Festivals Through the Year
Posted on 20 May 2011 by admin | Filled under: uncategorized
If you love a good festival, then why not chase them around the world
next year? Below are a list of some of the world's best festivals and
when they are on.
January: Australia's Big Day Out – this music festival tours thorough
some of New Zealand and Australia's biggest cities, and if you hang
around afterwards you can also celebrate Australia day in true aussie
fashion.
February: Mardi gras, New Orleans – world renowned, the mardi gras
is one of the most iconic festivals across the world. With sumptuous
costumes, bright colours and loud music, mardi gras is the biggest
street party known to man.
March: St Patricks Day, Ireland – the patron saint fo Ireland is
celebrated with corned beef, cabbage and Guinness, and the alcohol flows
freely. Its also fun to celebrate in New York, as there is a large
contingent of Irish there to start the party.
April: - Songkran festival, Thailand – marking the thai new year, the
festival is a massive water fight to cleanse you for the year ahead.
May: cheese rolling festival, England – food fanatics roll cheese
down a hill in a wacky competition. Not for the faint hearted, this one
risks injury!
June: Glastonbury, England – the largest music festival in the world,
people from all countries flock to have a piece of this weekend. Pitch
your tent, don your willies and have a great time!
July: wife carrying world championships, Sonkajarvi, Finland – men
carry their wives along an obstacle course and the first to cross the
finish line wins the race. The prize wins the wife's weight in beer!
August: La Tomatina, Spain – the world's biggest food fight,
contestants hurl over ripe tomatoes at each other, turning the streets
and the buildings red. After the fight has ended fire engines come and
hose it all down.
September: Edinburgh festival, Scotland – one of the most important
celebrations fo the arts, the Edinburgh fringe sees thousands of
visitors flock to see comedy and music, and visit this historical town.
October: Oktoberfest, Germany – the greatest beer festival of all
time, Oktoberfest heralds Bavarian bands and mugs of beer. Drink up!
November: full moon, Cambodia – visit Cambodia for full moon day, when the locals celebrate the reversal of the currents.
December: Pirates in paradise festival, Key West – a mob swarms the
keys for a week and re-enact pirate scenes, show exhibitions and
generally bring fun.
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