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Fantastic Festivals of the World

Summary Insight into some of the world's most traditional and spectacular festivals. View more details

  • 2004

Fantastic Festivals of the World

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Stars : Jeff Gentes Shana Jacobus

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 4, 2004

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Marc Pingry Productions

Summary Insight into some of the world's most traditional and spectacular festivals. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 4, 2004

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Marc Pingry Productions

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Apr 04, 2004
The Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival - Hong Kong
The Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival dates to the 14th Century uprising against the Mongols when rebels wrote notes on paper and hid them in pastries to smuggle to compatriots. Hong Kong is illuminated once a year in memory of the uprising.
Episode 2 • Apr 04, 2004
Festival des Marionettes - Charleville-Mezieres, France
The art of puppet theater began in World War II to lighten peoples' spirits and provide an uplifting aspect to their days during tumultuous years of war and conflict.
Episode 3 • Apr 04, 2004
The World Buskers Festival - Christchurch, New Zealand
Experience lively, dramatic, beautiful, and sometimes dangerous street performances by some of the best "buskers" from around the world.
Episode 4 • Apr 04, 2004
Carnaval de Quebec - Quebec City, Canada
This twelve-day carnival is the world's largest snow-oriented festival. Among the festivities are over 300 fun and interactive family activities that bring out the warmth within people as they brave temperatures well below zero.
Episode 5 • Apr 04, 2004
Festival Las Fallas - Valencia, Spain
In honor of St. Joseph, patron saint of carpenters, a celebration occurs each year in the streets, the main feature of which are intricately sculpted monuments made of styrofoam, wood, and papier-mâché known as las fallas.
Episode 6 • Apr 04, 2004
Carnival - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Dive into this nonstop April carnival and dance to the easy rhythms of calypso music as positive energy and color surround you. The joy of the islands springs to life, and the fun you experience you will not soon forget.
Episode 7 • Apr 04, 2004
Gypsy Festival - San Marie de la Mer, France and the Medieval Fair - Sedan, France
Two amazing festivals occur in France each year. The Medieval Festival recreates to a fantastic degree life in the Middle Ages. The Gypsy Festival honors Saint Mary, and every year people from all over the world gather to worship.
Episode 8 • Apr 04, 2004
Rath Yatra - Puri, India
Every year millions gather throughout India to celebrate one of the oldest festivals in the world honoring the deities of Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra. Exquisitely decorated chariots are pulled through Puri's main street.
Episode 9 • Apr 04, 2004
The Green River Rendezvous - Pinedale, Wyoming, USA
For generations, people gather every year at the Green River Festival to honor the call of the wild and the spirit of the mountain man in preparation of the coming winter.
Episode 10 • Apr 04, 2004
Fiesta de Urqupinia - Quillacollo, Bolivia
Beginning in the 18th Century, Bolivians celebrate beautiful acts of faith that portray a combination of Indigenous and Christian beliefs. People from all over Bolivia perform, dance, and play music in honor of the Blessed Virgin.
Episode 11 • Apr 04, 2004
Kyu-bon and Eisa Festivals - Okinawa, Japan
Every summer, for three special days in Okinawa, the Kyu-bon and Eisa Festivals arise in honor of each family's deceased ancestors who, it is customarily believed visit their living relatives each year at this time.
Episode 12 • Apr 04, 2004
September Cultural Shows - Papua New Guinea
Each September, countless people from communities all over Papua New Guinea celebrate in diversity, while also taking the time to honor the their ancestors and rare orchid flowers that grow in the region.
Episode 13 • Apr 04, 2004
Whirling Dervishes - Konya, Turkey
Sufi's are known as the mystic seekers in Islam, and every December they perform the Whirling Dervishes Festival, portraying whimsical dances replete with red turbans and flowing white skirts.
Episode 14 • Apr 04, 2004
Songkran Festival - Thailand
Songkran marks the Thai New Year and is considered to be the Kingdom's most fun and family oriented festival with its traditional water splashing, water cannons, and water purification and cleansing from illness.
Episode 15 • Apr 04, 2004
Spring Fiestas - Andalusia, Spain
When fiestas arrive in spring in Spain, you might imagine a sunny landscape, a bull fighter, or a Spanish dancer with a vibrant dress. These are certainly some of the symbols of Spain, but there are many more.
Episode 16 • Apr 04, 2004
Lunar New Year - Hong Kong
Chinese New Year is the mother of celebrations. Hong Kong is dressed in gold and red, colors of good fortune. The New Year's parade attracts groups from around the world. The Costumes, music, and dances are nothing short of spectacular.
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