Posted in Cultural festivals, Festivals in February, Valentine's Day on 13. Feb, 2010
Women like to be pampered and what better occasion to spoil them and make them feel special than Valentine’s Day.
Women are difficult to please and choosing the right gift for them on a romantic yet sensitive occasion like Valentine’s Day can be tricky. Most men end up buying gifts which although make a big hole [...]
Posted in Cultural festivals, Festivals in February, Valentine's Day on 13. Feb, 2010
Valentine’s Day is the most romantic day of the year. It is also payback time! Yes ladies it is the day to show your appreciation and love for the man who spoils you throughout the year and makes efforts to provide you with every comfort of life. So ladies think beyond socks and get something [...]
Posted in Cultural festivals, Festivals in February, Religious Festivals on 10. Feb, 2010
Hadaka Masturi when translated in English means “naked festival”. If the word “naked” conjures all sorts of indecent images in your mind then you are in for a big disappointment. The naked festival in Japan has mostly male participants that too in loincloths. The festival takes place on the third Saturday in February in the [...]
Posted in Cultural festivals, Festivals in February on 10. Feb, 2010
The orange throwing festival takes place in Ivrea, a town in North Italy. The origins of the festival are unclear but it is said that it symbolizes the revolt against the tyrannous Count Ranieri of Biandrate. Among his many vices was lust for young women and he allegedly deflowered the young brides on their [...]
Posted in Cultural festivals, Festivals in February on 10. Feb, 2010
Pingxi Lantern Festival is a unique and an amazing festival of Taiwan. Pingxi is a remote village in Taiwan located in a mountainous area. The rocky terrain made it quite difficult to reach the village in olden days. The inhabitants of the area were also a frequent victim of loot and plunder. To [...]
Posted in Festivals in February, Festivals in October, Religious Festivals on 10. Feb, 2010
The Abu Simbel Temple in Egypt is a remarkable specimen of human intelligence. It was constructed during the reign of Ramses the second in the sandstone cliffs facing east. The temple was designed so that twice a year the inner sanctum was illuminated by the rays of the rising sun making the three statues [...]
Posted in Festivals in February, Global Festivals, Valentine's Day on 10. Feb, 2010
Valentine’s Day falls on the 14th of February, it is a day associated with love. It gives people an opportunity to express their feelings and to let the special person in their life know how much he or she is loved.
Among the various stories which circulate regarding its origin, the most popular one is about [...]
Posted in Festivals in November, Global Festivals, Thai festivals on 31. Jan, 2010
Thailand a land rich in culture, colors and exotic festivals has some amazing ideas about celebrations. The Thais show there reverence to everything which is useful to them. In Central Thailand, they thank the monkeys in the Lopburi region by throwing a lavish feast for them. In the northeast province of Surin, the elephants are [...]
Posted in Buddhist festivals, Religious Festivals on 31. Jan, 2010
The Sangha Day is also known as the Magha Puja Day and is the second most important event of the Buddhist calendar. The Sangha Day is celebrated to commemorate the unplanned gathering of around 1250 monks on a full moon night in Veluvana Vihara. Here the Buddha delivered a sermon in which he outlined a [...]
Posted in Festivals in November, Spanish Festivals on 31. Jan, 2010
Ottery St. Mary is a unique carnival in which barrels coated with coal tar are burned and carried up and down the streets. What started this tradition and why; nobody knows for sure. All that is known is that the centuries old tradition either started as a way of warning the approach of Spanish Ships, [...]
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