After injuries and fatalities caused by sharp strings, falls and celebratory gunfire, an event that dates back centuries returns.

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

A burst of color lit up Lahore’s night sky overnight as Pakistan’s cultural capital relaunched the Basant kite-flying festival after nearly two decades.

People gathered on rooftops to enjoy flying kites for the first time in years, celebrating the spring festival of Basant. The activity had been banned due to injuries and deaths during past ...

NORTH TONAWANDA — Ted Shaw did not get into kite flying until his mid-50s, when he was going through a depressive state. What helped him get out of it was looking through a catalog of kites. Now 78 ...

The wind wasn’t quite strong enough, but the spirit was. At the inaugural meeting of the DUMBO Kite Flying Society, children as young as two had their first lesson in the aerodynamic activity, ...

RAWALPINDI: Residents defied the ban on kite flying on Friday and celebrated Basant while chanting the slogan ‘Bo Kata’, ...

Authorities carried out a special crackdown on kite flying during the Sunday holiday, arresting 13 individuals who were caught violating the ban.

Laurita and Lauren try their hand at kite flying on the beach. Join Laurita and Lauren as they explore the iconic Toy and Kite Company in Rehoboth Beach, DE. From delta kites to parafoils, they get ...

Things are looking up for next week’s 32nd Annual American Kitefliers Association Convention and Grand National Competition. Hundreds of kite fliers from around the country and around the world (along ...