The world is full of amazing events and celebrations.
Asking people about the most memorable moments of the trip, we expected to hear stories about the incredible variety, the scenery, breathtaking, magnificent architecture, fateful encounters.
But there’s something else, could not be better reflects the nature of the country and the people, that shows her colors and produces a truly unforgettable experience- it’s a national holidays. A huge number of them worldwide. And a lifetime is not enough to visit all these events, but the most striking and original of them you see today here.
The festival of Las Fallas (festival of fire”) is a solemn and even slightly demonic. To celebrate the residents of Valencia are prepared in advance. In special factories produced huge doll – falasi, made of papier-mâché, wood and wax, often representing a caricature. Then the dolls, reaching 20 m in height, set on squares of the city with the help of special mechanisms.
The culmination of the festival falls on March 19, La Crema, the day of sacrifice, the burning of figures. One of the dolls is declared the winner and is not subject to burning. It is stored in the Museum of the festival next to the other figures, which are collected since 1934.
The festival of Onam is a bright and colourful festival in the Indian state of Kerala, dedicated to the harvest. National costumes, national cuisine and songs, traditional games and dances, the elephant parade and boat race — all this Onam.
One of the strangest children’s rites in Europe: day of jumping through the children in Spain. Every year in the small town of Castrillo de Murcia has one of the most important Catholic holidays of the Lord’s Body. The performer of the ritual, he Kolachev, yellow-red suit with a whip or baton to the beat of the drum passes through the city. The task is to jump over all children born in a year since the last ceremony. It is believed that it will protect children from the evil eye, disease and evil spirits.
Underwater music festival, Florida, USA. The festival is held in the national marine sanctuary of the Florida Keys.
Night Of The Krampus, Austria. Krampus is a mythical creature of Alpine folklore, which is both the companion and the antithesis of St. Nicholas. The task of the Krampus is to punish naughty children, and the most whimsical of hiding in a bag and carry away to his cave.
His image was born in Austria, and it is here that every year in early December is the Night of Krampus. Traditionally, men dress up in costumes with horns and hooves and arrange a real Orgy.
The Burning Man festival (in a literal translation — “burning man is an annual eight-day event, held in the desert of black Rock, Nevada, USA. For a week in the desert set of modern art, often fantastic forms. Some of them burned by the creators until after Burning Man.
Festival Golden retrievers — one of the nicest in Scotland. It is held in Scotland, in the historic homeland of the breed, which last time attracted more than 200 dogs.
The carnival in Barranquilla is one of the most unique and merriest holidays in Colombia, reflecting the Caribbean multiethnic character. Is the third most important in the world after carnival in Rio de Janeiro and new Orleans.
