20 stories
Carnival Queen | Reina del Carnaval
During carnival season, a costume designer and a dancer create magic together on and off the parade route
Fiesta Forever | Fiesta Para Siempre
A party planner and a reluctant guest find that every celebration leads to something worth celebrating
Football Match Fling
A goal celebration leads to celebrating something else with the fit supporter next to me
Cerita Budaya Indonesia | Indonesian Culture Tales 96-100
Lima kisah dari perayaan nasional Indonesia - dari kekhusyukan Ramadan hingga semangat kemerdekaan. | Five tales from Indonesia's national celebrations - from Ramadan's devotion to independence spirit.
نوروز و بهار | Nowruz and Spring
داستانهایی از جشن نوروز و آمدن بهار... Stories of Nowruz celebration and the coming of spring...
عروسی ایرانی | Persian Wedding
داستانهایی از مراسم عروسی و سنتهای ایرانی... Stories from wedding ceremonies and Persian traditions...
Scratchcard Seduction
A winning scratch card leads to the real jackpot with the thick shop girl who sold it
Brighton Pride
During Brighton Pride, florist Rosa helps a lost parade-goer find his way. She shows him that the celebration extends beyond the streets.
مغني الأعراس | The Wedding Singer of Fez
A traditional wedding singer discovers passion with an ethnomusicologist studying Moroccan celebrations.
תשוקת יום העצמאות | Independence Day Desire
On Yom Ha'atzmaut, fireworks light the sky over Tel Aviv—and two strangers find their own kind of explosion.
Juneteenth Reunion
The Johnson family reunion only happens every five years. When Monique runs into her stepbrother she hasn't seen since they were teenagers, the fireworks aren't just in the sky.
Notting Hill Carnival
During the August bank holiday madness, masquerade maker Yvette finds an unexpected connection with a man who sees through the mask.
The Century of Love
This is the hundredth love story—a tale of Zara and Amir, who meet at a Pakistani British wedding and discover that the best love stories are the ones yet to be written.
The Event Planner's Encore
Vivian plans events for everyone else's milestones. When she organizes a retirement party for a handsome executive, she discovers some celebrations deserve an encore.
The Wedding Planner's Own Day
Perfect Moments has planned over a thousand weddings. When a groom's father keeps asking for her input, she discovers her own perfect moment has been waiting.
Wedding Planner
Wedding coordinator Zara creates dream celebrations. When florist Aleksei decorates her events, arrangements become more than professional. 'Al farah yunshur al hubb' (الفرح ينشر الحب) - Joy spreads love.
The Somali Wedding Planner
She plans every Somali wedding in Minneapolis—a thick ebony widow who creates perfect ceremonies. When he hires her for his sister's wedding, she shows him the behind-the-scenes work. Some celebrations are private.
The Eid Encounter
Eid celebrations bring the whole community together. After the prayers and feasting, he finds himself alone with his friend's thick divorced mother. She's wearing her best dirac, her finest gold—and nothing else underneath. Some Eid gifts are unexpected.
The Qaran Day Queen
Qaran Day is Somali Independence Day. At the community celebration, the thick former beauty queen who organized the event catches his eye. She was Miss Somalia 1985—before the war took everything. He helps her remember what she used to be.
The Immigration Lawyer
She's the lawyer who handles his family's visa cases. He's the client who keeps finding reasons to visit her office. When his brother's application is approved, he shows up with champagne. She doesn't drink, but she's thirsty for something else.