50 Festivals to Blow Your Mind 1

By Lonely Planet

Book Overview

From the people who''ve been delivering trustworthy guidebooks to every destination in the world for 40 years, Lonely Planet''s 50 Festivals To Blow Your Mind will make your next trip an unforgettable one.

There''s something about festivals. Whether it''s a giant, joyous party or a respectful honouring of tradition, a seemingly bizarre adherence to ritual or a celebration of a quirky obsession - a festival is a uniquely human thing to be involved in. We get together to dance, sing, eat, laugh, drink, dress up, light fires, take our clothes off, throw tomatoes at each other, roll around in mud - festivals are life-affirming and take our desire to have a good time with friends and family to a global level.

Contents:

All action
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta - USA
Argungu Fishing Festival - Nigeria
Holi - India and Nepal
Las Bolas de Fuego - El Salvador
Rouketopolemos (Rocket War) - Greece
Saidai-ji Eyo Hadaka Matsuri - Japan
Songkran Water Festival - Thailand

Art and culture
AgitAgueda Art Festival - Portugal
Edinburgh Fringe Festival - UK
Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival - China
South by Southwest - USA
Sundance Film Festival - USA
White Nights Festival - Russia
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786574047
• ISBN13: 9781786574046
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 4.8"