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Festivals
Armenian Fire Festival
Jun 13th
The main ceremony is a bonfire, symbolizing the coming of spring, the youth, the love, the fertility, the blessing of newly married couples. The fire symbolizes the light, the warmth, the joy and also the protector against evil.
Mardi Gras New Orleans Festival
Mar 9th
The New Orleans Mardi Gras Carnival reflects the party spirit of a city still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Between 40 and 50 parades of huge, carefully designed floats, dancing, music and marching take place along several different routes over the two week long festival every February.
Burning Man Festival
Feb 21st
The burning of a 40 foot wooden man in the middle of the Black Rock Desert is only a small part of the eight day Burning Man Festival. The most important part of the festival, say organisers is being part of the event, which involves living in a temporary purpose built city community and testing your self expression and self reliance. This can be in the form of participating in
SevilleFeria de Abril Festival
Feb 19th
The scent of flowers and tasty tapas hangs in the air and the bright frills of multi-coloured flamenco dresses ruffle amongst the legs of the crowd, as they flood the streets of Seville in an explosion of Spanish culture at the Feria de Abril. The Feria de Abril lasts for a full week, following Holy Week at the end of April, and centres around Los Remedios, across the Guadalquivir river
Hong Kong New Year Festival
Feb 19th
1. Chinese New Year in Hong Kong
Chinese New Year (CNY) aka lunar new year is one of the most celebrated festivals in Hong Kong. The first 3 days of first month in lunar calendar are public holidays. For the year 2010 it falls on 14 Feb on the regular calendar. In the Chinese zodiac cycle this will be the year of the Tiger. For 2011 it is on the
Rio Carneval
Feb 7th
Carnival is a celebration of fun, music and frivolity held worldwide, but Rio Carnival is the biggest and the best known. More than 500,000 visitors flock to Rio for the Carnival every year adding to around a million local revellers.
Carnival takes place over four days, culminating in the Samba Parade where three to five thousand people from samba schools all over Rio perform with floats, music themes and costumes
Exit Festival
Feb 7th
Exit (also known as State of Exit) is an annual summer music festival in the Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is staged annually since 2000 and usually lasts four days (since 2003).
Held in the picturesque setting of an 18th century fortress by the Danube, the festival quickly grew in stature and reputation. From its grass roots political beginnings, over to occasional problems with financing, and ending with
Digital Day Of The Dead
Feb 7th
Day of the Dead (Spanish:Día de los Muertos)
Scholars trace the origins of the modern holiday to indigenous observances dating back thousands of years and to an Aztec festival dedicated to a goddess called Mictecacihuatl. In Brazil, Dia de Finados is a public holiday that many Brazilians celebrate by visiting cemeteries and churches. In Spain, there are festivals and parades, and, at the end of the day, people gather
