Category: Festivals
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Hanami: How Japan Turns Cherry Blossoms Into a National Holiday of Joy
For a week or two every spring, Japan collectively looks up. Hanami, “flower viewing,” is the centuries-old custom of gathering…
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Semana Santa in Seville: When the Whole City Holds Its Breath
I thought I knew what a religious procession was. Then I stood in a packed Seville street at two in…
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The Holi Festival Experience: India’s Festival of Colors
If you only experience one festival in your life, make it Holi. I have never felt joy quite like the…
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La Tomatina & Las Fallas: Spain at Its Most Joyfully Wild
A food fight with 150,000 tomatoes and a city that burns giant sculptures for fun. A guide to two of…
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Diwali in India: A Traveler’s Guide to the Festival of Lights
Diwali turns India into a country of light. What the Festival of Lights really means, when to go, and how…