Want some inspiration for your next holiday? Then take your pick of all the wonderful festivities going on around the world and plan the adventure of a lifetime!
Our top twelve
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January: Thaipusam, IndiaThis highly colourful Hindu festival is about performing acts of faith and endurance from the carrying of burdens, to the more extreme face piercing and hooks in the back. More Indian festivals / More festivals in January |
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February: Lantern Festival, ChinaFamilies gather in the villages and towns to see the beautiful lantern displays, and lion and dragon dances. The Lantern Festival also marks the end of the Chinese New Year season. Read more… More Chinese festivals / More festivals in February |
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March: Las Fallas, Valencia, SpainOn the Night of Fire (La Nit de Foc) the fabulous ninot creations (20 – 30ft high satirical models) go up in flames having been stuffed full of fireworks. Be prepared to feel the ground shake beneath your feet! Read more… More Spanish fiestas / More festivals in March |
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April: Scoppio del Carro, Florence, ItalyThe Scoppio del Carro (or Explosion of the Cart) is an annual tradition where a cart, packed full of fireworks, coloured smoke and pyrotechnics, is spectacularly exploded in the Piazza del Duomo on Easter Sunday. Read more… More Italian festivals / More festivals in April |
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May: Thrissur Pooram, Kerala, IndiaWhilst the impressive Elephant procession (Kudamattom) is the major attraction of this wonderful festival, there are dazzling fireworks in the early hours, drumming and brightly coloured parasol displays that make it a truly unforgettable experience. Read more… More Indian festivals / More festivals in May |
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June: Boi Bumba, Parantin, BrazilBoi Bumba is a kind of dramatic dance off which tells the story of the death and resurrection of an ox. Teams compete with flamboyant costumes and dances, their supporters chanting, cheering and generally going wild as they battle in the dance off. Read more… More South American festivals / More festivals in June |
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July: Stilt Dance, Anguiano, SpainThe rural town of Anguiano in Spain celebrates its patron saint day (Mary Magdalene) with a fiesta of stilts, whirling skirts, bagpipes and drums – the Danza de los Zancos or Stilt Dance. Read more… More Spanish fiestas / More festivals in July |
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August: Aomori Nebuta festival, Aomori, JapanDuring this fabulous parade, over 20 large and intricately painted, illuminated Nebuta floats are pulled through the streets. The festival takes place from 2nd to 7th August 2011 More Japanese Matsuri / More festivals in August |
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September: Onam festival, Kerala, IndiaElaborate feasts, elegant dances, ornate elephant parades, snake boat races and intricate flower carpets are all part of this breathtaking harvest festival. More Indian festivals / More festivals in September |
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October: Vegetarian festival, Phuket, ThailandA colourful (if slightly gruesome sight), the Phuket Vegetarian festival celebrates the Chinese community’s belief that abstinence from meat (and piercing the face with household objects) will give them good health and peace of mind. Read more… More Thai festivals / More festivals in October |
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November Monkey Buffet festival, Lopburi, ThailandTwenty chefs from from some of Bangkok’s top hotels prepare two tonnes of food for over 1,000 very hairy and somewhat ill mannered guests in the town of Lopburi in Thailand. More Thai festivals / More festivals in November |
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December Whirling Dervishes festival, Konya, TurkeyThe Whirling Dervishes Festival is one of the world’s most intriguing sights, a mesmerising spectacle of dizzy twirling. The ritual whirling is an act of love and a performance of faith for the Sufi arm of Islam. Read more… |
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