10 Most Entertaining Festivals in the World

Included here are some of the top ten most entertaining Festivals around the world.

Carnival, Brazil:

Carnival in Brazil is a four day-long festival held on early January every year. It include sex and samba on a stick, which attract very many people around the world. During centerpiece parade, neighborhood compete steeply for the best samba school’ title and this is where flashy floats and nearly nude women features.

Semana Santa, Guatemala:

Semana festivals are normally held at Antigua, Guatemala, on Easter to commemorate the passion, the crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ’s statues, layered with flowers, pines and fruits in various designs, are carried through streets for up to one kilometer.

All events that took place during Christ’s time such as sentencing and crucifixion are re-enacted, with Roman centurions and Pilate represented while the entire city is draped in black crepe and smelling of incense.

Mardi gras, USA:

New Orleans, which normally occurs on early January every year, is a two weeks festivals headed by kings’ and queens’ accompanied by flotilla dazzling floats. This festival is usually concluded at wicked mayhem of Mardi Grass Day, also referred as Fat Tuesday, when all inhibitions are let loose.

Diwali, India:

It a five-day event held on either October or November of every year. It unites all creeds and religions as all homes in India lit with lamps and candles to ward off evil’s darkness. Homes are clean water while its believers buy new cloths and set off an armada of firecrackers, which sees noise-pollution as they rise dramatically.

La Tomatina, Spain:

La Tomatina is a Spanish Festival held on Bunol, last Wednesday of august every year. Every year tens of thousands of people attend this Tomato buff event, which last for a whole week. During these festivals, about 125, 000 kg of tomatoes, driven into the town square by convoy of trucks, are used.

Kanamara Matsuri, Japan:

Kanamara Matsuri, which is usually hosted in Kawasaki, Japan on late march to early April, is a study in contradictions such as that of a society that prohibiting pubic hair from being shown in films yet holds it extravaganza. It involve transvestites carrying a whopping great pink penis while viewers of all ages sucking lollipops shaped like phallus, adults mould radishes into penis while kids bestride penile swings. It was originally held toward fight against syphilis surge but nowadays raises money for supporting Aid research.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland:

Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the largest world art festival, which is normally held on august in Scotland’s capital city Edinburgh for three weeks. Thousands of performers presents shows of all kinds of taste to hundreds of thousands all over Edinburgh. The entertainment caters for everyone from known artist to upcoming artist seeking to build their caries. It includes comedies, dance, physical theatre, operas, exhibitions, music and other events.

II Palio, Italy:

II Palio festivals in Italy are normally held on Siena between July and august. It is one of the most heart-stopping event that revolve around bone-crunching and bareback horse race. Horse racing around Piazza del Campo usually takes the last 90 seconds while the rest of the day is busy with other major-league carousing.

Burning man, USA:

Burning man festival, held at Black Rock City, Nevada state, every August or September, draws up to 30, 000 people, during that period alone, making Black Rock city the third largest city in Nevada, during such seasons. It is normally forbidden to sell stuff at the festival with exception of official outlets of coffee and ice, so friendly bartering of good among strangers gives the festival a special feeling.

Dia de Muertos, Mexico:

Dia de Muertos, a two-day festival event, is normally held on 1st and 2nd November every year to celebrate reunions of relatives with their dear departed.

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