Thaipusam is a festival, which is annually held each year during the full moon in the tenth month of the Hindu calendar, also known as Thai. The word Thaipusam is a combination of two words- the name of the...
Though the origins of the Hungry Ghost Festival remain obscure, the festival has been held for now over 100 years and has officially been listed as a part of China’s intangible cultural heritage. The Hungry Ghost Festival is also...
Spain is a country known for its unique and odd fiestas. Las Fallas happens to be one among these crazy festivals in Spain. Lights, flowers,gunpowder,traditional costumes, music, and satire characterise the Fallas Fiestas.
Originally held in commemoration of Saint Joseph,...
As the name suggests, The Battle of the Oranges is the recreation of a historic fight held in the tiny northern city of Ivrea in the Turin province. It wouldn't be wrong to call it an orange version of...
Also known as “El Festival de la Calle Ocho,” the Calle Ocho Festival is a one day celebration, also popularly known to be the biggest annual street party in the country. Held at the Little Havana, Calle Ocho is...
While the concept would have caused a flutter probably a decade ago, Gay Parades are no longer uncommon and unheard of. Today, they have emerged as a vehicle to support and give expression to a love, which is not...
One of the greatest annual religious affairs for Hindus is the Magh Mela Festival. Held every year on the banks of Triveni Sangam in Prayag near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, it is considered to be the beginning of the...
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The term Pflasterspektakel is a German word which translates into pavement spectacle. Pflasterspektakel in Linz, Austria happens to be one of the biggest street art festivals in Europe. The street is their stage, the passers-by their audience, this line...
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As the name suggests, Spice Mas Carnival is a multi-day celebration which combines frolic, entertainment and music. It is among Grenada’s biggest annual festivals and features many events. If we turn the pages of history, one can easily discover...
Named after Saint Patrick, the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland is the Saint Patrick’s Day Festival, which is celebrated annually as a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on 17 March. Though it was made an...
Unlike the usual new year, the festivities of Chinese New Year vary significantly. Celebrated in countries such as Taiwan, Singapore,Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius among numerous others. Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival. The Chinese calculations...
What started in Miami Beach in 1999 as a small one-day WMC closing party with a nominal ticket price has now emerged as the crowning event of Miami’s annual March madness of electronic dance, the Ultra Music Festival. Held...
Welcome to the largest ice and snow festival in the world at Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in China. Established in 1985, the festival has originated from local Harbiner traditional ice lantern show garden party in winter. The Harbin...
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Panafest refers to an important cultural event which has been held bienially in Ghana since the year 1992. The name of the festival with the use of the term ‘pan’ itself suggests its intent. The main aim of Panafest,...
If we turn the pages of history all the world over, it would emerge clearly that humans have always been obsessed with the enigmatic force of life, death and what lies after, since time immemorial. Many civilizations and cultures...
The term Koninginnedag literally translates into Queen's Day, which is a national holiday in the Netherlands. By far the most widely celebrated holiday in the Netherlands, as the name suggests, the birthday of the Queen of Netherlands is celebrated on...
In 1981, Robert Redford, an Utah resident helped to form the Sundance Institute, an organization dedicated to enhancing the artistic quality of films. The Sundance Film Festival is an American film festival organised by the same institute. Celebrating independent...
As the name suggests, Pingxi Lantern Festival happens to be one of the most colorful Chinese New Year celebrations in Taiwan. Since the year 1999, it is annually held to celebrate the New Year by releasing a mass amount...
Prepare to bathe in glitter and shoot around with adrenaline because Fantasy Fest is here! Before and after Halloween, Key West is just another town in Florida where everyday is filled with sunshine and sandy beaches adorn its beaches...
With a sparkle and a surge, the balloons expand, rise and shoot towards the heaven. Whether it's your time at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta or your 40th, there's nothing as glorious anywhere else in the world.
Nine days of events,...
Prepare to break the rules and let yourself go! Indulge yourself in two of the most wild weeks of your life with no excuses to hold you back. Festa des Vermar or the grape throwing festival is one of...
Listen to whispers, watch out for spirits, and explore what's forbidden for the rest of year, welcome to the Festival of the Dead.
Every year, in a little town of Salem, the Festival of the Dead allures visitors into its...
Wies'n! It's more than just beer! It's more than just rides! It's an experience of a lifetime. Munich, the Bavarian capital, open it's doors to world for the biggest beer festival of the world! Drink and food flow freely,...
In 1986, Larry Harvey shared with his friend the desire to build an eight-foot figure and burn it in a spontaneous act of radical self-expression to celebrate the summer solstice. Thus, arose the idea
of Burning Man, a week-long annual...
