The best festivals in the world

Festivals of the world are festive events that attract a huge number of people who are keen on the same interests. At such events, random citizens come together, who have an intention to share the incendiary atmosphere and find new acquaintances. Lately hundreds of various thematic festivals have been held on Earth every year. They take place in enclosed premises, in city parks, in the streets of settlements, in fields and other natural areas. There are both annual events, and those that are organized from time to time.

Types of festivals

Modern world festivals cover the entire diversity of mankind's hobbies. Gastronomic, thematic, ethnic, cultural, musical, scientific and many, many other celebrations are organized in all countries of the world. Among all the diversity can be identified several types of the most common holidays.

Traditional festivals of the world are on the first place among the most recognizable events on the planet. This group includes celebrations, combining a centuries-old history and ethnic characteristics of one or another nationality. This version includes religious holidays, which are based on rituals of worship of sacred figures, mythological incidents and places of worship. Many of these festivals are popular all over the world. Bright examples of such actions can be called the Indian Festival of Colors "Holi" or the Irish holiday of the Holy Patriarch.

The largest carnivals are necessarily included in the list of the most popular world festivals. The tradition of arranging them appeared in the Middle Ages in Europe. The Brazilian carnival in Rio de Janeiro is considered one of the most outstanding holidays of our time.

Festivals of art

Well, how not to mention music festivals, by which are meant all sorts of mass actions, oriented to music of various genres from the classics to the vanguard. Such events are among the most popular types of entertainment in the world.

Modern cultural space can not be imagined without film festivals. The largest are Venetian, Berlin and Cannes. Gastronomic, or festivals of drinks and food, also enjoy great success among the public. Well, the most spectacular events are the flower holidays.

Musical events

The music festivals of the world are the most famous, popular and attended events. Therefore, they should begin acquaintance with the festival theme. The largest music festivals on the planet include the following:

Woodstock. It is impossible to know about this action. It was held in the United States of America. And it all started with the fact that the four young Yankees decided to set up a commune for musicians in the woods. Without knowing, they gave the world a world-wide festival. It was first held in August 1969. Since then, jubilee festivals have been held in honor of the anniversary.

Donauinselfest is the biggest music festival in the world. It takes place in Austrian Vienna, on an island in the middle of the Danube. Performers from Austria and other countries perform at the festival. In 2014, the event was attended by more than three million fans.

Love Parade is a holiday that takes place in Germany. It was first built in 1989. Then it was visited by only 150 people. The celebration was organized by Matias Reing for the followers of electronic music. And already in 1999, 1.5 million people came to Love Parade. Today, this is one of the most colorful events not only in Germany, but in the whole planet.

The above-described music festivals of the world deserve to live forever and give humanity wonderful musical motifs.

Cinema

Conducting a conversation about music festivals, we can not fail to mention the celebrations dedicated to the cinema. The most popular festivals of the world in the field of cinema have existed for many decades. The standard of film festivals is an event that is arranged by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts. The famous "Oscar" award is presented at this holiday.

The main specialization of the Berlin Film Festival is "cinema is not for everyone". This is exactly the place where talented, but so far unknown authors can show themselves to the full.

The Cannes Film Festival is a popular event, hosted by Europe. There are films related to high cinematography and public works.

The film festival, taking place in Toronto, Canada, is a famous show, which is a kind of training for those who intend to take over the Oscar. This event takes place every year in September and lasts for 11 days.

For a healthy nation

Among the holidays, which are arranged exclusively for entertainment purposes, there are also those that are held in support of a healthy lifestyle. They include the festival "A World Without Drugs". This is a musical annual festival, arranged for young people and teenagers. "A world without drugs" is designed for the public at the age of 14-30 years. Every year about ten thousand people come to the program.

This social action takes place at the largest indoor venues in St. Petersburg. In it constantly participate young rock musicians, writers, figures of cinema, artists and other favorites of youth. The organizers of the festival are not intended to prohibit the use of narcotic substances, because they know that any ban on adolescents is a direct impetus to the violation of the rule. The founders just want to show people what this addiction leads to, and thus put them before the choice: to take drugs or strike them out of their lives.

Holidays of the peoples of the world

Ethnic festivals of the world - incredibly interesting for the audience of the action, because they are introduced to the culture of different peoples. For example, in India, every year at the end of February or in March, the Hindu Spring Festival "Holi", or the Festival of Colors. During this period, people in India are prone to frequent colds, as the country is rather cold. And during the holiday they go out and shower each other with varicoloured powders from medicinal herbs such as bilva, kumkum, him, etc. Such manipulations contribute to recovery and prevent complications.

