Are you excited to see what’s coming up for your festival season this year? If so, we have some amazing ideas for you! From the most popular festivals to the most beautiful & cultural cities, here are our top 5 favorites.
1) New Year’s Eve Festival (China)
The annual event is held during April 1-14, 2016. The fireworks explosion of firecrackers displayed on all sides of the main square in downtown Peking is usually an epic sight to behold. Also known as the “Spring Garden Fireworks Show,” it features thousands of lights lit by 3 million sparklers in a spectacular show. Traditional music plays to commemorate the occasion while people dance their way through large balloons while singing “Happy New Year 2020.” It also serves as a great photo opportunity, so many groups take turns taking photos at the famous night spot. For locals, it is a memorable moment for getting together with family and friends to wish a happy new year together while enjoying the beauty of China’s capital city skyline and beautiful scenery.
2) Dragon Boat Parade/Parade of Lights (China)
In September 2013 China launched its first national dragon boat parade or parade of lights. Since then, over 100,000 people have gathered at Tiananmen Square of Tsinghua University to witness the historic day parade. At the beginning of summer 2015, another inaugural parade was held in Hangzhou. The second parade of lanterns has been a huge hit among Chinese tourists and tourists from various other nations. According to Chen Guoqun, director of Shanghai Tourism Bureau, about 90% of visitors who come to China on Thursday evenings can enjoy the Dragon Boat Parade with the help of China's unique flag.
3) Spring Festival (China)
Spring Festival is celebrated around the world in the winter season. This is a time when different places throughout China celebrate traditional Chinese culture with colorful decorations, bright lighting, and hundreds of floats from various forms of the ancient history of mankind. You may have seen Beijing’s Winter Wonderland if you visit China in the spring season. But don’t forget to check out these outstanding tourist destinations: Wuhan Zoo—home to more than 20 wildlife species including tigers and gorillas; National Zoological Park of Ningxia and the Giant Bamboo Forest from Tibet to Vietnam. And to conclude the best part, just like the Spring Festival, you will find plenty of parks to explore such as Hongqiao National Nature Reserve, Huangpuozi Cultural Heritage Area, Daxingyuan City, Hubei Province with stunning landscapes, lakes, forests, mountains, etc. To complete the whole experience, you can visit several museums such as the Gansu Museum of Art and Culture and Jiangsu National History Museum.
4) Taikon Festival (Japan)
The long-standing tradition continues with Taikon festivals in Japan. As the name implies, this is one of the largest Japanese cultural festivities that celebrate a variety of aspects of nature such as Japanese art, music, film, and food. Not only do they celebrate culture but also a variety of festivals across Japan like Kakinawa (Chinese Lantern Festival), Nara Shinkai (Seoul Carnival), and Miyagi Miyagi (Spring Blossom Festival).
5) New Year’s Honoree Ceremony (China)
For the longest time, the official ceremony for the New Year’s holiday has been performed after midnight on January 31st, 2013 in Xi’an, where people gather to celebrate the end of 2014. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the government decided to postpone the celebration until 2021. They later announced that the ceremony would go ahead later in the previous year. On March 11th, 2018, more than 10 million people attended the celebratory ceremony in Xi’an. For those lucky enough to attend the ceremony at home or watch it live on TV, a video showing the fireworks exploding inside the Palace of Fine Arts was released.
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