14 legendary festivals that need to see each

12 legendary festivals, seeing that we can say that life is lived not in vain.

Putting things. We go to the most wonderful journey in my life. We are going to dance. We will light. We will go crazy. Because we go to those places which are specially designed for this purpose.

festival of colors (India)

Holi - is an ancient Hindu festival, which celebrates the victory of the forces of good over evil. Celebrations begin with the fire, which is burned evil. After that, the universal joy and festivities, accompanied obsypaniya each other special powders of different colors.

Time of event: end of February - beginning of March.

Winter Festival of Lights (Japan)

Botanical Garden of the city of Kuwana (Japan) every winter decorated with more than 7 million LED-lights that add up to amaze paintings and drawings. Interestingly, the main power comes from rechargeable batteries to solar during the day.

Time of realization: November - early March.

Carnival (Italy)

Carnival in Venice dates back to 1162When residents came to the square to celebrate the victory in the next war. Since then, much has changed in the city and around it, but well recognizable carnival masks have remained unchanged and are the hallmark of this event.

Time of event: end of February - beginning of March.

Viking Festival (Scotland)

Festival of Up Helly Aa - is a fire festival, which will make you move to the gloomy past of the Shetland Islands. You will see an impressive torchlight procession of thousands of residents in historical costumes, and over all the ceremonial burning of a Viking boat.

Time: the last Tuesday of January.

Tomato Festival (Spain)

This festival lasts a week and includes musical performances, fairs, parades, dancing and fireworks. But it is the culmination of a relentless battle, weapons which are tomatoes.

Time: last week of August.

International Balloon Festival (USA)

The largest balloon festival in the world brings together more than 750 balloons, which you can enjoy your flight for nine days. The most common complaints of the audience - a pain in the neck.

Time: October.

Burning Man Festival (USA)

Most bizarre, shocking and avant-garde contemporary festival. Describe or predict the program is not no way, because the participants do not know how to surprise the audience once again.

Time of event: end of August - beginning of September.

Lantern Festival (China)

Lantern Festival is celebrated from ancient times to the 15th day of the first lunar month. Traditionally on this day the inhabitants of the colorful street lights are lit and then release them into the night sky.

Time: February.

Sun Festival (Peru)

The basis of the festival went to a religious ceremony of the Inca and many Native American peoples who were part of their empire. Festival is held during the winter solstice and marks the new year in the Andes.

Time: June.

Snow Festival (Japan)

Every year in February, near a small Japanese city of Sapporo grow hundreds of snow sculptures, which are visited by millions of people. This festival began in 1950 when six students made a few pieces of ice and snow in Odori Park. Since then it has grown pretty fun just to epic proportions.

Time: the end of February.

The day of the Dead

This event is taking place in Mexico and some other Latin American countries. It is dedicated to the memory of deceased friends and relatives. In these days of Carnival is arranged, prepared sweets in the form of skulls, made special figurines dressed female skeleton.

Time: early November.

White Nights Festival (Russia)

"White Nights" is the International Arts Festival, which will take place in the Arctic season, when the sun is still visible at midnight. Part of the festival is a unique performance on the water, where the main event is the passage along the quays of the ship with scarlet sails. His solemn movement is accompanied by a specially prepared light show, fireworks and water show. In Soviet times, this event was a symbol of freedom from school and the struggle against the totalitarian communist regime.

Time of event: July.

Forest Electronic Music Festival (USA)

Electric Forest Festival is a musical event, during which you four days will remain in the realm of contemporary electronic music. Its creators are organically woven into the surrounding natural sites most avant-garde installations, so that a completely surrealist paintings.

Time: June.

International festival of sand sculptures (Portugal)

It is the largest annual exhibition of sand sculptures, which extends to more than 15, 000 square foot beach. Each year, 60 artists are using more than 35, 000 tons of sand to create 50 amazing works of art.