Theme: Festival
When the weather gets warm, festival season gets underway. Whether you gather for music, art, dance, theater, food — or any combination of these — tell us about your experiences at festivals around the world.
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Fireworks in the Fog
Photo by Meredith Hart, 13 January 2009
We spent the 4th of July on the pier in Berkeley.
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Durga Puja
Photo by Kristin Kent, 9 January 2009
The goddess Durga looms over the Hindu festival in her name, Durga Puja.
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Black Rock City at Night
Photo by Jeff Sullivan, 5 January 2009
Black Rock City is a temporary city of about 50,000 people who converge on the Black Rock Desert in Nevada for the Burning Man event.
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Chinese New Year Calligraphy
Photo by Carolyn W, 29 December 2008
It is often seen during the Chinese New Year, artists sell their holiday calligraphy on the streets.
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Tree of light
Photo by Claire Marie Algarme, 12 December 2008
Christmas trees abound in Metro Manila, and throughout the Philippines.
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Misty Azalea Festival
Photo by Kelley Kerr, 16 November 2008
A stroll through the Azalea Festival at Azalea Eco Park in Higashi Village is a treat in March!
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Concert at Kirstenbosch Gardens
Photo by Mariana Engelbrecht, 10 November 2008
The Kirstenbosch Gardens Sunset Concerts are an institution in Cape Town in summer.
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Casting Away
Photo by lannie su, 19 October 2008
boat racing festival in Laos - evening festivities involve floating candlelit flower boats down the rivers.
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Wall of Death
Photo by j. crawford, 18 October 2008
Wall of Death - Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, South Dakota
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Dancing in the cage at Love Fest in SF
Photo by Oksana Koval, 11 October 2008
Thousands of people filled the streets of San Francisco during the festival of love and electronic music (aka Love Fest) on October 4, 2008.
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