In Lerwick (the capital of the Shetland Islands) , a fire festival called Up Helly Aa is held every January. The event is dedicated to the end of the Christmas season. Most participants during the show dress up in Viking costumes and play a performance about how in the IX century Scandinavian seafarers colonized the Shetland.

Strange and amazing festivals on the planet

On our merry Earth there are such actions that can leave an unforgettable experience for life. These are unusual festivals of the world, which include the Festival of jumping through children. He passes in the town of Castrillo de Murcia, which is in Spain. During the holiday, which lasts several days, there are performances and carnival demonstrations. The main character here is the devil El-Kolacho - a man dressed in a yellow suit. He walks the streets and jumps through children, who are placed next to the thresholds of houses. It is believed that in this way El Kolacho cleanses their souls from evil thoughts.

Another unusual festival is the New York Parade of Mermaids. In Coney Island, people dress up in costumes of mermaids, pirates and mythical sea creatures. Toilets amaze your attention with their variety, shades and imaginative design solutions.

The best thing in the world

For several years now, the title of "the best festivals of the world" is such holidays:

1. Sziget. For more than 20 years, this event has been held in Budapest. This is one of the most significant and large-scale music festivals in the world. For the celebration, six giant musical scenes are equipped, on which days and nights popular artists perform.
2. Pukkelpop. This Belgian festival is more than 30 years old. Almost all the stars of the planet managed to perform on the stage during these years. In addition to music, Pukkelpop features balloon flights, various games and walks on modern extreme vehicles.
3. Burning Man. In the desert of Black Rock (USA, Nevada) every year more than 70 thousand people gather who want to build a city of freedom and dreams. Burning Man is a real city, where there are dozens of living streets, which are equipped with scenes, entertainment pavilions, art objects and tents. And all the most interesting events of the holiday pass on a dark night.

What could be more interesting

Sometimes the holiday becomes a colorful and bright show, which completely captures not only the residents of the country, but also its guests. Throughout the year, a grandiose event is being prepared with incredible thoroughness. The most interesting festivals of the world are given in our review.

The list starts with the most famous carnival in the world in Rio de Janeiro. At the holiday, the leading samba schools give their reporting presentations. Each school prepares a show program, equips the platform and tries to win with its enchanting performance the greatest number of enthusiastic responses.

The meeting of the Chinese New Year is another interesting and well-known world event, within the framework of which a festival is organized. To mark it begin in the end of January. The very celebration lasts 40 days. During the event, there are all kinds of carnivals, fireworks and processions.

In China there is one more interesting festival of snow and ice. He is satisfied in Harbin. With the advent of January, masters begin to create large-scale sculptures of ice. On the exhibition area grow real cities, which populate snowy fairy-tale characters, fantastic people and animals.

Known to the whole planet

The most famous festivals of the world are loved in all corners of our planet. These holidays are expected for a year and they want to get on them by all means. One such event takes place in Thailand. The local population here regularly arranges a holiday of flowers. Thousands of residents of the state participate in traditional processions. Tourists also come here to enjoy an impressive spectacle. The February holiday is timed to the appearance of the first flowers.

A similar carnival takes place both in Brazil and in Venice. This event belongs to the most famous and interesting world holidays. Organize it in St. Mark's Square, and it lasts 12 days. The carnival hosts theatrical performances. Each show is accompanied by luxuriously decorated decorations and costumes.

Gastronomic holidays

Gastronomic festivals around the world attract tourists from all over the world. These are incredibly interesting events that can not be disliked. In Scandinavian Iceland, from the third Saturday of January to the end of February, the culinary celebration of Thorrablot Feast takes place, during which all traditional taverns and restaurants of the country serve traditional Icelandic dishes. The most exotic dishes for Europeans are the eyes of a bull under a marinade and the stomach of a ram stuffed with bacon and curled blood of a sheep.

A no less extravagant feast is the Festival of Grilled Piglets in the Philippines. Every year on June 24, frying marinaded dairy piglets are fried, and then they are dressed in different costumes and carried around the city.

Activities of the current year

The most grandiose musical festivals of the world in 2016 were held in the summer. Among them is the Spanish Primavera Sound, which was attended by representatives of electronic and alternative music. Also successful was Parklife Weekender in Manchester. Here, different musical directions come together, from indie rock to house.