Blogs Posts in Colourful Festivals category; 312 blog posts

Mascara Festival Bacolodo Philippines

People in Bacolodo city in Philippines hold a festival like "Smile when you eat sugar canes!" Citizen people wear masks and disguise as carnivals. They dance the street with disco musics. Negros Island is known as the production o [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

China 'Water Splash Festival' April

The annual Water-Splashing Festival is most important holiday of the Dai people. Held during the sixth month of the Dai calendar, usually falling in the middle of April, it is also known as the Festival for Bathing the Buddha. The New Year [...]

Posted On : Mar, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

Unforgettable Carnival of Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is unforgettable. The city explodes in joy and music. There are hundreds of street festivities and bands everywhere, but nothing compares to the gigantic party at the sambodrome parade. The carnival of Rio de Jan [...]

Posted On : Mar, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

Pow Wow (Canada)

The Manitoulin Island, Ontario state, is the preservation for the Native Americans. The festivals of Native Americans are called Pow-wow. For the festival, Native Americans gather from Canada and USA. Rituals, costume and dance contests a [...]

Posted On : Mar, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

Galungan Bali, Indonesia

November 26, In Bali the day of the Galungan is believed that the ancient spirits come back to the human world. The village people take Balon to the beach to purify.

Posted On : Mar, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

The Loy Krathong

Thailand’s Loy krathong or the ‘floating raft ‘ festival takes place on a full moon night in November. People head to their local canal or water way to consign their krathongs to the currents. The krathong is a pre [...]

Posted On : Mar, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

the sinulog festival

The Sinulog festival is one of the most colourful events to take place in the Philippines. It is celebrated on the third Sunday in January and is an annual event. The word Sinulog is derived from the Cebuano word ‘sulog’ meaning [...]

Posted On : Mar, 22 2007 | Comments : 0

Bristol Balloon Fiesta (discovery channel)

Nightglows happen on Thursday and Saturday evenings, when balloons glow like giant light bulbs against the night sky, choreographed to music and culminating in a firework finale. Attracting 500,000 visitors the Balloon Fiesta is the largest [...]

Posted On : Mar, 22 2007 | Comments : 0

Bath Fringe Festival

There are events at various venues in and around Bath, a few of the highlights include the Bedlam Fair (the Fringe's street art weekend), Walcot Independence Day (a new event, passed on from Walcot Nation Day) and the Spiegeltent (comedy, c [...]

Posted On : Mar, 22 2007 | Comments : 0

St Paul's Carnival

St Paul's Carnival, Celebrating its 40th birthday in 2007, this much-loved community carnival promises more music, dance and colourful costumes than ever before!

Posted On : Mar, 22 2007 | Comments : 0

The Reed Festival

Once a year, around autumn, the Zulu people of South Africa’s head towards the KwaNyokeni Palace, residence of the King of the Zulu nation. The occasion is the Reed Dance ceremony, one of Africa’s most colourful traditional fest [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

Maslenitsa Festival

The pagan Russians had their own way of celebrating the end of the harsh winter and the coming of spring. The festival of Maslenitsa comes from the Russian word ‘maslo’ or butter. Small, buttery pancakes called blini were made s [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

the Garma

The Yolngu aboriginal people are the authors of the Garma, Australia’s most vibrant indigenous festival. The Yolngu of east Arnhem Land have a culture going back 4000 years. The Garma implies many things for them: it is a chance to ce [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

the Nawroz festival

Nowroz is a festival heralding the retreat of the winter and the coming of spring. The roots of nowroz have been traced back to 15000 years ago when people were just beginning to undertake agricultural practices and learn the cycle of the s [...]