If you go to Japan during the festivals, you will have a happy experience. In Japan, matsuri fall into two broad categories – smaller matsuri in rural areas, usually held in spring or autumn and based around the rice-growing cycle; and extravagant matsuri held in large towns or cities, often in summer and with a lot of interpersonal activity.
If you ever visit Spain during the festival times, you are surely going to have a gala experience. September to November is the pick time for the Spain Cinema festivals.
The Roi de l’Oiseau (Bird King) Festival, a reminder of Le Puy-en-Velay’s medieval and Renaissance heritage.
2010 Edinburgh festival theme: Get ready for an explosion of sound and colour in Edinburgh in summer 2010. Now Scotland’s finest performers join artists and companies from the Americas and Australasia who bring a unique flavour to the Edinburgh International Festival in 2010.
Black Rock City, as the town centered around the art of Burning Man is known, is now the third largest city in Nevada, although it exists for only one week a year.
Parades–60 formal ones at last count and many other informal ones–fantastic costumes, elegant balls and intricately designed tableaux, all essential parts of Mardi Gras, one of the wildest celebrations in the country.
Automobile ice racing is so popular in French. The Adirondack Motor Enthusiast Club called automobile ice racing “the safest and most inexpensive form of road racing available today.”
Dallas White Rock Home Tour and Art Festival 2008 to benefit Hexter Elementary
DALLAS — The third annual White Rock Home Tour and Art Festival is April 19-20.
The home tour features 5 mid-century modern homes and is open from noon to five pm daily. It is the only exclusive modern home tour in the area and [...]