12 unique festivals of the year around the world

(Baonghean.vn) - Festivals take place throughout the year and around the world. Each festival has its own characteristics of each country and ethnic group. Here are 10 unique festivals of the year in some countries around the world.

January:Cape Minstrel Carnival - in Cape Town, South Africa

This festival has a history of more than 100 years, this street festival is one of the largest festivals in the world. Held on January 2 every year, thousands of people with bright costumes. Coming to the Cape Minstrel Carnival, you will be immersed in this dance space filled with bustling music to welcome the new year, extremely beautiful dances of dancers and performances of elaborate and colorful festival costumes of all colors.

February: Carnival - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Held in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Rio Carnival is known as “the biggest and most exciting show on earth”. Rio Carnival is a street festival filled with music and the charming and attractive samba dances of Brazil.

March: Holi Festival - India

Holi Festival is the most colorful festival in the world and for that reason it is also called the festival of colors. It is an ancient Hindu festival that marks the victory of good over evil. Holi is celebrated on March 23 every year. The festival begins with an evening bonfire and is followed by a morning of throwing colored powder on anyone and everyone present at the festival.

(Baonghean.vn) - Festivals take place throughout the year and around the world. Each festival has its own characteristics of each country and ethnic group. Here are 10 unique festivals by month in countries around the world.

April: King's Day - in the Netherlands

King's Day, or King's Day, marks the birthday of King Willem Alexander. It takes place on April 27 every year. Come to King's Day to experience the national market and giant open-air concert in Amsterdam. On this day, the Dutch celebrate by wearing orange (the national color) in parades and selling everything from old toys, records to books in a large flea market.

May: Lightning in a Bottle Festival in California, USA

Lightning in a Bottle started as a birthday party and has since expanded into a four-day celebration. It includes relaxing activities like yoga, art, and music. It is held every May 21.

June: Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, USA

The Bonnaroo Festival is held annually from June 12 to June 15 and lasts for 4 days. The festival is a place to perform a variety of musical styles such as: indie rock, classic rock, hip hop, jazz, americana, bluegrass, country music, folk, gospel, reggae, pop, electronic music... Every June, hundreds of thousands of music lovers flock to the 283-hectare farm in Manchester, Tennessee to participate in this unique music festival.

July: Boryeong Mud Festival, South Korea

It is a festival where all participants are covered in mud. The mud is collected in Boryeong, and transported to Daecheon Beach, the center of the festival as usual, the festival usually lasts for 2 weeks. During the festival days, visitors from all over the world will flock to Daecheon Beach to participate in the exciting activities of the festival such as: mud baths, mud slides, mud prisons and mud sliding competitions, even body painting with colored mud or trying to be the lucky one in the mud wrestling competition.

August: Tomato Festival in Bunol, Spain

September: Balloon Festival in Reno, Nevada, USA

September is the time when hot air balloon festivals are held all over the US, but the most special is in Reno, Nevada - USA. More than 100 hot air balloons cover the sky of Reno during the Great Reno Balloon Race - the largest hot air balloon event in the world. You will admire the entire state of this US at a beautiful height.

October: Masskara Festival in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines

Bacolod City is best known for its MassKara Festival which takes place every third week of October. Today, the festival has become one of the most important festivals in the Philippines, attracting the most locals and tourists in the country. At that time, Bacolod was known as the “City of Smiles”, so the MassKara Festival also takes that as its focus with the criteria of being a festival of smiles.

November: Sky Lantern Festival in Chang Mai, Thailand

The annual sky lantern festival usually falls in the 12th month of the Thai lunar calendar (November in the solar calendar), and ends on the full moon day. This is a religious festival to pay respect to Buddha. Coming to this festival in Chang Mai, you will witness a sky full of bright sky lanterns. And traveling in Thailand is considered to have a fairly cheap cost.

December: Art Basel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Although it is only a version of Art Basel in Switzerland, the largest international contemporary art fair in the United States, Art Basel, taking place in early December in Miami, is a highly anticipated gathering place for professional and amateur art creators, art collectors from all over the world, and more than 70,000 visitors. Art Basel Miami 2015 will take place over 4 days, from December 3-6 every year.

Kim Ngoc

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