United States of America, Chicago
St. Patrick's Day is a huge holiday in Chicago, and the parade is the largest in the city (you may have seen Harrison Ford utilize the large crowds to escape in "The Fugitive"). Led by our Irish king, "Hizzoner" Mayor Richard M. Daley, thousands line up along Columbus Drive the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day. No matter your heritage, everyone at the parade is full of Irish blood, blarney, and green beer. The parade is the ...Ethiopia, Lalibela
Timkat (which means "baptism" in Amharic) is the most important festival in the Ethiopian calendar. It is the Ethiopian Orthodox celebration of Epiphany celebrated on January 19 (or 20 on Leap Year), corresponding to the 10th day of Terr following the Ethiopian calendar. Timket celebrates the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. This festival is best known for its ritual reenactment of baptism (similar to such reenactments performed by numerous Christian pilgrims to the ...
French Polynesia, To'ata Sq, Papeete, Tahiti
The largest annual cultural festival in Tahiti taking place at beautiful To'ata Square in Papeete. Events over this period are sumptuous and are characterized by heated contests between the best artistic groups with singing, dancing and their costumes, not to mention the sports contest of canoe racing, fruit bearing, javelin throwing, copra preparation, stone lifting and weaving etc. ...
Bolivia, Oruro
Listed by Unesco as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, Bolivia's largest annual celebration is a massive event said to draw in around 400,000 people. Its centrepiece is La Diablada, the 'Dance of the Devils', an extraordinary parade that showcases demonic dancers in extravagant costumes. The 4km-long entarda (entrance procession) takes place on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday and features 20,000 dancers and 10,000 musicians - so many people that the lasts ...
Cuba, Santiago de Cuba
Some say that in Santiago de Cuba everything centers on music and dance. Here, in the Fiesta del Fuego (the fire festival) visitors have the chance to see for themselves, in what is probably one of the best preludes to a full carnival. Every year the event is focused on a particular Caribbean country, and musicians and dancers from all over the region travel to Santiago to perform. The most interesting feature of this festival ...
Germany, Munich, Theresienwiese
Many special trains of the German Federal Railway bring in visitors from Germany's main towns and also from abroad. Thousands of coaches run special trips to the 'Wies`n', to give the Oktoberfest in Munich its traditional popular name. When the Oktoberfest opens in Munich, all the brewers and publicans march in procession through the town accompanied by gaily decked carts and brewers' drays, drawn by teams of hefty dray horses. No motorised vehicles are tolerated in ...Mexico, Chichen Itza
Ancient stone masons built and aligned this stone pyramid centuries ago to project the sun's rays into a diamond-back rattlesnake of light and shadow. On the morning and evenings of Equinox March 20, 21 and September 21, 22 thousands flock to Chichen Itza to view the same dramatic display. In the spring, the sight is clearly visible in the early evening from mid to late February, and through mid-April. In the fall the appearence is visible from ...
Mali, Ségou
Founded in 1852, Segou, keeper of one of the most ancient histories of West Africa, capital of the ancient Bambara kingdom, has an undeniable charm which is well worth discovering. Ancient kingdom of culture and tradition, Segou has inspired numerous writers and historians. Among the most famous is Maryse Condé. Segou is also a region of traditional music and dance. The fith Festival on the Niger, which will take place in Segou at the end of ...
Kenya, Lamu
Lamu annually hosts the historic Maulidi festivities which have for more than a century been a permanent feature of East Africa's Islamic festivities. Maulidi or Maulid is the popular name given to Milad-un-Nabi an Islamic festival held during the third month of the Muslim calendar (Rabi ul Awwal) to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Mohammed. The Lamu Maulidi celebrations bring together thousands of Muslims from Kenya as well as other parts of East Africa, ...
India, Jaipur
Diwali is regarded as one of the most important festival of the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated across the nation with great pomp and excitement. The festival is mainly associated with lights as it is called the festival of light. On the day of the festival diyas (small clay lamps) are lit in everybody\\\'s home irrespective of their social status. The name Diwali signifies \\\'rows of lighted lamps\\\'. Diwali is a five-day festival, beginning on ...Not yet a member?
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