Don't through away those plastic bags! Reuse them, turn your old shopping bags into a cool new kite by following these instructions. Feed some string through a new straw (Leaving about 10cm either ...

Clean Monday—the beginning of Lent among Orthodox Christians—is the day Greeks fly kites, symbolic of the Resurrection.

(Photo: Xinhua) Workers make kites at a company in Wangjiazhuangzi Village of Fangzi District in Weifang City, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 18, 2025. Weifang is home to more than 600 kite ...

They are hyperactive – jumping, pointing, shouting, clapping and enjoying the procession immensely. The same is true of kids and kites, though they are slightly more subdued.

“It takes about a month to make each kite, and I aim to promote Balinese culture through my craft,” said Ni Wayan who plans to go to Serbia in April to share her kite tradition. Returning to ...