The world is made up of multiple cultural customs and learn from them is one of the great advantages of being an incessant traveler. So we present 5 unmissable festivals around the world to participate and meet other locations from a festive view:
Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Music, explosion of colors, samba! Carnival is the party that revolutionizes every year to Brazil from north to south. The most representative is undoubtedly Rio de Janeiro, where is the famous Sambadrome built by architect Oscar Niemeyer. Held between the months of February and March, the Rio can boast of being the world's largest Carnival with about 2 million people daily dancing through the streets.
Its origins date back to the traditions brought to Brazil by the Spanish and Portuguese settlers, mingling with Brazilian customs, they led to today's Carnival: a parade of floats and samba schools competing with each other for being chosen the winner. They've been preparing all year!
San Fermin in Pamplona, Spain
Rings "loud bang" and is officially opened the festival of San Fermin in Pamplona, extending from 6 to 14 July. Bulls and fairs combine to make San Fermin one of the best-known Spanish celebrations internationally, something that also contributed Hemingway some time ago with his book "Fiesta".
During these days the city is tinged with white and red clothes worn by young men running on the dangerous bulls with the bulls: almost 900 meters race against these vicious animals to reach the Plaza. The last holiday all sing together the song "Poor me" to bid farewell to San Fermin until next year.
Songkran (New Year), Thailand
Change of place, that's what "Songkran", Sanskrit word that symbolizes the arrival of Thai Buddhist New Year. To get a good start to the new year, Thai people leave their homes to purify with Buddha images, make a real war of water and thus cleanse all sins of the previous year. Then in the 40s Thailand aligned with the international date of the New year in late December, its inhabitants celebrated in April its true end of the year.
Bangkok and Chang Mai are the two cities where the biggest celebrations take place. the houses are cleaned, the best meals are prepared and the finest clothes dress to start a new stage. A picturesque landscape of water and color you should not miss.
Queen's Day in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Every April 30th the Dutch capital becomes orange (associated with the monarchy color) to celebrate Queen's Day, the "Queen's Day", the day was proclaimed queen Beatriz coinciding with the birthday of his mother. However, this famous day has changed its name and is now called King's Day, as Queen Beatrix abdicated in April 2013 in favor of his son William Alexander. Then from 2014 the "Koningsdag" is celebrated on April 27.
Folk dances and modern music groups liven up the party through the streets of Amsterdam as two great events take place: the sale of second-hand objects orange in the market ( "vrijmarkt") and dancing locals and tourists dressed in orange in the canals filled with boats.
Holi Festival, India
From the sky the first full moon of March watches in India bonfires are lit and the air of flour, paint, perfume and water colors flooded. Spring has arrived and the greatest honor it deserves. So the whole country goes crazy for two days in this feast of color, to the point that the traditional drink is taken, the "bhang" is made from the leaves of marijuana.
Legend has it that the god Krishna, who came from a humble social caste, would blur social differences homogenizing the population through color: men and women, young and old, rich and poor... all come together on Indian streets celebrate their big day.
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