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Around The World
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Interesting catalog of festivals, events and stories from around the world.
- Added on: Oct 28th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
Discover Finland
Finland is a forest. It is vital to Finnish identity. According to research, 3 out of every 4 Finns feel that the forest offers very real protection. Many also describe their experience of the forest in much the same way as they recall their earliest...
St Petersburg
St Petersburg was called the new Babylon and the Palmyra of the North; it was compared to Rome and Venice. But none comparison or description can convey the essence of its unfathomable and changeable image. The architectural appearance, tragic fat...
Tanabata. Japanese Star Festival
Tanabata is a colorful Japanese festival celebrating the meeting of two stars Vega (Orihime) and Altair (Hikoboshi) once a year on 7th of July. There is a Love Story behind the festival. The legend tells about a cowherd Hikoboshi and a weaving girl...
Festival of St Efisio
One of the best time to visit Sardinia, festival of St. Efisio is held between May 1st 4th. This festival features one of the largest and most colorful processions in the world involving several thousand pilgrims wearing 16th and 17th century costume...
Ganjitsu. Japanese New Year.
New Year in Japan is a public celebration and a spiritual festival. On this day japanese make a symbolic first visit in a new year to a Shinto shrine or to a Buddhist temple. Many people want to be the first to meet rising sun in a shrine surrounding...
Santa Claus Village in Lapland.
As Christmas time approaches, thoughts of children turn to Santa Claus. Around the world Santa Claus is known under different names. Jultomten (Christmas Elf) in Sweden, Julenissen in Norway, Saint Nicholas in central Europe. In Finnish Santa Claus ...
