Festivals are celebrated all across the world and each community has its own way of celebration. Be it any month or any season, there is something or the other that becomes a celebration. Apart from the very famous ones, there are some less known festivals that many do not know about. Let us have a look at some of the beautiful festivals celebrated across the world. Here goes the list.
ELEPHANT FESTIVAL IN JAIPUR
Jaipur – the Pink City has a lot more to offer than just the palaces and forts. The city celebrates an amazing elephant festival just a day before Holi – the festival of colors. The event has a huge gathering where you can see elephants all dressed and dolled up to put up their best show. The festival involves lots of activities involving elephants like parade, tug of war and much more. So if you want to watch the mighty animals walking up and down all dressed up, this is the place to be!
BORYEONG MUD FESTIVAL IN SOUTH KOREA
South Korea celebrates a festival where you do not feel bad on getting dirty. The Mud festival is one of the major attractions in South Korea. Started as a marketing gimmick in the beginning, this festival has now become one of the most awaited festivals for people. Mud pools, Mud sports and competitions create an atmosphere of a carnival. This fest is celebrated during summers in the Daecheon beach area.
ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA IN MEXICO
This fiesta is celebrated in New Mexico, US and is one of the biggest hot air balloons festival. It goes on for about 9 days and hundreds of balloons touch the sky each year. Working on the Albuquerque Box principle that talks about the direction of wind, this festival too is one of the major attractions for people across the world. Many events and competitions too take place during this fiesta that makes it a lot more fun and attractive. This fest is celebrated around October.
LA TOMATINA FESTIVAL IN SPAIN
Spain and Tomatina usually go side by side. One of the most fun fest, Tomatina is celebrated in Valencia, Spain. The fest involves squashing and throwing tomatoes from trucks. Music and dance adds much more fun to the event. As someone signals the fest to start, the trucks arrive and the fun begins. Lakhs of tomatoes are used during this time and many fun activities too come along. This fest is usually celebrated in August.
ÁGITAGUEDA ART FESTIVAL IN PORTUGAL
One of the unusual things that you may see around is a street full of umbrellas hanging above. Well, this is what the ÁGITAGUEDA ART FESTIVAL is all about. During the months of summers when you are looking for shade, you will be amazed to see how the umbrellas give this effect. Colorful umbrellas all around paint the city so beautiful that you forget all about the heat and the summers. It is a treat for the people around.
