The Fourth of July remains the United States' quintessential mid-summer celebration. A look back at some Independence Day celebrations. Happy Birthday, America!
01 July 2011
Also wife carrying, naked racing and other unusual competitions enthusiastically, if comically, hosted by the Finns.
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24 June 2011
Usually the third weekend in June, Juhannus is a weekend of bonfires, saunas and public revelry under the midnight sun.
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20 June 2011
Buddhists joyfully celebrate the day Buddha was born—approximately 2,553 years ago.
06 May 2011
In the Stockholm archipelago, Midsummer Eve is a radiant – and sometimes raucous – celebration of sunlight, friendship and nature.
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03 May 2011
Enjoy Midsummer Eve where they celebrate it best, the Stockholm archipelago.
03 May 2011
Holy Week in the epicentre of the Catholic Church is an exciting, and crowded, pilgrimage.
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21 April 2011
Walk through Jinghong, the capital of the Xishuangbanna region in the far southwest of China, in the middle of April and you are likely to get very wet.
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14 April 2011
Celebrate the end of winter with a splash of colour. During the Hindu festival of Holi celebrants honour spring’s arrival by flinging coloured powder and water at one another.
08 April 2011
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