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- 4. A lively celebration with parades, costumes, music, and dancing, often held before Lent in many countries around the world.
- 7. The Thai New Year festival celebrated with water fights, cleansing rituals, and visits to temples for blessings and prayers.
- 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. A traditional German festival held annually in Munich, featuring beer tents, Bavarian cuisine, music, and folk dances.
- 2. An annual music and arts festival held in California, featuring performances by popular musicians, art installations, and various cultural activities.
- 3. Carnival A world-famous festival held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, featuring samba parades, elaborate costumes, music, and dancing in the streets.
- 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. Gras A colorful festival celebrated in parts of the United States, especially New Orleans, with parades, masks, beads, and street parties.
- 6. A Hindu spring festival celebrated with colorful powders and water, symbolizing the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
- 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.