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Festivals around the World
Europe's Largest Fire Festival
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 Every year, thousands of Scots gather for celebration proves that where's there's smoke, there could be a horde of dressed up, torch-carrying Scots close behind for the Up Helly Aa fire festival in Lerwick on the Scottish Shetland Islands to pay homage to the country's Viking heritage.

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Seattle's Giant Ferris Wheel  in Seattle, Washington

If you catch it on just the right night, you might just be able to shoot Seattle's giant Ferris wheel like this! Located on Pier 57 in Seattle, Washington, the 175 feet high Ferris wheel is one of the biggest in the United States. The slow moving ride, called the Seattle Great Wheel, opened as recently as June 2012.
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 Here is the collection of world largest ice art competition sculptures.Fairbanks, Alaska, is home to the World Ice Art Championships, one of the world’s largest ice sculpting competitions and exhibitions. From its beginning in 1988, the World Ice Art Championships has grown to a month-long event featuring more than 70 teams from around the world.
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Potted Flowers Huge Design Place on a Staircase in Sicily
What a sight! Come visit a small town on the island of Sicily called Caltagirone and you'll witness a landmark that's a sheer beauty. Built in 1608, the Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte has 142-steps which are each decorated with a different ceramic, using styles and figures derived from the millennial tradition of pottery making.
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WWII Fighter Plane Flies Past Wall Of Flames At Oshkosh Air Show
 A World War II American plane flies in front of a wall of fire as it takes part in a re-enactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor during an afternoon air show at the EAA AirVenture at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin August 3.
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Amazing Twiggy the Water Skiing Squirrel 
Making a splash: Twiggy the squirrel shows off her skills at the Family Fun Zone in St. Joseph, Michigan.Twiggy's owner Lou Ann Best, places the talented rodent on her specially made skis before towing her behind a remote controlled boat. 



Woolly Mammoth Sculpture In Japan
 This huge Woolly Mammoth Sculpture in Japan is created by the Musashino Art University students as the part of 2010 Setouchi Triennale art festival.The sculpture and its dramatic fall were photographed by Hong Kong artist Michelle Kuen Suet Fung.This beautiful natural look installation is titled as the name Fallen Straw Mammoth.
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Stunning Tower of Books, by Artist Tim BendtsenArtist Tim Bendtsen has create this incredible and stunning tower with the help of 10,000 books were arranged to act like pixels or paint strokes as the part of Toronto's Nuit Blanche arts festival.This installation is titled as the name ''Conversations". The whole concept is look like a natural view or a natural painting.
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Lindt's The Big Egg Hunt In London In London was UK's biggest Easter egg hunt decorated by the artists,all of the eggs in one place and Covent Garden has a great atmosphere. You can bid on the one you like the most when you can see and compare all the eggs together
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Human Tower Concurs de Castells in Tarragona, Spain

Here are some photographs of this human tawer which is also known as “castells” have also been one of the most important cultural traditions in Catalonia for more than 200 years.Every two years in Tarragona, Spain, this amazing display takes place in which people compete to create complex human towers.
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Massive Installation by Jason HackenwerthArtist Jason Hackenwerth Unveils Massive New Balloon Sculpture at Edinburgh International Science Festival sculpture balloons  
This massive Installation is created by the New York artist Jason Hackenwerth, made from 10000 balloons latex balloons at the Edinburgh International Science Festival in the Grand Gallery of the National Museum of Scotland.
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St. Patrick's Day And Green Chicago River 
Every St. Patrick's Day, the Chicago River is dyed green.They've been doing it for 43 years now.The dye they use is actually orange (because orange + blue = green, remember?). Other cities have tried to do what Chicago does, but no one does it like Chicago.See the festive guy in action or a short video, below.
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 This car models exhibition is held at German on 2009 which is tittle as the name Modellfahrzeug des Jahres 2009 and its means is Model car of the Year 2009.Here are some photographs of this exhibition hope that you like this. 


