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January
From Christian festivities in Ethiopia
and the Philippines and Hindu celebrations in
Malaysia to the watery treats of the Turks and
Caicos, Australia and Florida....
February
Two massive festivals in Italy, Vietnam
celebrates its most important religious day and
the Arab Gulf States indulge in two very different
celebrations. Sun, sand and sea activities are
served up in perfect measure by Mexico's Yucatan
coast and the east coast of Borneo....
March
End of winter festivities in Canada, Lapland
and Russia and in search of warmer climes in Costa
Rica and Mexico before checking out two of March's
premier festivals in Spain and Micronesia...
April
See how Christian Easter varies from country
to country, taking in Brazil, Guatemala, Spain,
Israel and the Philippines, plus diving in Micronesia
and trekking across Hawaii and a celebration of
the old enmities of Spain's warring religions....
May
A journey through Texas to Mexico, North Eastern
Botswana, West Africa and Greece...
June
A journey through the Mediterranean, Tahiti, Peru
and Britain. June is a fantastic month to explore
Mediterranean Europe and experience world class
festivals...
July
Taking in Mongolia, the Maldives, Alaska, Spain,
France, Italy, Turkey, Finland and America in
search of this month's best activities....
August
Zip across the globe for some rough and tumble
at the Highland Games in Scotland, run riot at
the Tomatina Festival in Spain, puff up Mount
Rainier in Washington State, USA and join Memphis's
Elvis week commemorations in Tennessee, USA....
September
Drop in on Nevada's Burning Man Festival, stand
well back from some festive wrestling at the Fiesta
of San Miguel in Bolivia, join some of the world's
shyest tribes at Papua New Guinea's Goroka Show
and head down under on New Zealand's wondrous
Fox Glacier....
October
See Germany's raucous Oktoberfest in Munich then
recuperate on the almost-forgotten waters of the
Mediterranean around Croatia before staring history
in the face at the re-enactment of England's famous
Battle of Hastings, hen it's off to Mexico for
the Day of the Dead festival...
November
Laughter all round at the Burning Barrels festival
in England, a show of beast strength at the Surin
Elephant Roundup in Thailand, camels and prayer
in the sacred town of Pushkar, relax on the beaches
of India and Sri Lanka before heading to Nepal
for a glimpse of Everest....
December
Journey to Switzerland for the Klausjagen festival,
join millions of pilgrims in Mexico City for feverish
adulation at the Virgin de Guadeloupe festival,
soak up the sun at some of Asia's best beaches
and struggle up Africa's second largest peak Mount
Kenya....
Mardi Gras
From Venice's ancient Carnivale in Italy and Trinidad's
street parade to Sydney's Mardi Gras and Rio de
Janeiro's world famous and highly charged carnival. |
