Boun Ok Phansa Festival, Laos

Celebrated in late October as the day when monks would traditionally return to daily life after having fasted for the three months prior, this beautiful festival in Laos’s capital includes a night of releasing lit paper lanterns, candles, paper boats, and flowers onto the Mekong River along with prayers. The next day is a boat race on the same river which people come to see from all over the country.

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Day of the Dead, Mexico

You’ve most likely heard of this festival especially if you saw the not-so-recent Pixar movie Coco, but you may not realize that you can go experience the culture-melding festivities for yourself. The best place to go to view this mixture of Aztec and European tradition is Oaxaca, where the most exciting festivities take place.

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Pirates Week Festival, Cayman Islands

If you loved Pirates of the Caribbean or had your Facebook language set to “English (Pirate)” at any point, you might want to head to Georgetown in November to experience the weeklong Pirates Festival. You can dress up like a pirate, talk like a pirate, and drink like a pirate to your heart’s content!

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Dia de los Muertos

The Day of the Dead is celebrated on All Saints Day, 1^st of November, when the small children who have died are honored as “little angels” and on the next day, on the All Souls Day, the older family members who have passed away are commemorated. They make family altars from photographs, mementos and offerings of food and gifts.

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo is often mistaken as Mexico’s Independence Day, but it is actually the day when the Mexican Army won a victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla on 5^th May 1862.

However, there are many great holidays in Mexico that deserve attention as well.

Dia de la Raza

The Day of the Race is a holiday celebrated every 12^th of October and marks the arrival of Christopher Columbus in North America. On this day there are large public parades and gatherings and public debates among scholars and politicians.

Diez y Seis

16^th of September is a very important date in the Mexican history, it signifies the day when Father Miguel Hidalgo urged Mexicans to rise up against the Spanish-born ruling class and this date is today marked in the calendar as Mexico’s Independence Day.

Citizens across the country gather at midnight on 15^th September at the main square to hear the mayor repeat Father Hidalgo’s cry for freedom. At the remaining of the day, there is a celebration with military parades, fireworks, music, food, dance…

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Boun Ok Phansa Festival, Laos

Celebrated in late October as the day when monks would traditionally return to daily life after having fasted for the three months prior, this beautiful festival in Laos’s capital includes a night of releasing lit paper lanterns, candles, paper boats, and flowers onto the Mekong River along with prayers. The next day is a boat race on the same river which people come to see from all over the country.

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Day of the Dead, Mexico

You’ve most likely heard of this festival especially if you saw the not-so-recent Pixar movie Coco, but you may not realize that you can go experience the culture-melding festivities for yourself. The best place to go to view this mixture of Aztec and European tradition is Oaxaca, where the most exciting festivities take place.

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Pirates Week Festival, Cayman Islands

If you loved Pirates of the Caribbean or had your Facebook language set to “English (Pirate)” at any point, you might want to head to Georgetown in November to experience the weeklong Pirates Festival. You can dress up like a pirate, talk like a pirate, and drink like a pirate to your heart’s content!

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The post Great Fall Festivals Around the World appeared first on Traveler Master.

Dia de los Muertos

The Day of the Dead is celebrated on All Saints Day, 1^st of November, when the small children who have died are honored as “little angels” and on the next day, on the All Souls Day, the older family members who have passed away are commemorated. They make family altars from photographs, mementos and offerings of food and gifts.

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo is often mistaken as Mexico’s Independence Day, but it is actually the day when the Mexican Army won a victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla on 5^th May 1862.

However, there are many great holidays in Mexico that deserve attention as well.

Dia de la Raza

The Day of the Race is a holiday celebrated every 12^th of October and marks the arrival of Christopher Columbus in North America. On this day there are large public parades and gatherings and public debates among scholars and politicians.

Diez y Seis

16^th of September is a very important date in the Mexican history, it signifies the day when Father Miguel Hidalgo urged Mexicans to rise up against the Spanish-born ruling class and this date is today marked in the calendar as Mexico’s Independence Day.

Citizens across the country gather at midnight on 15^th September at the main square to hear the mayor repeat Father Hidalgo’s cry for freedom. At the remaining of the day, there is a celebration with military parades, fireworks, music, food, dance…

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