الثلاثاء، 20 نوفمبر 2012

The Canadian Tulip Festival is celebrating its 60th commemorative edition in 2012

The Canadian Tulip Festival is celebrating its 60th commemorative edition in 2012

First held in the year of 1953 as a Board of Trade initiative, under the inspiration of the internationally renowned photographer Malak Karsh, The Canadian Tulip Festival has grown to become the largest Tulip Festival in the world.
This annual ritual of spring welcomes more than 500,000 visitors every year to admire 1 million tulips that are in bloom in the National Capital during this period.
Featuring a unique combination of culture, sport and social entertainment from heavy athletics to Highland dance, Highland games are a must for any visitor to Scotland.
Taking place around Scotland during the summer months, Highland games provide a unique combination of culture, sport and social entertainment.
From traditional heavy athletics like tug-o-war and caber tossing to Highland dance competitions, piping, and field and track events, Highland games are a must-see addition to a Scottish holiday.
Highland games attract competitors from around the world, as well as locals - why not join in yourself? The games are a spectacle like no other set against beautiful Scottish scenery with colorful dance displays, local produce and an exciting atmosphere.
From May to September a full programme of Highland games takes place in small towns and villages across the country as well as those within the grounds of famed castles, so there are plenty to choose from.
The Cowal Highland Gathering in Argyll is the largest in the world where you can take part in a ceilidh, see dancers compete for the title of World Champion and enjoy the fireworks to round things off. At the Braemar Gathering in Aberdeenshire, you might even be lucky enough to see the Royal Family who traditionally attend each year. Or why not head along to Ceres Highland Games in Fife, the oldest free games in Scotland?

festivals around the world

Chinese New Year


Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The new year begins on the first day of the Chinese calendar, which usually falls in February, and the festivities continue for 15 days.

At Chinese New Year celebrations, people wear red clothes, give children “lucky money” in red envelopes and set off firecrackers. Red symbolizes fire, which the Chinese believe drives away bad luck. Family members gather at each other's homes for extravagant meals. Chinese New Year ends with a lantern festival. People hang decorated lanterns in temples and carry lanterns to an evening parade under the light of the full moon. The highlight of the lantern festival is often the dragon dance. The dragon-which can stretch a hundred feet long-is typically made of silk, paper and bamboo.
 

Diwali



Diwali: Festival of Lights
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is the best known of Hindu celebrations and certainly the brightest. Amid the darkest skies of autumn, lights brighten homes throughout India—a sign of welcome to the gods Rama and Lakshmi. Families get together and celebrate with gifts and feasts. Many families decorate their homes with flowers and draw a colorful rangoli, an intricate pattern made in rice flour, at the entrance of the home.