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Chun Jie (Spring Festival/Chinese New Year), China

Filled with fireworks and colorful decorations, this festival is the high point of the Chinese year. Find out where, when and how to experience it in China.

Cuba

How to Experience Cuba’s Procession of St. Lazarus

Will you be in Cuba on December 16? Head to El Rincón on the outskirts of Havana to watch 50,000 people walk towards the shrine of Lazarus.

Nepal

Dashain: Inside Nepali Festivals

Nepal’s biggest annual festival takes place during the Himalayan kingdom’s post-monsoon period, when the sky is clearest, the air is cleanest and the rice is ready for harvesting.

Bolivia

Where and How to Experience the Oruro Carnival, Bolivia

Find out where, when and how to join in on the Oruro Carnival celebrations, held for 10 days around Ash Wednesday each year in Bolivia.

Malaysia

How to Experience Malaysia's Thaipusam Festival

Watch Malaysia's most spectacular Hindu festival, Thaipusam, in Kuala Lumpur's Batu Caves.

The Bahamas

Junkanoo, Bahamas: Where, When and How to Celebrate

Held on 26th December and 1st January each year. Bahamas’ national festival is a mass of energy, color and partying. Here's what to expect.

Brazil

How to Experience Reveillon (New Year's Eve) in Brazil

What's the best way to ring in the New Year? To join the party on Rio’s mighty Copacabana beach! Find out where, when and how to celebrate with the locals.

Mexico

Day of the Dead in Mexico: Dia de los Muertos

Find out where, when and how to experience Day of the Dead in Oaxaca, Mexico, with these tips from Lonely Planet.

Mali

Dewgal: Crossing of the Cattle in Mali

All across central Mali from November, visitors will see Fula herders and their vast herds closing in on the Niger River, readying themselves for one of West Africa’s most picturesque annual rituals.

Argentina

Día de la Tradición (Tradition Day), Argentina

Find out where, when and how to take part and enjoy the best of Tradition Day, celebrated in mid-November in San Antonio de Areco, Argentina.

Egypt

Egypt Harvest Festival: Moulid of Sayyed Ahmed Al-Badawi

Find out how to navigate the chaos of two million pilgrims at Tanta, in Egypt's Nile Delta, at the end of the cotton harvest in late October.

Germany

Entenrennen: Germany's Annual Rubber Duck Race

Make the most of Germany's annual rubber duck race with these tips from Lonely Planet.

Brazil

How to Experience Cirio de Nazare in Brazil

Find out where, when and how to experience Cirio de Nazare, in Brazil.

Libya

Inside the Ghadames Date Festival in Libya

At the end of the date harvest in Ghadames, Libyans head to the city’s World Heritage-listed old quarter to eat dates and celebrate.

Germany

Must Do: Oktoberfest, Germany

Find out where, when and how to join in the Oktoberfest festivities in Munich, Germany.

Ireland

Galway Oyster Festival: Inside Ireland's Festivals

Head to Nimmo's Pier in Galway City, Ireland to taste juicy oysters at the Galway Oyster Festival.

India

Janmastami: Inside India's Festivals

Head to Mathura, the birthplace of Krishna, during the Indian lunar month of Bhadra to see the mass pilgrimage take place.

Croatia

Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Croatia

What are the top things for travelers to see at Dubrovnik's Summer Festival in Croatia? Find out when and where to go with this World Festivals Guide.

Madagascar

Famadihana: Madagascar's Turning of the Bones Festival

The Merina people's Famadihana exhumation ceremony bears testament to respect for their ancestors. Find out what to expect in Madagascar during Famadihana.

Czech Republic

International Bagpipe Festival, Czech Republic

Are you a fiend for festivals around the world? Why not visit Czech Republic and listen to the almighty bagpipes at the International Bagpipe Festival.

Italy

Palio di Siena: Italy's Historic Horse Race Festival

The Italians’ factional tendencies can be seen in all their swaggering glory at Il Palio, a bareback horse race that last for about a minute and a half.

Brazil

Experience Bumba Meu Boi Festival, Brazil

Find out where, how and when to experience Brazil's folkloric festival of Bumba Meu Boi in late June to August.

Morocco

Marrakesh Popular Arts Festival: Morocco's Festivals

Visit Marrakesh during July to see the colour and pace of Morocco's bustling city intensify during the Popular Arts Festival.

Finland

Wife-Carrying World Championship Festival, Finland

Visit Finland during July and you're in for a real treat. Make sure you witness the Wife-Carrying World Championship! Find out where, when and how with these festival tips.