Aside from being known as the season of heat and summer break, summer is also called as the season of festivals.
There are many ways to forget about the annoying heat of summer. Some choose to go to the beach, others stay inside the house with air conditioner but in many countries, a joyful festivals is the perfect counter to fight against the summer’s heat. Today, together with Illume-eMag, let’s explore many summer festivals around the world.
Aomori Nebuta Festival in Japan
Glastonbury Music Festival in England
Glastonbury is considered the largest music festival in the world, held annually at the end of June. This is a great opportunity for music enthusiasts because it gathers many big music stars in the world. that world. Proof of the attraction of that summer festival is that many Glastonbury concerts took place in bad weather but still could not stop the audience from burning with passion for music. The audience even took advantage of this opportunity to have fun in the wet mud, and so the heavy rains and muddy ground became an indispensable “specialty” of this festival.
World Bodypainting Festival
 The World Bodypainting Festival, also known as the body painting festival, is held every July in the Austrian town of Pörtschach. Although it is considered a festival, it is not merely entertainment, but this festival also aims to prove that bodypainting is a top art. The World Bodypainting Festival is not only for entertainment, but it also aims to prove that bodypainting is a top art. (Photo: New York Daily News). The majority of festival participants are professional make-up artists from many countries around the world. They come here to be able to unleash their creativity, spray paint or sponge on the model’s body, creating beautiful works of art.
Wine Fight Festival in Spain
Another equally boisterous summer festival is La Batalla del Vino (also known as the Wine Fight Festival). The event was held in the small town of Haro, in the Rioja region of Spain, attracting thousands of people to the streets and directly pouring alcohol on people around. And the end result of the festival is nothing but a purple color that permeates everywhere and the laughter of festival attendees.
Genzano Infiorata Flower Festival
First held in 1778, the traditional Genzano Infiorata flower festival has grown in size and has become the most famous religious event in Italy. Each year, the festival welcomes more than 150,000 visitors from all over the world who flock to the main road Via Belardi leading to the church of Santa Maria della Cima to admire the beautiful flower beds, designed as works of art with religious themes. religious or artistic masterpieces by local artists. But the most interesting thing about this event is that on the last day, local students will be allowed to run over the flowerbeds to destroy them as a rite of passage to end the festival.
La Tomatina Tomato Throwing Festival in Spain
La Tomatina was first held in 1945 and then it became a very famous summer festival in this land. That event takes place every year in August in the small Spanish town of Bunol with more than 150,000 tomatoes prepared as “combat weapons”. In addition, during the festival, there are many other entertainment activities such as music shows, fireworks, rice cooking contest, etc. that everyone can participate. However, in order for the “tomato battle” to go smoothly, the organizers also set a note such as: should wear gloves and glasses, before throwing tomatoes must crush them and above all not You are allowed to bring sharp weapons into the festival as well as not to tear other people’s clothes. So are you brave enough to join this battle?
Feria las Flores flower festival in Colombia
Every year at the beginning of August, the city of MedellÃn is jubilant with the Feria las Flores flower festival. The highlight of the festival is the Silleteros Parade, in which farmers carry on their backs trays of flowers weighing up to 70 kg, woven from 25 to 70 different varieties of flowers. Farmers carry flowers on their backs to parade during the colorful Feria las Flores festival (Photo: Forjadores del Progreso). The festival lasts for 10 days with millions of flowers coloring all the way. The flower baskets are cleverly arranged to recreate images of landscapes, portraits or messages about the values ​​of indigenous people. The festival atmosphere is more exciting with the appearance of dancers in eye-catching costumes and the band humming impressive tunes.
Tanabata Festival – The Day of the Dead in Japan
