View allAll Photos Tagged FESTIVAL
Thaipusam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம், Taippūcam ?) Thai Poosam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). It is not only observed in countries where the Tamil community constitutes a majority, but also in countries where Tamil communities are smaller, such as Malaysia[1] , Mauritius[2] Singapore,Thailand and Myanmar[3]
I was at the Open Flair Festival this weekend. It was freaking amazing. This is how my shoes look like after 3 days of partying and Pogo. I didn't have my camera with me so I won't upload any pictures of it. Sorry guys...
I hope you like it!
| My tumblr. |
Another shot taken at the River Thames. There were a lot of people getting on and off the boats going along the river to the Reading Festival.
from: www.philippinecountry.com/philippine_festivals/masskara_f...
The Masskara Festival through the years gives the people of Negros, as well as local and foreign visitors, a chance to drink and be merry for 20 days. Originally designed to show the hardships of the people of Negros, the Masskara Festival has become a tool of escapism and a way to generate revenues for big business. It has indeed come a long way, and it is clear that the path turn away from the progressive goal.
Bacolod City is known for the popular Masskara Festival which takes place here Oct. 1-20. Local and foreign visitors get a chance to enjoy 20 days of merry making, beer drinking, dining and street dancing. On the weekend nearest to 19 October, the biggest party in Bacolod is scheduled to take place. Bacolod is the capital city of the country's sugar-producing province of Bacolenos.
The term Masskara is created from two words: mass, meaning crowd, and the Spanish word cara, for face; thus the double meaning for "mask" and "many faces". It was coined by Ely Santiago, a painter, cartoonist, and cultural artist, who devoted show in his art works the many faces of Negrenses overwhelmed with various crises.
A smiling mask, which is the symbol of the fiesta was conceived by the organizers to show the happy spirit of the Negrenses despite experiencing bad times in the sugar industry.
The Masskara festival was first envisioned in 1980 to add color and jollity to the Bcolod City's celebration of its Charter Day anniversary, on 19 October. The symbol of the festival - a smiling mask - was adopted by the organizers to dramatize the Negrenses happy spirit, in spite of periodic economic downturns in the sugar industry.
Throughout the week, people from all over the Visayas, gather to the town plaza. They join Bacoleños in the non-stop round of festivities. Even if you don't feel like dancing and singing, the pig catching and pole climbing competitions are musts. Some are also trying their luck and testing their skills in mask-making contests, disco king and queen competitions, coconut-milk drinking to name a few.
History of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival :
The Vegetarian Festival started about 150 years ago in the Kathu district, where the majority of the Chinese tin mine workers were settled in Phuket. They formed such a large portion of the community that a group of Chinese opera performers were hired to entertain them and their families. During the Chinese ninth lunar month, Phuket was hit with an epidemic of a fatal disease and the loss of many lives. The Chinese performers were also falling ill.
Eventually, they realised they had forgotten to pay homage to the Nine Emperor Gods (Kiu Ong Iah) in the first nine days of the month. Thus, one of the performers was sent to China to invite the Kiu Ong Iah to Phuket. The next year the Chinese followed the tradition of refraining from eating meat, drinking alcoholic drinks, engaging in sex, quarreling, telling lies or killing. The epidemic ceased, and, every year since, the people of Phuket have continued to celebrate the festival.
Visitors are perhaps most impressed with the spectacle of people, ostensibly possessing by gods, piercing their tongues, cheeks, and other parts of the anatomy with sharp implements. Adepts apparently feel no pain, and show little no sign of real injury.
Read more: History of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival - Phuket Events and Festivals
www.phuket.com/island/vegie.htm#ixzz1cXXhQd00
source: www.phuket.com/island/vegie.htm
press "L" or double click the photo to see it in the lightbox.
firstly sorry for uploading a violent photo..
I never knew,that I would feel the certain uncomfortably watching the violence of "Qurbāni" as I thought myself a strong nerved person.. but after taking several shots the deep sense of "Qurbāni" flowed away from my mind.. and I was trying hard to compare the fact with Sacrifice but it was still seeming to me violence.. then all there was left in my hand,the scope to imagine it a violence against the dark side of our mind..
then I felt a relief and it worked like the sudden relaxant...
Eid al-Adha is the Festival of Sacrifice.. Muslims sacrifice their best domestic animals (usually a cow, but can also be a camel, goat, sheep or ram depending on the region) as a symbol of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his only son.. The meat from the sacrificed animal is divided into three parts. The family retains one third of the share; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors; and the other third is given to the poor and needy...
to know more about this festival click here
নিজের সম্পর্কে মানুষের কতই না ভুল ধারনা থাকে।
ভাবতাম আমি তো বাঘের বাচ্চা কিচ্ছুতেই ভয় পাব না।
কিন্তু ৩য় বারের মত আজ কোরবানী দেখতে যেয়ে আমার অবস্থা কাহিল।
প্রতিটি মানুষের মনের পশুকে এভাবেই কোরবানী করা গেলে কতই না ভালো হত।
"মনের পশুরে করো জবাই, পশুরাও বাঁচে বাঁচে সবাই"
-কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম।
সবাইকে ঈদের শুভেচ্ছা রইলো।
ঈদ মুবারাক। :D
August 2020
Robert Wagner Park, New York City
Tom Gold Dance, "Plan & Elevation"
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the annual outdoor Battery Dance Festival went virtual this year, like so many other performances.
So there was no live festival and most of the international dance companies that participated did so via video.
But NYC let the Festival film a handful of the performers live, albeit in the very early morning, as a way to discourage curious onlookers. These are some of the companies that participated; but this necessarily is a very small sampling.
Photo by Steven Pisano
Texas Renaissance Festival, 2002. There's nothing like Texas women! Lucy, Gigi, and Babette are the best bar maids around! , along with Allabella, have taken care of us for over 10 years!
Ratha Yatra or the Car Festival is a huge Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath held in India.
This annual festival is celebrated on Ashad Shukla Dwitiya (second day in bright fortnight of Ashad month). In 2012 it falls on the 21st of June[
The festival commemorates Lord Jagannath's annual visit to Gundicha mata's temple via aunt's home (Mausi Maa Temple which is near Balagandi Chaka in Puri).
As part of Rath Yatra, the idols of Lord Puri Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Subhadra are taken out in a procession to Gundicha Temple and remain there for nine days. Then the idols or Rath Yatra returns to Puri Jagannath temple. The return journey of Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra is known as Bahuda Yatra.
Fotos: Felipe Maior — ATENÇÃO! Todas as imagens deste álbum virtual estão protegidas pela LEI DO DIREITO AUTORAL, Nº 9.610, DE 19 DE FEVEREIRO DE 1998. Portanto é proibida qualquer reprodução ou divulgação das minhas imagens, com fins comerciais ou não, em qualquer meio de comunicação, inclusive na WEB, sem prévia consulta e aprovação.
Contato: (081) 9227.6853
Rohan and John met at Glastonbury, they threw one hell of a festival wedding at the Secret Garden. It was all kinds of beautiful....
Take a peek here for their full blog post on my new website!