December, the last month of the year is the time when many special festivals taking place in countries around the world.
Festival Yomatsuri Chichibu, Japan
Chichibu Yomatsuri festival in the city of Chichibu Shrine Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The festival is held on 2 and 3 December every year. This is one of the three largest festival procession Funeral Origin match, after two festival Gion Matsuri and Takayama Matsuri is the city of Kyoto. Day has gone through more than 2000 years of history.
On major holidays, 6 units located overseas in the district in the city, was richly decorated with lanterns and drum procession around the city, bustling flute. 6 palanquin was pulled by rope and represent a protective deity of the city. From 7:30 to 10 pm, a fireworks display will take place colorful celebrated on the night sky. Across the street, the busiest people to the streets to feel the atmosphere cheerful, warm.
Christmas
Christmas, also known as God's feast of Christmas, Noel, is a day of celebration of Jesus birth, according to the majority of Christians. On occasion, the church was decorated with lights, stars, flowers and cave symbolizes God born in Bethlehem and has special ceremony celebrating the birth of Jesus.
A place of meeting of Christmas
So far, Christmas has become familiar to people in countries around the world. Each region, each country has different types of Christmas according to the traditional culture of her. However, many places have in common is decorated Christmas tree in the home, children write letters to Santa and family gather to eat a warm meal with turkey.
Festival hornbills, India
Festival hornbills also called Hornbill Festival held at Kohima, Nagaland state capital of India. Day ceremony usually takes place in December every year with many cultural activities characteristic of the highlands northeast. The prominent Indian tribes with unique costumes, reflecting the cultural features private dining, dancing.
Festival fireworks and countdown to welcome the New Year in Hong Kong
Festival fireworks and countdown to welcome the New Year in Hong Kong is one of the most anticipated events of the year. Festival is held annually on June 31/12 with the annual fireworks display characteristics from the skyscrapers. Previously many cultural events related to the festival is held outdoors. Here, tourists can watch the impressive beauty of Victoria Harbour and the famous skyline of Hong Kong.
Carnival - Germany
It's carnival, but the carnival Carnival in Germany with many colorful and fun, humor than Halloween.
Carnival officially opened on July 11/11 and lasts until the end of winter with many activities and entertainment enjoyable.
On this day, visitors will have the opportunity to German admire the performances of the colorful pages with many bizarre images. Or you can manually choose a custom outfit to disguise the hilarious characters and the harmony in the group marched on the streets.
Water Festival (Cambodia)
Taking place on the full moon season in November this year. This is considered the biggest festivals in the Khmer calendar, bigger than New Year's Eve celebration. Cambodians will stay 10 days to welcome the festival. They will gather on the banks of the Mekong River and Tonle Sap Phnom Penh to see large-scale sailing.
There are more than 400 years of brightly colored boats participate with more than 2,500 rowers. This activity has been sailing since ancient times, demonstrating the strength of the navy under the Khmer Khmer empire.
During the day, the fleet racing in pairs on the 1km stretch of the river. Later in the evening, the raft brightly decorated wood will be floating along the river before and during the fireworks.
The festival marks the changing flow of the Tonle Sap river and is also regarded as thanksgiving for the Mekong River bring fertility to the land and provide food for the people.
Soorya Festival of Arts - India
November is considered the month of festivals in India and the most special is Soorya Arts festival lasted 111 days, from 21/9 to 10/1 years later. '
This is considered the longest festival in the world with many prominent activities take place. Tourists come to this opportunity to participate in screenings, video or dancing, painting and music of the sea impressive.
Karatsu Kunchi Festival - Japan
Karatsu Kunchi Festival is held regularly every year from 2 - 4/11 at Temple Karatsu - Jinja 400-year history of the city of Karatsu, with the purpose to thank god temple Karatsu gave people the collection good planning.
In the third day of the festival, the boat with many different shapes constantly paraded through the streets. But the most striking images of healthy men dragged the boat to go on the sand to take place on the 2nd Space festival extremely noisy with cheers, cheers of spectators attracted the attention of the Japanese people and the world.
In Japan in November also Ohara Matsuri festival, held from 2 - 3/11. Participation in this festival, the Japanese people and visitors will come together to dance to the music, "Ohara - bushi".
