The most special blessing ceremony in the world

A special festival can provide everyone with an unprecedented and extraordinary experience, and also allow more people to understand the special customs, customs and culture of the local country. If you are planning your own vacation, be sure to check whether the country you want to visit holds any festival celebrations at that time. You can participate in the experience with the local people and witness the special folk culture with your own eyes. It will definitely be a very unforgettable experience. Travel memories worth the price of admission. Let’s take a look at this special 20 World Carnival Celebration!

1. Chiang Mai Sky Lantern Festival, Thailand

The Chiang Mai Sky Lantern Festival, hailed as one of the "Seven Wonders of Thailand" by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, is usually scheduled around November. It is held on the Saturday before or after the Loy Krathong Festival in Chiang Mai (the exact time varies each year). Influenced by Lanna culture, this festival, which is mainly about praying for blessings, not only releases water lanterns, but also organizes tens of thousands of people to release sky lanterns into the sky. The scene is very spectacular.

2. Portugal Art Festival

If you travel to Portugal every July, you can see lovely installation art like the ones in the photos. With the wonderful visual scene created by light and shadow, you can walk around This street in the Portuguese city of Agueda seems to be like entering a dream of another time and space.

3. Indian Holi Festival

The Indian Holi Festival, held on the full moon day around March every year, is one of the three important festivals in India. On the day of Holi, there will be crazy colorful displays everywhere. People will throw colorful paints and powders on each other to express their blessings. In an instant, the streets are colorful, the people are colorful, and even the Ganges River water becomes colorful. .

4. Japan Winter Lantern Festival

The largest winter lantern festival in Japan is held from mid-November to mid-March of the following year. The Winter Lantern Festival uses a large number of LED lights to create a dazzling dreamy light tunnel, a galaxy-like sea of ??flowers, a night view of Mount Fuji's sea of ??lights, and a romantic flower field, which are very beautiful.

5. Scottish Golden Retriever Festival

A golden retriever club in Scotland has held a large-scale golden retriever party every July since 2006. Many golden retriever enthusiasts will gather on that day, and a golden retriever beauty contest will be held. Through the competition, everyone will learn about the dog’s hair condition, coat color, body shape, feeding methods and other details, so that everyone can better understand the cuteness of the golden retriever. and care methods.

6. Japanese Sakura Lantern Festival

The Japanese Sakura Lantern Festival is held from March to May every year. At that time, the streets and alleys will exude the charming fragrance of cherry blossoms. The most important thing is , when the night falls, the night cherry blossoms under the light of the lanterns are really beautiful!

7. Hungarian Mask Carnival

Every year at the end of February, the Hungarian Mask Carnival is held in Mohács, a city in southern Hungary. During festivals and carnivals, people will wear masks, sheepskin jackets, and bells around their waists to scare people in the streets and alleys of the city.

8. Water Lantern Release Ceremony in Hawaii, USA

May 30th every year is Memorial Day in the United States. In the evening of that day, a water lantern release ceremony will be held in Hawaii to commemorate the event. People who died due to war, famine, natural disasters and diseases, and all people's yearning for peace and happiness.

9. Sapporo Snow Festival, Hokkaido, Japan

One of the biggest annual events in Sapporo, Hokkaido is the Sapporo Snow Festival, which is only held for seven days in February. In addition to large and gorgeous snow sculptures and crystal clear ice sculptures, the Sapporo Snow Festival also has ice sculpture slides, ski resorts and ski stunt performances for the public to play and enjoy.

10. Mexican Day of the Dead

If you have been in the United States for a long time, I believe everyone is familiar with the Mexican Day of the Dead, because the costumes in the photo will definitely be seen during Halloween in the United States. In fact, this is the Day of the Dead celebrated across the country from October 31st to November 2nd every year. It is similar to Halloween, but different. The Day of the Dead will fully demonstrate the strong cultural characteristics of the Indian nation!

11. Italian International High Rope Meet Carnival

The Italian International High Rope Meet Carnival should be the coldest and scariest carnival in the world! Participants need to spend a lot of time stringing several tightropes across the Italian Alps, and do a variety of extreme sports on top, such as: walking on the tightrope, balancing themselves on their heads in a hammock, etc. It is really exciting for them. Break into a cold sweat.

12. Albuquerque International Hot Air Balloon Festival, USA

Albuquerque, NM, the largest city in New Mexico, USA, holds the International Hot Air Balloon Festival in early October every year. . During the festival, the sky above Albuquerque will be filled with hot air balloons, which are as beautiful as if they were sprinkled with Skittles.

13. Burning Man Festival in the United States

The Burning Man Festival is held annually in Nevada, USA, and will be held for nine consecutive days in September until the end of Labor Day in the United States. During the event, huge human-shaped wooden statues will be burned to express people's self-awareness and create interactive art.

14. Greek Easter Rocket Battle

Every Easter Eve, there will be a rocket battle on the island of Chios in northern Greece.

In fact, the island of Chios is home to people from two Orthodox parishes. Every April before Easter, the villagers will make homemade rockets and launch them at the church of the other parish. At this time, the island is like a magnificent meteor shower. Although it is dangerous, it is also very magnificent, and therefore attracts many tourists to take risks and make pilgrimages.

15. Japan’s Fuji Shibazakura Festival

The largest Fuji Shibazakura Festival in Japan’s metropolitan area is held from mid-April to early June every year. Shibazakura is different from cherry blossoms. Its flower shape is similar to cherry blossoms. When it grows, it will cover the ground like a lawn. During the Shibazakura Festival, 800,000 Shibazakura trees bloom together, reflecting each other poetically with Mount Fuji. Picturesque and very beautiful.

16. Songkran Festival in Thailand

The three days from April 13th to April 15th every year are the Songkran Festival in Thailand, which is also a New Year festival for Thai people. People splash water on each other during the hottest days of the year, symbolizing washing away the bad luck of the past year and praying for a new look, success and peace in the coming year.

17. Indian Painted Elephant Festival

For India, elephants are like a symbol of wisdom and their favorite animal. In Hinduism, there are many legends about divine elephants, which shows the important position of elephants in the hearts of Indians. The Elephant Festival is held every year in Jaipur, India. On that day, locals paint the elephants into colorful patterns to show their respect and celebration.

18. American Mermaid Carnival

Every year, a group of people who love mermaids gather in North Carolina, USA. On this day, they spend a lot of money and ingenuity to dress up as real mermaids. , and gathered by the swimming pool to enjoy the feeling of being a mermaid and share the experience of making props.

19. Spanish Tomatina

The Tomatina is a crazy festival held every August in the town of Bunol in the Valencia Autonomous Region of Spain. On that day, a large number of people will flood into the town and start a tomato melee. At the end of the battle, it will be like "a river of blood". The whole town and all the people will be dyed red. It is very crazy and interesting!

20. Tulip Festival in Washington State, USA

The Skagit River Valley in Washington State, USA is rich in tulips, so the Tulip Festival is held every April.

Mid-April is the time when the weather gets warmer, and the warm sunshine illuminates the sea of ??tulips beautifully. People who like tulips should not miss this festival!