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 This Human Tower Building at Castells Competition is held at the Tarragona, a city in Spain's Catalonia.This is basically a sporting event in this competition a large number of world best team participates.Approximately 6000 spectators are here for this competition in a largest bull ring.This is a annual event every team wants to win but winner is only that team who beat leading team.
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Vivid Sydney is a annual festival of Sydney.Here a large number of visitors come for enjoy this show approximately 200,000 locals and visitors.This festival specialty is largest international festival of  art, music and lights the Southern Hemisphere.
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For This Beautiful Brussels' Flower Carpet about 700,000 flowers were used,this event held at the main square in Brussels in front of the City Hall, because this event is held after every tow year that's why a large number of visitors com here on 13 to 15 August to enjoy this beautiful event. 
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Strange Fun International Pillow Fight Day 2012
This International Pillow Fight Day is celebrates around the Streets in 115 cities across 39 countries.This photographs which are showing below International Pillow Fight Day is held on April 7, 2012 is the 5th annual day this look funny amazing but really strange fun.
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  Pillow Fight Day on April 7, 2012 in Stockholm
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This ugliest dog in the world Contest is held on on Friday, June 25 located at the
North California.In this contest people com from different countries for participates.Here the winner of ugliest dog owner received a prize or amount.
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New Year Celebration
The Lantern Festival marks the 15th and final day of Chinese Lunar New Year festivities.According  to the Chinese the new year complete with the Lantern Festival, or Yuan Xiao Jie



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This is one day festival of Guinea Pig is held at the Huacho which is a small city of the South American country of Peru.This festivals is recently organised by the local people of the Huacho.In this festival the people of the Huacho dressed the guinea pig like king or queen and after that at the end they baked the with generous and eat them.
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 This is annual festivals which is celebrates in all over the world,here a large number of the turrets or local people comes to enjoy this view of hundreds of balloons of all shapes and colors.Some photographs are given below of this festivals balloons i hope that you like this. 
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This crufts dog show is considers to be the largest annually show in the UK and around the world.In this competition people comes around the world with there dogs and this year approximately 22,000 dogs and there owner show the variety of accolades. 
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 In this surf dog competition winner gets special vacation package at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort.Dogs compete in 10 minute heats as they attempt to catch at least two waves.
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Beautiful Genzano Infiorata Flower Festival
This beautiful Genzano Infiorata flower festival is held in the town of Genzano Italy during the month of June,here the artist make entire street with painting using the flowers.
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This Tübingen Duck Race competition is held in the River Necker near Stuttgart in Germany.Here 7000 yellow rubber ducks are use for the race,so the winner duck owner to be won €10.000.If you have no duck so don't worry there you can take this duck on rent,under this ducks there is a metal weight from this the duck runs.
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Amazing Sculptures Set Ablaze at Burning Man
Photographer Michael Holden captures the fiery blaze of sculptures being incinerated at Burning Man. The event, which is an annual gathering of artists and their wooden creations in Nevada's Black Rock Desert.

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This cool photographers are taken by the  San Francisco photographer Thomas Hawk at the Holi Festival of Colors in Spanish Fork.Some photos are given below of this beautiful colors festivals.
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 Butterflies Exhibition at London
This exhibition is held at the Natural History Museum in London.In this exhibition species of butterflies from Belize, Costa Rica and parts of Africa and Asia included.Basically the them of this exhibition is to learn how to butterflies taste,smell, see, hear,fly or how they extend there Species.
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Chiang Mai's Floating Lantern Festival
This ''Chiang Mai's Floating Lantern Festival'' photographs are taken by the photographer Steve McCurry.There is a large number of visitores and the of course people of this place come here.This festival view is look too amazing in night all floating lantern are flying in the sky. 


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Competition Of Rommerz Rabbit Hopping
This interesting Competition Of Rommerz Rabbit Hopping is held on August 28, 2011,this is an annual competition,located at  Rommerz near Fulda, Germany.In this compition every jump of the rabbit is count as a point.
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Zama is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.This palce is famouse becouse of sunflower fields a large number of visitores come here to enjoy the sunflower fields every year in summer.Visitores enjou this season using the music and entertainment, great food.
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Contest 2012
This Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2012 is held on the Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest at Coney Island.Breaking the last previouse record of 62 hot dog with the  68 hot dogs and buns.That's amazing.
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New York is currently hosting the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden for the 135th year. Approximately 2,500 dogs arrived in NYC for the two day event on February 14-15, 2011.
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Every year, on the first Sunday of September, the Historical Regatta is held in Venice.This festival is count in the list of world most historical festivals.Some pictures collection are given below of this event i hope you will enjoy this.
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The Venice Biennial is one of the oldest, largest and most prestigious contemporary art exhibitions in the world.
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Mass Whale Hunting in Faroe Islands Leave Sea Blood Red
This Mass Whale Hunting in Faroe Islands north of Europ. whales killed by the inhabitants which is the part of  annual whale hunting culture,on November 22.This whale hunting is called with the name of 'Grindadrap'.Here are some pictures of this island i am going to share with you i hope that you will enjoy this post.
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Hundreds of Colorfully Lit Tents Line Britain's Coastline
This Hundreds of Colorfully Lit Tents Line Britain's Coastline are made for the London 2012 Festival.Which is named as the "explosion of arts and creativity."This transparent lite tents are look more amazing in the night due to the light which is inside of this tents.
 
