It’s Official, Spain Has The Best Festivals on Earth!
Spain is a serious contender for THE festival capital of the world, thanks to some of the loudest, messiest and most colourful parades, fiestas and events on earth! Each of…
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World Events and Festivals
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Events, festivals and celebrations
Guide to India’s National Holidays in 2014
The culturally diverse country of India celebrates literally hundreds of different festivals, events and holidays throughout their annual calendar. There are a multitude of religious festivals: Hindu, Islamic, Christian, Sikh,…
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Get Involved with World Red Cross Day
Each year on 8th of May, the world recognises World Red Cross Day whose organisation helps vulnerable people right across the world and in 2014 you too can get involved.…
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Celebrate Buddha’s Birthday
The birthday of Siddhartha Gautama, is also known as Vesak or Visakah Puja, although its most common name is simply Buddha’s Birthday. This annual event is the most important holiday…
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Get Involved with World Naked Gardening Day
Yes this is a real international festival! World Naked Gardening Day on 3 May 2014 encourages all those with green fingers (and not) to embrace all aspects of horticultural activities,…
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World Travel Festivals, Anniversaries and Events in May 2014
May 2014 hosts some of the biggest and boldest travel festivals, events and anniversaries all around the world – these are just a few… Get Walking Week: 3 – 10…
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Vietnam Celebrates Reunification Day
Today marks Vietnam’s Liberation Day, aka Reunification Day in recognition of the anniversary of 30 April 1975 – the date that marks the fall of the government of Saigon, which…
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South Africa Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Freedom Day
South Africa marks its annual Freedom Day each year on 27 April in recognition of the country’s first democratic elections in 1994 which were, for the very first time, non-racial.…
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The Netherlands Celebrates King’s Day
The Queen of England celebrated her birthday this week in typical low-key fashion, yet by contrast the King of the Netherlands birthday, aka Koningsdag, is a public holiday, marked with…
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Get Involved with World Malaria Day
Did you know that a child dies from malaria every minute of every day? Shocking facts like these are highlighted as part of the annual World Malaria Day on 25…
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