Feast of the Fallas in Valencia, Spain
By one of the most important festivals in Spain include the Fallas festival. It is celebrated not only in the capital of Spain, but also in other areas of the autonomous communities. No reliable information about the origin of this tradition. Medieval chronicles tell of fires, in which the townspeople burned wood and old furniture, celebrating the arrival of spring. Other sources associated with the holiday carpentry…
Songkran – Thai new year
Songkran Festival (Songkran) is a massive pouring water, using any means available – buckets, water pistols and other weapons. During the 3 hot days this crazy battle lasts, which is the highlight of the year. And the old, and young, all take to the streets and watered each other. Pouring water is a sacred ritual, which allows you to wash off…
Dixieland Festival in Dresden (International Dixieland Festival Dresden)
The oldest jazz festival in Europe (is carried out 1971 year), the second largest in the world. Annually, in may, here come the professional performers and jazz lovers from around the world, celebration lasts a week. The city of Dresden is also called the capital of the old jazz, so as to come to the festival more 500 thousands of fans of this direction of music and more 350 знаменитых музыкантов из более…
Festival of soap bubbles "Soap city" in St. Petersburg
В этом году, in St. Petersburg will be the next festival of soap bubbles "Soapy Town". Each participant of the event - the creator of the beautiful city of dreams, where everything is made of soap puzyrikov, where there are no taboos and bad mood - the creator of the city, in which everyone is happy. Set of actors and theater companies will scale representation. Street theater and dance groups will create an atmosphere of joy,…
Неделя Элвиса
Множество подражателей короля Рок-н-Ролла собираются вместе в годовщину его смерти в Мемфисе, штат Теннесси, USA, где великий Элвис провел свои последние дни в 1977 year. Люди слушают музыку, смотрят фильмы с его участием ночи напролет, общаются, вспоминают его творчество. Можно отправиться в Тапело, штат Миссисипи, где родился Элвис. Хотя в Мемфисе также проводится множество концертов,…