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This is the China festival,in this festival chinees boys and griles go to the temples at night carrying rabbit-shaped lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns,this people put this things into the water,the tought behinde this is that,boy get a good life partner and girle get also good partner for the life.
 


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The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. Chinese people believe that on that day, the moon will be the biggest, roundest and brightest, and the term "round" implies family reunion in Chinese.Here are some pitures of this festival i hope that you will like this.
 


China's Fun Interactive Optical Illusions Exhibit
This China's Fun Interactive Optical Illusions Exhibit is held  at The Trick Eye Museum in Busan, South Korea.And this amazing Optical Illusions is made by the Michael Powell and Jürgen Hor.


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This amazing and stunning festival is held at the Niagara Falls,this place is famouse for its beauty and when the sun sets a total of twenty-one lights, each 30 inches in diameter, are used to create the rainbow of lights along the waterfalls.Alarge number of visitors come here to see this view.
 

Festivals New york Pillow Fight - This is not a Festival

Feeling a little angry about the economy? What better place to let it out than at a pillow fight in front of the New York Stock Exchange.Participation was not limited to laid-off bankers and brokers gone-broke.

 
Big Food Festival Celebration in Harbor Bridge, Sydney 
The location – Sydney Harbour Bridge. The occasion – Breakfast on the Bridge, a celebration of Sydney's great outdoors, it's community spirit and its iconic Bridge. Over 10,000 square metres of lush, green grass replaced bitumen. 
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 Monkey Buffet Festival Celebration in Thailand

In Thailand the numbers of monkey is 2000 approximately in
 Lopburi province north of Bangkok. and this festival is for
promote the truism. In this festival many vegetable and fruit are
 given to the monkeys.
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Sea Exhibition in Australia : Tours and Travel Special

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Lying Back and Watching the Skies in Silence
Dutch artist Rob Sweere Give this to Lying Back and Watching the Skies in Silence and thing about those things which are they saw in daily life, and lying back watching in skies  and observe a familiar figure in the clouds. Basically artist Rob invites the people to take give there thirty minutes amongst one another and talk to e majestic skies and expend there thoughts and makes different shapes with clouds.Now this project is going progressively gloing in the whole world.
  

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Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival  
Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival is an annual festival this festival is start from Northeast China.This place is located in the  Northeast China.Now this festival is starts every January 5th and lasts one month.This festival is count in the world most interesting Snow Sculpture Festivals.
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Fascinating Events-Orange Festival In Holland 
The orange festival is held on 30th April (Queen's Day) in Holland every year located in Netherlands.This festival is count in world most interesting or amazing festivals because of its  Amazing Oranges Sculptures.People come here and enjoy this events in the April.That's why this place is more attractive for tourists.Here are some best collection of photos of  Orange Festival In Holland i hope you will enjoy this post.Thank You.
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The Ice Fishing Festival is an annual event held in Hwacheon of South Korea's Gangwon Province. During the festival housands of competitors try to catch as many sancheoneo (wild trout) as possible. The Ice Fishing Festival takes place in the Hwacheoncheon (stream) during nearly the entire month of January. The festival organizers claim there are roughly 1,000,000 visitors annually. Take a look at the pictures.Ice Fishing Festival in South Korea
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 Frog Jump Festival in Ohio 

This festival is held on August 15, 2010, in Valley City.In This contest  600 frogs entered.And there are trophies for the winners.

 
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Ooty Flower Festivals 2010 images

 This festival is held in Botanical Garden in may 2010.And here are some pictures of flowers which are taken on that day.

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 Creative Light Festival 2012  

This festival is start in the end of January and it is located in the city of Ghent.This festival is looks so beautifull as you can also see that and the lights which are using in this festival are 30-meter design highlights the 55,000 LEDs that consume no more than 20 kilowatts per hour.    

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International Festival of Lorraine Mondyal   

This air balloons take off in the Lorraine Mondial festival in France.The Biggest thing is made in this festival is,this festival record of previous 329 balloons festival with the 343.

 

International Kite Festival 2011 - Ahmedabad India

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World Festivals  The Aliwan Festival, known as the mother of all Philippine festivals
World Festivals Sinulog Festival - Cebu City, Philippines
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Asia's first and only sustainable i Light festival in Singapore I Light Festival in Singapore Will Be Lit Up by Shimmering LED
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