Festivals 1

1. New Year A traditional Chinese festival marking the beginning of the lunar new year, celebrated with family reunions, feasts, fireworks, and cultural performances.
4. Carnival A world-famous festival held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, featuring samba parades, elaborate costumes, music, and dancing in the streets.
7. One of the largest music festivals in the world, held in Somerset, England, featuring a diverse lineup of musical acts, performances, and entertainment.
10. of Venice An elegant masquerade festival held in Venice, Italy, featuring elaborate masks, costumes, and events like masked balls, parades, and concerts.
11. A lively celebration with parades, costumes, music, and dancing, often held before Lent in many countries around the world.

2. A Hindu spring festival celebrated with colorful powders and water, symbolizing the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
3. The Thai New Year festival celebrated with water fights, cleansing rituals, and visits to temples for blessings and prayers.
5. A traditional German festival held annually in Munich, featuring beer tents, Bavarian cuisine, music, and folk dances.
6. Gras A colorful festival celebrated in parts of the United States, especially New Orleans, with parades, masks, beads, and street parties.
8. An annual music and arts festival held in California, featuring performances by popular musicians, art installations, and various cultural activities.
9. A Hindu festival of lights symbolizing the victory of light over darkness and good over evil, celebrated with lamps, fireworks, sweets, and prayers.
12. Tomatina An annual festival held in Buñol, Spain, where participants engage in a massive tomato fight, throwing ripe tomatoes at each other for fun.