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  1. 4. A lively celebration with parades, costumes, music, and dancing, often held before Lent in many countries around the world.
  2. 7. The Thai New Year festival celebrated with water fights, cleansing rituals, and visits to temples for blessings and prayers.
  3. 8. A Hindu festival of lights symbolizing the victory of light over darkness and good over evil, celebrated with lamps, fireworks, sweets, and prayers.
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  1. 1. A traditional German festival held annually in Munich, featuring beer tents, Bavarian cuisine, music, and folk dances.
  2. 2. An annual music and arts festival held in California, featuring performances by popular musicians, art installations, and various cultural activities.
  3. 3. Carnival A world-famous festival held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, featuring samba parades, elaborate costumes, music, and dancing in the streets.
  4. 4. New Year A traditional Chinese festival marking the beginning of the lunar new year, celebrated with family reunions, feasts, fireworks, and cultural performances.
  5. 5. Gras A colorful festival celebrated in parts of the United States, especially New Orleans, with parades, masks, beads, and street parties.
  6. 6. A Hindu spring festival celebrated with colorful powders and water, symbolizing the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
  7. 9. Tomatina An annual festival held in Buñol, Spain, where participants engage in a massive tomato fight, throwing ripe tomatoes at each other for fun.