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 ...

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

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 ...

Scientists are testing an ocean energy harvesting kite to generate power from waves. Ocean currents are powerful, constant and close to shore—making them an ideal source for renewable energy. Watch as ...

Vendors sell kites in a market area near Mochi Gate ahead of the springtime festival Basant in Lahore, Pakistan. This is the first time in 19 years that the kite festival has been held legally in the ...