It’s time for another beginning, for a new chapter in our lives and a fresh new start. Named after the deity Janus, January is the month of resolutions and traditions that ensure we have a good new year. Whilst many of us aspire to let go of the old, traditions tend to stick around. Afterall,…
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The tale of Krampus
Christmas – the time of the year that brings excitement and joy into our lives. Dedicated to the notion of love, happiness, and sharing, this holiday is what many look forward to the entire year. Christmas is pure and evil free – or is it? Some parts of the world like Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Hungary…
Halloween Around The World
Ask a kid what their favourite holiday other than Christmas is, and you can be confident they’ll pick Halloween. Celebrated world-over on October 31st, the holiday’s traditions of ‘trick-or-treating’ and pumpkin carving are famous thanks to the numerous references in pop culture like movies and TV shows. However, the origins of Halloween are not as…
Bordeaux Wine Festival: Everything you need to know
Bordeaux is known for its picturesque locales, and was recently declared a world heritage site by UNESCO. The city is a popular tourist destination that hosts over 5 million visitors annually, and is packed with cafés and food trucks, making it a haven for foodies from around the globe. Every year, This famous city in…
The true essence of Holi – the Indian festival of colours
India’s religious diversity permeates every part of the country. From the tiniest of villages to the biggest of metropolitan cities, you will find people of various religions living together in close proliferation. So it comes as little surprise that this country boasts of a staggeringly large number of religious festivals. And yet, one of the…
Burns Night – A celebration of Scotland’s favourite son
No country favours its poets the way Scotland favours its most celebrated wordsmith – Robert Burns. Burns’ birthday, the 25th of January, is celebrated widely as Burns Night every year in Scotland and consists of elaborate meals accompanied by readings of Burns works as well as a tribute to the great poet. What began as…
Lesser known facts about Christmas
The Christmas trees have been decorated, the halls have been decked with boughs of holly, and maybe even Santa’s reindeer’s have already started pawing the ground in anticipation of the big night. Christmas eve is almost upon us and though we all know so much about the beautiful festival, there is still a lot that…
Hanukkah – How is it celebrated around the world?
As the world slowly falls into a blissful holiday stupor, let’s take a minute to consider the beautiful Jewish festival – Hanukkah. Hanukkah, or Chanukah, marks the rededication of Jerusalem’s second Jewish temple during the time of the Maccabean revolt. An important aspect of the festival is the miracle of oil. Legend has it that…
Mount Abu Winter Festival – Rajasthan’s beautiful carnival of culture
Hot, exotic and oozing with cultural vibrancy, India’s gorgeous state of Rajasthan has always been a haven for travellers. Right from the bustling markets of Jaipur to the pristine sand dunes of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan feels like a slice of history suspended in time; and a very delicious slice at that! In fact, this desert state…
Everything you need to know about the Loy Krathong and Yi Peng festival
The literal translations for both these Thai festivals are self explanatory to a large extent. In Thai, Loy means to float and Krathong is a circular object decorated with banana leaves, flowers, candles and incense sticks, which floats. The Yi Peng festival can be broken down as Yi, meaning two, and Peng is a full…
How do brands take advantage of the festival season to increase sales?
No matter which country you pick, everyone loves a good reason to celebrate. Reasons for celebrations are unending, whether it’s religious, seasonal, patriotic or personal. These occasions are usually considered to be auspicious or necessary times for shopping. You may be buying things for someone else as gifts or yourself as a treat, but shopping…
Best places to visit in Australia during Halloween
As the autumn leaves start to fall and leave the trees barren, the festival of Halloween is celebrated with zeal. A day filled with children trick-or-treating, candy and horror stories is also a time of parties and fun costumes. People decorate their houses and conduct group activities such as carving pumpkins into lanterns, apple bobbing,…
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