Hola Mohalla India, Punjab, Anandpur Sahib, Mar 2016 3 Hola Mohalla is a Sikh festival that generally falls in March and takes place on the second day of the lunar month of Chett, a day after the Hindu Holi spring festival. Hola Mohalla is the big Sikh New...
Festa dei Ceri Italy, Marche, Gubbio, Maj 2013 3 The Festa dei Ceri takes place in Gubbio on May 15 of each year and consists of the transport of three Ceri crowned by statues of saints: sant’Ubaldo (patron of Gubbio), san Giorgio and sant’Antonio...
All Saints day celebration Guatemala Guatemala, Nov 2016 3 In Guatemala, the All Saints Day is a celebration of death, but it is not a sad celebration. On the contrary, it is a day of fun and entertainment dedicated to the memory of the people who left. In the...
African Voodoo Ancestral voodoo rites in Ghana, Togo Benin, Jan 2012 3 In Ghana, Togo and Benin religion followed by most of the population is the Voodoo. The objects for the rites can be found in the fetish market of Ouidah and will then be blessed by a...
Tribal area of China China, Guizhou province, Nov 2012 3 In China there are more than 55 ethnic minorities, which are made up of some millions of individuals. Traveling in the provinces of Guizhou, Danzhai, Guangxi, Jiangsu you can find Miao minorities, in...
Mamuthones in Mamoiada, Italy Italy, Sardina, Mamoiada, Feb 2008 3 Every year on the night between January 16 and 17 in most of Sardinia are fires that are blessed outside of the parish churches and the faithful walk around them reciting the ‘I think’...
Kumbh Mela India, Uttarakhand, Haridwar, April 2010 3 Kumbh Mela is the largest pilgrimage festival known to man, it occurs after every 12 years in Haridwar, India. In 2010 Haridwar Maha Kumbh bathing dates fall when Venus & Jupiter coincides with Aquarius...
The Golden Eagle Festival Mongolia, Altai Mountains, Bayan-Ulgii, Oct 2015 3 It’s the largest gathering of eagle hunters ( Burkitshi as they are named in Kazakhstan) and their eagles in the world since it started in 1999 with over 70 eagle hunters...
