Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival 2011
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 16, 2011
Scarecrows of all shapes and sizes, including some rather familiar faces, come to life at the annual two-week Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival ...
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14th Boryeong Mud Festival, South Korea
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 17, 2011
As the hot weather approaches, both local residents and foreigners visited the city of Boryeong, a town around 200 km south of Seoul, South ...
San Fermin Festival Begins in Pamplona, Spain
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 7, 2011
Tens of thousands of people packed Pamplona's main square on Wednesday for the launch of the "chupinazo" rocket that marked th...
Songkran Festival: Thai New Year Celebration
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2011
The Hungarians aren’t the only ones dousing each other with water this April. The Thais are traditionally known to celebrate the Songkran f...
Watering Of The Girls: Oldest Wet T-shirt Contest?
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 22, 2011
In Hungary, there is an ancient Easter tradition called Húsvéti Locsolás . Literally, this translates to "Easter Watering". Specif...
Buzkashi: The Goat Dragging Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 26, 2011
Goat Dragging or Buzkashi is a popular Afghan sport played on horseback in central Asian countries such as Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikist...
Political Satire at German Carnival 2011
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2011
Cologne is one of those cities that holds two carnivals each year. The one, which is currently underway, starts in February-March and the ot...
Lemon Festival Begins in Menton
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 22, 2011
From February 18th to March 9th the French town of Menton on the Riviera is given over to the celebration of the fruit Lemon. The lemon fest...
Caganers: Figurines of Pooping World Leaders in Nativity Scenes
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 19, 2010
In Catalonia - a historic territory in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula, mostly in Spain and adjoining portion in southern France – a biza...
The Genzano Infiorata Flower Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 1, 2010
If you ever plan to visit Italy during the month of June, reserve at least a day for the town of Genzano, to see the famous Infiorata Flower...
Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 17, 2010
Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival is an annual event in the idyllic Yorkshire Dales. During this week long event villagers comes with the most o...
Brussels' Flower Carpet
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 15, 2010
The Brussels' Flower Carpet is a special event that comes every two years. During this event a huge carpet of flower is laid out on the ...
Suzdal Cucumber Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 27, 2010
The Cucumber festival is held each year in the month of July in the own of Suzdal in Russia, to celebrate the versatility and economic impor...
Festival of San Fermin 2010 in Pictures
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 7, 2010
The festival of San FermÃn (or Sanfermines) is a deeply rooted celebration held annually in the city of Navarre, Spain. The celebration star...
Unexpected Turn of Events at The Guinea Pig Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 24, 2010
Huacho is a small and picturesque city in the costal regions of the South American country of Peru. For the last few years the locals of Hua...
The Spanish Baby Jumping Festival of El Colacho
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 20, 2010
Every year during the month of June, the Spanish village of Castrillo de Murcia near Burgos holds its traditional Baby-Jumping Festival as p...
World Custard Pie Throwing Championship
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 5, 2010
Almost 50 competitors slugged it out on May 23 to be crowned the World Custard Pie Throwing Champions , an event held annually in Maidstone,...
