Hopes for the Year of the Snake are flying as high as the kites will be in Montgomery on Saturday, Jan. 25, for the annual Lunar New Year’s Kite Festival, 1-4 p.m. at Blount Cultural Park. “People ...

In the streets of Lahore there are hints that the kite flying festival, Basant, has returned. Someone is fishing a kite from electricity cables, the distant sound of a drum beat, a flash of neon when ...

People revel in the magic and joy of flying kites at Color the Wind kite festival in Clear Lake. Tens of thousands of people revel in the magic and joy of flying kites at the beloved Color the Wind ...

One of Gopal Patel’s favorite memories of his childhood in India is flying kites during the country’s Makar Sankranti festival, a celebration of both kites and community. So, about three years ago, ...

Earlier this month, the skies over Lahore, Pakistan were filled with kites, welcoming the revival of a historic kite festival called Basant. The festival was last legally held in the city 19 years ago ...

LAHORE, Pakistan — Ahead of this month's springtime festival of Basant, people crammed shoulder to shoulder into the narrow, dimly lit streets near Mochi Gate in Lahore's Old City, looking for kites ...