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Some of the world festivals are Carnival,Chinese New Year,cocuk Bayrami,Day of the Dead,Diwali,Esala Perahera,Hina MatsuriEid al-Fitr,Holi,May Day,N'cwala,Purim,Raksha Bandhan,St. Lucia,Trung Thu Brazil's most popular and festive holiday is Carnival. In fact, many people consider Carnival one of the biggest world festivals. Each spring, on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, the streets of Brazil's largest city, Rio de Janeiro, come alive with wild parties, festivals and glamorous balls. The Samba School Parade is the highlight of the four-day event. About 3,000 performers, clad in ornate costumes embellished with feathers, beads and thousands of sequins, dance down the parade route alongside dazzling floats and into the Sambadrome-a dance stadium built for the event. Judges award a prize to the most spectacular group of dancers. The Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The new year begins on the first day of the Chinese calendar, which usually falls in February, and the festivities continue for fifteen days. At Chinese New Year celebrations, people wear red clothes, give children "lucky money" in red envelopes and set off firecrackers. Red symbolizes fire, which the Chinese believe drives away bad luck. Family members gather at each other's homes for extravagant meals. Chinese New Year ends with a lantern festival. It is also one of the most celebrated world festivals. Each year on April 23, Turkey celebrates Çocuk Bayrami, or Children's Day. Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk declared the holiday in 1920, as Turkey was becoming an independent nation after the fall of the Ottoman Empire, to illustrate that children were the future of the new nation.
Beer has been a big part of the culture in many countries of the world. Each country has typically celebrated the brewing of particular beer at certain times of the year. This usually corresponds to when the beer is produced. Festivals and events are a great way to try new and unusual beers and to learn more about beer. The largest and most famous beer world festivals is Oktoberfest, held each year in Germany. People from various cultures all over the world celebrate the gathering of the harvest. Harvest Festivals have been held as long as people have been sowing and gathering food. For Americans, this harvest festival is held on the fourth Thursday of November and is called Thanksgiving. It is also one of the most celebrated world festivals. |
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