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Travel Guide 2014
PUSHKAR CAMEL FAIR,
RAJASTHAN, INDIA:
One
of India’s most highly
rated travel experiences, a
spectacle on an epic
scale, attracting more than
11,000 camels, horses and
cattle and visited by over
400,000 people.
30 OCTOBER TO
6 NOVEMBER 2014
ALL SAINTS DAY, PHILIPPINES:
A day of remembrance of
the dead and an important
holiday for the Catholic
Church. People attend
Mass, decorate loved ones’
tombs and spend the day in
graveyards with picnics.
1 NOVEMBER 2014
BON OM TUK/WATER
FESTIVAL, CAMBODIA:
Celebrate the end of monsoon
season. Brightly decorated
dragon boats will race over
the three days and Phnom
Penh will be super-crowded.
16 NOVEMBER 2014
HORNBILL FESTIVAL,
NAGALAND, INDIA:
Launched
in 2000 by the Government
of Nagaland to bring
together the 16 major tribes
of the region, the Hornbill
Festival colourfully celebrates
the Naga’s cultural heritage.
Buy yourself a hornbill
headdress, practise your
moves and join in the fun.
1 TO 10 DECEMBER 2014
THE EMPEROR’S BIRTHDAY,
JAPAN:
This is one of only
two occasions when the inner
grounds of Tokyo’s Imperial
Palace are open to the
public, and Emperor Akihito
and Empress Michiko will
greet the flag-waving crowd.
23 DECEMBER
HARBIN ICE AND SNOW
SCULPTURE FESTIVAL, CHINA:
Set in Harbin’s coldest
months (and we’re talking
minus 20 degrees Celsius
or considerably lower!), this
festival features stunning
works of art, all created with
over four million cubic feet of
ice from the Songhua River –
giving a whole new meaning
to Winter Wonderland.
5 JANUARY UNTIL END
FEBRUARY 2015
ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL, KALIBO,
PANAY ISLANDS (VISAYAS),
THE PHILIPPINES:
This
flamboyant fiesta, dubbed
“The Mother of all Philippine
Festivals” began in the 13th
century when a small group
of Malay chieftains landed
on the Panays and were sold
land by the local Ati people.
To celebrate, the Malays
painted their faces black to
look like the tribe. This tribal
celebration has now evolved
into a wild, rhythmic, street
party in honour of Santo
Niño (the infant Jesus).
19 TO 26 JANUARY 2015
Harbin Ice and
Snow Sculpture
Festival
Pushkar Camel Fair
Hornbill Festival,
Nagaland