Iceland: Sonar Reykjavik Music Festival
Details: https://sonarreykjavik.com
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Read More »Bhutan: Rhododendron Festival
Lamperi Botanical Garden, Dochula, THIMPHU
Read More »Assam: Bohag Bihu
The Bihu Festivals is one of the most popular festivals of Assam, a north-eastern state in India. The Bihus are the most important festivals of Assam, which are celebrated each year with loads of fun and abundance. Of the three Bihu Festivals held in Assam, the Rongali Bihu Festival is[…]
Read More »Laos: Bun Pi Mai (Lao New Year)
The Lao new year commences in mid-April, lasting three days. The whole country shuts down to worship and celebrate – Buddha images are washed, offerings made at the temples, and votive sand stupas are made in yards all over the country. Finally, Laotians spray water gleefully upon one another. As[…]
Read More »Myanmar: Thingyan, the Burmese Water Festival
The Buddhist New Year festivities taking place simultaneously in Thailand (Songkran), Cambodia (Chaul Chnam Thmey) and Laos (Bun Pi Mai) also occasions a major celebration in Myanmar. As with its fellow Buddhist countries, Myanmar celebrates the festival of Thingyan with plenty of water: revelers toss bucketfuls of water on passersby[…]
Read More »Sri Lanka: The New Year Festival
The New Year Festival of the Sinhalese Buddhists and Tamil Hindus in Sri Lanka coincides with the end of harvest. The New Year dawns with the transition of the sun from the house of Pisces to that of Aries, according to the Vedic Solar Calendar. The New Year begins usually[…]
Read More »Cambodia: Khmer New Year (Chaul Chnam Thmey)
Cambodia grinds to a halt during New Year, drawing families together from all across the country into a celebration that turns wet and wild on the third day. On the first few days, Cambodians will clean house, prepare food for blessing by the local monks, make merit at the local[…]
Read More »Thailand: Songkran, Thai New Year
In mid-April, a few days around the 15, Thais celebrate their own New Year called Songkran. This is also the opportunity of huge water fights in the street. A fun and festive tradition that requires to be properly prepared and protect all your personnal stuffs from water when you go[…]
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