We recently told you about French festivals not to be missed this summer. However, there is a lot to see outside our borders. For this, we have selected 11 grandiose festivals to do once in a lifetime!
Holi Festival, India
If you do not know the name, however, it is impossible that you do not know the concept of the Indian festival Holi also called "festival of colors". Exported all over the world, especially in France with the Color Me Rad, this festival is one of the most joyful in the world. It is usually celebrated at the dawn of spring and is seen thousands of people dressed in white sprinkling powders of all colors.
Mermaid Festival, USA
Fan of mermaids? The Mermaid Festival is the perfect opportunity to see hundreds of them parade, of all shapes and colors. In the middle of Coney Island in New York, the 35th edition will take place on June 17. This parade brings together more than 500,000 people each year and celebrates underwater life.
Burning Man, USA
Now cult, this festival takes place every year at the end of August in the Nevada desert, in Black Rock City. It takes its name from the best moment of the festival when a huge human effigy is burned. In addition, for a week, there are many works of art and installations. This year's theme will be "Radical Ritual".
Monkey Buffet Festival, Thailand
Every year in November, a rather confusing festival is held in Thailand. A huge buffet of fruit, sweets and drinks is offered to monkeys in the town of Lopburi. Considered as divinities by the inhabitants, it is an opportunity for them to thank them.
Bestival, United Kingdom
What better way to end summer than a long weekend full of music on the Isle of Wight in southern England? The festival mixes many genres of music with rock, pop, folk, electro but also kinds of camping between creation, originality and tranquility. This year, we will find The XX, Justice, Blossoms and many others.
International Festival of Mongolians, USA
Albuquerque isn't just the city of Breaking Bad! Indeed, the city of New Mexico organizes each year what is considered the largest group of hot air balloons in the world. In 1973 at its creation, the festival had only 13. Today, it has more than 500 that are even illuminated at night. A daydream!
Yi Peng Festival, Thailand
Illuminated lanterns floating in the sky, that surely tells you something. This concept taken up all over the world originated in the city of Chiang Mai in Thailand. An unimaginable number of lanterns are then released. They rise and illuminate the sky while various shows are offered on the ground. If there's one thing to see in your life, it's it, so you might as well participate!
Tomatina, Spain
This festival is celebrated on the last Wednesday of August in the town of Buñol, near Valencia. At each edition, many people from all over the world take to the streets to throw inedible tomatoes at each other.
Snow Festival, Japan
Every year, this world-famous festival is held in the Japanese city of Sapporo, which hosted the Olympic Winter Games in 1974. On this occasion, there are more than 250 snow and ice sculptures that take part in a competition in this splendid environment.
Full Moon Party, Thailand
In the absence of the festivals mentioned above, it does not take place once a year but every month, more precisely at each full moon, as its name suggests. Taking place on the paradisiacal beach of Koh Phangan, thousands of people participate each time.
Day of the Dead Parade, Mexico
Celebrating the dead with joy and good humor does not scare Mexicans. Between late October and early November, they set aside a day for the dead, during which hundreds of thousands of people marched throughout Mexico City.
