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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As the sun rises
Article by Stephanie Boettcher, 2 June 2008
Balloons, art, and music mark the annual Art and Air Festival held in Albany Oregon.
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Carnaval in Panama City
Photo by Susan Ranney, 31 May 2008
The world’s largest pre-Lenten carnival celebrations are held in Brazil, and hordes of people also head to Venice and New Orleans for the famous festivities there.
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Up, up and away!
Photo by Frans & Claire van der Lee, 31 May 2008
At the annual Loi Krathong festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand it is tradition to launch "khom lois" into the night sky.
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Boat Floats
Photo by Megan Kearney, 30 May 2008
Locals gather to watch the boat races during Cambodia's three-day Water festival in Phnom Penh.
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Old and New
Photo by Matt Herold, 27 May 2008
A blend of traditional and modern as people dance the Bon Odori (started around 657 A.D.) on the field of the Osaka Dome (opened in 1997 A.D.).
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Kansai Summer Festivals
Article by Matt Herold, 30 May 2008
A look at some of the more popular summer festivals around Osaka, Japan.
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That Luang Festival
Article by Julien Simery, 30 May 2008
Sometime described as the Vatican of Laos, That Luang is the holy place.
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1969 SS Chevy Camaro
Photo by lindsay mccallum, 30 May 2008
Every summer the jersey shore is home to many classic car shows.
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The Small Town Parades of America's Summer
Article by Sloan Schang, 30 May 2008
Chances are, there’s a small town near you.
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“Dia de Los Muertos“.
Photo by Karl Polverino, 30 May 2008
8th Annual Day of the Dead Celebration held at the Hollywood Forever Cemetary in Los Angeles, Calif.
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