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Around the world, celebrators pummel each other with over-ripe tomatoes, engage in flash mob pillow fights, hurl multicoloured flour and turn chainsaws into noise-makers.
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18 February 2011
Choose from options that girdle the globe – from cricket bats and birthday parties to sobering memorials or a copy of Led Zeppelin IV.
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17 December 2010
Exchange chain stores for cosy wooden chalets, Muzak for angelic choirs, and consumer frenzy for down-to-earth local holiday cheer.
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24 November 2010
From swimming with orcas in Norway to Zorbing in New Zealand, these five fantastic alternatives offer a break from Christmas sales, egg nog and fruit cake.
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09 November 2010
A historical tour of Massachusetts, where the tales told at Halloween are just as colourful as the autumn foliage.
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29 October 2010
Pointers for travel during the Ramadan holiday, ending September 10, in countries with majority Muslim populations like Indonesia, Egypt, Turkey and Morocco.
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16 August 2010
Brazilians know how to throw a party on a mammoth scale and these ten celebrations are the hottest spots for adventurous travellers to samba their way through the night.
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03 August 2010
Mexico’s remembrance of departed souls, Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) is in November, and its upbeat treatment of immortality is both fascinating and thought-provoking.
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03 August 2010
This tiny hamlet on the island of Karpathos is the bastion of a distinct culture, protected for centuries from the outside world by its isolation and strategic location.
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03 August 2010
These international destinations come alive at the witching hour and know how to celebrate this holiday properly.
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29 October 0010
A selection of these Holidays articles were originally published on Lonely Planet.
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