Festivals
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Durga Puja: The Ultimate Bengali Experience
This is a guest post from Arnab of Travel Andy. Durga Puja: Calcutta’s Carnival If you want to experience everything that identifies the Bengali culture and personality, you must experience Durga Puja (worshipping of…
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Get Hooked or Speared at Malaysia’s Thaipusam Festival
This is a guest post from Margherita Ragg of The Crowded Planet about a fascinating festival in Malaysia called Thaipusam. I can’t wait to see all of the ritualized face piercings for myself one day.…
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Feria de Abril in Sevilla – The Most Fantastic Festival in Spain
Arguably the most fantastic event in Spain (save the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona) is Sevilla's Feria de Abril or April Fair.
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Semana Santa in Sevilla
Every year, during the last week of Lent, almost every town and city in Spain celebrates Semana Santa or Holy Week.
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It’s Mardi Gras, Y’all!
Known as Mardi Gras in Louisiana, this epic holiday is called Carnival in many other parts of the world.
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Food Fun Friday: Mardi Gras King Cakes
King cake is to Mardi Gras what pumpkin pie is to Thanksgiving, ginger bread is to Christmas, beer is to Octoberfest. It is the one food you shouldn't miss.
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Louisiana’s Cajun Mardi Gras Traditions: Chasing Chickens, Boat Parades and Zydeco Bands
Did you think Mardi Gras was all about beads, booze and boobs? Think again! Cajun Mardi Gras manifests a little differently than it does in New Orleans.
