Sabtu, 28 Mei 2016
Every countries always had a culture and tradition that are not only different, but also deserves to be enjoyed. For those of you who like adventure and enjoy the diversity of cultures in various places in the world, here are ten of the most unique festivals from around the world that I have outlined. Curious about each of this culture ? Let's find out below!
1. Holi
Holi is a Hindu festival to bring in the harvest and fertility. Usually celebrated in various countries in Asia, includes India, Nepal, Suriname, Bangladesh and Malaysia. During the celebration of Holi, people will gather in the center of village or town and sprinkled colored powders to one another. At the end of the festival, you will see the unique scenery thousands of people with colorful face and body, like a painted sculpture. The festival is celebrated between the months of February-March, for three to 16 days.
2. La Tomatina, Spanyol.
La Tomatina is a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, a town located in the East of Spain 30 km / 19 miles from the Mediterranean, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight purely for entertainment purposes.
This tomato war have become one of the tourist attraction of the Spain country. Thousands of people gather and throw more than 100 tons of tomatoes. The street was instantly covered with tomato juice, as well as its people. The festival is usually held on the last Thursday in August.
3. Battle of the Oranges, Italia
Italy also had a food fight festival, it's called 'Battle of the Oranges'. The Italian city famous for this festival is Ivrea. Festival participants were divided into nine groups and each had to fight with another group with orange as weapons. Festival held each February is the biggest food fight in Italy. If you would like to join, you must be carefully don't let this attacking your eyes, if not, you will get a bruised on your eyes
4. Oktoberfest, Germany
Oktoberfest is the largest folk festival in the world which is held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The festival, which lasted for 16 days was held in late September to the first week in October. In 2012, there were more than 6 million people from around the world attend the festival.
However, the locals often call this festival with the term die Wies'n which is derived from the Theresienwiese, an open space that used to hold Oktoberfest in Munich near the city center. Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, which has been ongoing since 1810. This year, the Oktoberfest held from Saturday, September 21 until Sunday, October 6th.
Initially, only Oktoberfest is celebrated for 16 days, starting from the end of September until the first Sunday in October. However, in 1994, Oktoberfest schedule was changed in response to German reunification so that if the first Sunday in October falls on the 1st or 2nd, the festival will be held until October 3 (German Unity Day). Thus, the festival will be held for 17 days, when the first Sunday in October falls on the 2nd and 18 days when the first Sunday in October falls on the 1st.
So during the festival, visitors can enjoy a variety of traditional food Bayern such as Hendl (chicken), Schweinebraten (roast pork), Schweinshaxe (baked ham), Steckerlfisch (grilled fish), Wuerstl (sausages) along with Brezeln (pretzels), Knoedel ( mi cheese), Käsespätzle (cheese noodles), Reiberdatschi (potato pancakes), Sauerkraut or Rotkohl / Blaukraut (red cabbage) along with such delicacies as Obatzda (cheese flavored) and Weisswurst (white sausage).
Oktoberfest tradition started with the story of Crown Prince Ludwig, who became the King Ludwig I and married Princess Therese of Sachsen-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810. Residents of Munich were then invited to attend the celebration held in front of the city gates to celebrate the royal wedding. The open space that used to hold the party of the people and was named Theresienwiese (Theresa's meadow) in honor of the Crown Princess.
To enliven the event, also held a horse race event held in the presence of the royal family to mark the close of the event. The decision to repeat the horse races in the event next year that led to the tradition of Oktoberfest.
In 1960, the Oktoberfest had turned into a big festival world famous. During the festival, visitors Sennerhut man usually wears (hats) and Lederhosen (leather pants), and women generally wear traditional clothes Germany called Dirndl.
5. Songkran, Thailand
The Songkran celebration is rich with symbolic traditions. Mornings begins with merit-making. Visiting local temples and offering food to the Buddhist monks is commonly practiced. On this specific occasion, performing water pouring on Buddha statues is considered an iconic ritual for this holiday. It represents purification and the washing away one's sins and bad luck. As a festival of unity, people who have moved away usually return home to their loved ones and elders. As a way to show respect, younger people often practice water pouring over the palms of elders' hands. Paying reverence to ancestors is also an important part of Songkran tradition.
The holiday is known for its water festival which is mostly celebrated by young people. Major streets are closed for traffic, and are used as arenas for water fights. Celebrants, young and old, participate in this tradition by splashing water on each other. Traditional parades are held and in some venue "Miss Songkran" is crowned, where contestants are clothed in traditional Thai dress.
Songkran Festival was originally held by the people of Thailand to celebrate the New Year. As a tribute to Buddha with cleaning the house and splashing water to people who are older. However, over time, turned into a tradition of Songkran water fight game. Every April 13-15, people would walk down the street carrying water pistols, buckets and a hose for showering each other with water until their body wet. This festival is a symbol that means cleaning every person of bad luck.
6. Dia De Los Muertos
The holiday is sometimes called Día de los Muertos in Anglophone countries, a back-translation of its original name, Día de Muertos. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico where the day is a public holiday. Prior to Spanish colonization in the 16th century, the celebration took place at the beginning of summer. Gradually it was associated with October 31, November 1 and November 2 to coincide with the Western Christian triduum of Allhallowtide: All Saints' Eve, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars called ofrendas, honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts. Visitors also leave possessions of the deceased at the graves.
Festival held in Mexico this implies, Day of the Deceased. Every 1st and 2nd of November, friends and relatives will gather to commemorate and celebrate the death of people they know. Although impressed by the sad, holiday festival is quite cheerful and pleasant. Mexican citizens will decorate the tombs of their deceased relatives with candles, light-colored decor, food and photos. Not weep and mourns the death of his family members, they are celebrated with a cheerful, ritual that may not be found in other cultures.
7.Twins Days, U.S
Twins Days is a annual festival organized for the twins people every August in the Cleveland suburb of Twinsburg, Ohio, United States.
It is one of the gathering of twins in the world with about 3,000 couples attend the event each year. The event was enlivened with various activities such as dining, entertainment, golf tournament, parade of twins, a talent show, contests and much more.
As reported by amusingplanet, Twins Days originally began in 1976 with only attended by 37 pairs of twins. The festival then continues to grow each year and eventually become the largest gathering of twins in the world.
Thousands fraternal, identical twins, triplets, and other multiples, gathered in Twinsburg each year. Twinsburg is the name taken after a pair of identical twins named Moses and Aaron Wilcox in 1819 donated 6 hectares of their land to the city's public courts if the residents agreed to change the name of the city to Twinsburg. Therefore, any Millsville town name was changed to Twinsburg.
Moses and Aaron Wilcox was known to be identical and only their closest friends who can tell them apart. They also have become lifelong business partner, managing the same property, marry a pair of female twins, have the same number of children, contracted the same fatal disease and died together. They were then buried in the same grave in Twinsburg is located in Locust Grove Cemetery.
Alright, that's the "7 Unique culture Several festival of countries" can I concise for you, I hope it's can giving you more insight and knowledge, thanks for reading :D
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