Festivals Archives - robertharding Sharing adventures in travel and nature photography Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:05:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-rh-dark-32x32.png Festivals Archives - robertharding 32 32 Thailand: Where Culture, Cuisine, and Charm Converge https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2023/09/07/thailand-where-culture-cuisine-and-charm-converge/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=14961

Thailand is a country known for its captivating culture, breathtaking attractions, and mouthwatering cuisine.

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]]> Frank Fell captures Malaga’s passionate Easter processions https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2018/03/31/frank-fell-captures-malagas-passionate-easter-processions/ Sat, 31 Mar 2018 04:23:43 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=11224

During Easter week, members of religious brotherhoods in Malaga, Spain, parade through the streets dressed in traditional robes, carrying religious statues known as pasos. Travel photographer […]

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]]> Dancing with demons at Peru’s Diablada festival https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2017/10/29/dancing-demons-perus-diablada-festival/ Sun, 29 Oct 2017 20:49:07 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=10732

Peru’s Diablada festival sees locals parade through the lakeside town of Puno dressed as colourful demons. Some of the myths as to the origins of the […]

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]]> Ölgii’s spectacular Golden Eagle Festival https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2017/10/10/olgiis-spectacular-golden-eagle-festival/ Tue, 10 Oct 2017 10:11:36 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=10687

On the remote plains of Western Mongolia, around a hundred eagle hunters gather every October to demonstrate their art at this incredible annual festival, the […]

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]]> Celebrating Meskel Festival in Ethiopia https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2017/09/21/celebrating-meskel-festival-ethiopia/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 08:00:36 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=10491

September marks Meskel, an important holy celebration in the Orthodox Ethiopian and Eritrean calendars, in which pilgrims and priests celebrate the discovery of the true […]

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]]> La Tomatina – the world’s biggest food fight https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2017/08/29/la-tomatina-worlds-biggest-food-fight/ Tue, 29 Aug 2017 08:00:55 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=10545

The world’s biggest food fight takes place in the Spanish town of Buñol every August, in which more than a hundred tons of over-the-hill tomatoes […]

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]]> Outrageous costumes at Indonesia’s Jember Fashion Carnival https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2017/08/08/outrageous-costumes-indonesias-jember-fashion-carnival/ Tue, 08 Aug 2017 08:00:25 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=10493

The Indonesian city of Jember comes alive with riotous colour this week as its annual fashion carnival hits the streets, revealing outrageous costumes on the […]

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]]> Dazzling cultural celebrations at Morocco’s Gnaoua Festival https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2017/06/29/dazzling-cultural-celebrations-moroccos-gnaoua-festival/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:00:27 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=9985

For three days the colourful port city of Essaouira, Morocco, comes alive with music, theatre and art as the Gnaoua world music festival celebrates traditional […]

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]]> The Romería del Rocío – Spain’s largest pilgrimage https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2017/06/03/romeria-del-rocio-spains-largest-pilgrimage/ Sat, 03 Jun 2017 19:56:17 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=10372

Every year in late May or early June the sleepy village of El Rocío comes to life as almost a million people join the Romería (pilgrimage) […]

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]]> Flamenco, fairgrounds and fiesta at Seville’s April Fair https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2017/05/02/flamenco-sevilles-april-fair/ Tue, 02 May 2017 09:00:47 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=10257

Throughout this week the Feria de Abril (Seville Fair) fills this beautiful Andalucian town with dancing, fairgrounds and spectacular horse parades. The fair takes place two weeks […]

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