Top 3 Most Famous East Asian Festivals in April
Posted in Asian Festivals, Cultural festivals on 10. Apr, 2009
Top 3 Most Famous East Asian Festivals in April
Posted in Asian Festivals, Cultural festivals on 10. Apr, 2009
April is a month of celebration for many in eastern Asian countries such as the Philippines, Japan, China, Thailand, and others. There are plenty of interesting and colorful festivals around this time. The top three being:
The Songkran Festival in ThailandThe Good Friday Cruxification in PhilippinesThe Water Splashing Festival in China
Thailand is a land of festivals all year round. Among the most famous festivals, Songkran is probably the most important. It marks the New Year according to the Thai traditional calendar, and it is celebrated nationwide over a period of four days with extremely lively events. The Good Friday Crucifixion in the Philippines isn’t so different from any other Good Friday celebration around the world. It’s just the most famous in the region worth mentioning. Much of the celebration takes place in the city of San Fernando. The locals from all around the country gather to play out Christ’s agony by displaying the whole crucifixion process. The only difference here is probably that everything is done for real, even the nailing to the crosses! The Water Splashing Festival in China is simply a fabulous spring event held in the Jinghong, Yunnan province. There is plenty of dragon boat racing, fireworks, water throwing, and dancing.