JW Marriot Hotel on November 24. Yoga Master Bharat from India will perform at the Diwali Festival.-Photo courtesy of Incham Dubbed “the festival of lights,” the event will be organised by the Indian Business Chamber in Viet Nam (INCHAM) along with the Indian community. Diwali or Deepavali celebrates the victory of good over evil and light over darkness as told in the ancient epic - the Ramayana, which narrates the struggle of the divine prince Rama as he rescues his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana. It has major religious significance for Indian religious groups including Hindus, Sikhs and Jains ¬– not only in India, but also for Indians living abroad. In the western calendar, Diwali falls in the month of either October or November every year, just after the monsoon season in India. The exact date varies and is calculated based on the Hindu Luni Solar calendars. … [Read more...] about Indian festival of lights to be celebrated in Hanoi
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Indian festival of lights to be celebrated in Hà Nội
Yoga Master Bharat from India will perform at the Diwali Festival. — Photo courtesy of InchamViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — One of the biggest Indian festivals – Diwali – will be celebrated at the JW Marriot Hotel on November 24. Dubbed “the festival of lights,” the event will be organised by the Indian Business Chamber in Việt Nam (INCHAM) along with the Indian community. Diwali or Deepavali celebrates the victory of good over evil and light over darkness as told in the ancient epic - the Ramayana, which narrates the struggle of the divine prince Rama as he rescues his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana. It has major religious significance for Indian religious groups including Hindus, Sikhs and Jains – not only in India, but also for Indians living abroad. In the western calendar, Diwali falls in the month of either October or November every year, just after the monsoon season in India. The exact date varies and is … [Read more...] about Indian festival of lights to be celebrated in Hà Nội
US conductor leads “Scheherazade Concert” in HCM City
American conductor Christopher Zimmerman, music director of Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in the US, will lead a Scheherazade Concert at the HCM City Opera House on October 19. (Photo: courtesy of HBSO) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - American conductor Christopher Zimmerman, music director of Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in the US, will lead a Scheherazade concert at the HCM City Opera House on October 19. The concert will feature Scheherazade, op 35, a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. The four-movement work was inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern and Indian tales told by the sultan Scheherazade. Scheherazade was first performed in Saint Petersburg in November 1988. It is considered Rimsky-Korsakov’s most popular work. In 1910, the Ballets Russes premiered a ballet adaptation of Scheherazade at the Opéra Garnier in Paris in 1910. The Russian choreographer Michel Fokine was the … [Read more...] about US conductor leads “Scheherazade Concert” in HCM City
American conductor leads “Scheherazade Concert” at Opera House
American conductor Christopher Zimmerman, music director of Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in the US, will lead a Scheherazade Concert at the HCM City Opera House on October 19. — Photo courtesy of HBSOViet Nam News HCM CITY — American conductor Christopher Zimmerman, music director of Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in the US, will lead a Scheherazade concert at the HCM City Opera House on October 19. The concert will feature Scheherazade, op 35, a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. The four-movement work was inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern and Indian tales told by the sultan Scheherazade. Scheherazade was first performed in Saint Petersburg in November 1988. It is considered Rimsky-Korsakov’s most popular work. In 1910, the Ballets Russes premiered a ballet adaptation of Scheherazade at the Opéra Garnier in Paris in 1910. The Russian choreographer Michel Fokine was the choreographer, and the libretto … [Read more...] about American conductor leads “Scheherazade Concert” at Opera House