The October festival unique in the world

In addition to Halloween, October is also the time of a series of unique festivals like the rubber duck race, camel fairs and the Oktoberfest beer festival.

<>. Rubber duck racing, the Tübingen, Germany 

Participants racing rubber duck drop "duck race" down the river Neckar.
Since 1999 until now, to back up an appointment, meeting annual rubber duck race in the historic town of Tübingen, near the city, Stuttgart, Germany is held on the Neckar river, attracting thousands of residents and visitors travel schedule to watch and participate.

More than 7,000 rubber ducks colored gold , approximately one third of the city's population dropped Stuttgart Neckar River. Society Duck Race officially starts at noon. Those who want to participate will have to hire "duck race" between the organizers and not be brought "duck house" to take the exam to prevent cheating.


The yellow duck race filled river.
Before being released into the river, race participants will stick name and reporttheir identity to the rubber duck and the rest are standing on the shore cheering them. A heavy metal is attached at the bottom of the rubber duck race to balance them. Finishing ducks will win first prize with a prize worth 10,000 euros. Society Rubber Duck Race was held this year at noon on 6/10.

<> 2. Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany 

Beer festival in Munich, Germany every year attracts millions of people around the world to attend.
Oktoberfest is an activity to honor Bavarian beer, premium beer of Munich and even, in Germany. Oktoberfest was born 202 years ago, according to the traditional opening at noon.

Per festive period, approximately 6 million liters of beer and sausages 300,000 adults, 600,000 chickens and 80 oxen roasted water is consumed. Last year alone, 18 cows and 35 calves have been butchered.

Only 6 beers from breweries in Munich are choosing to sell at 14 immense tent on an area covering more than two dozen acres. The beer at Oktoberfest waitress can carry dozens of beers on hand at the same time to meet the needs of the fastest-god.

The beautiful waitress at the festival enthusiasm for serving beer god.
The participants of this festival is not only delicious but also beer was immersed in a unique musical space which consists of singing genres, dancemusic , and many of the German traditional game. Each year, the Oktoberfest attracts millions of tourists from around the world flock to Munich.Oktoberfest 2012 ends on 8/10 just past.

<> 3. Pushkar Camel Fair 

Thousands of camels across India gathered at the Pushkar Camel Fair.
Pushkar Camel Fair takes place annually in 5 days and was held in the town of Pushkar in Rajasthan, India. Fair attracted hundreds of cattle and thousands of tourists from all over the world to purchase and sightseeing. On average, tens of thousands of camels were brought here gathered.

It is considered the largest camel fair in the world, rooted in business fairs are organized by the trader camels and cattle locally. They gather here during Kartik Purnima Day.

Today, Pushkar camel fair, there are many exciting activities other than trading, exchange camel, which, unique and most humorous contest "Miss" camel. The camel sports competitions is the "display area" of the "costume" colorful colorful to compete in beauty pageants.

A camel is "makeup" for the fabric color and pattern to engage garish beauty pageant.
In addition, the fair also organized a series of unique competitions like "Who has the longest mustache", the competition pack, competition race activities included performing arts, magic, circus starring many magicians, singers, dancers, acrobats, hypnotists, snake control. In recent years, the fair is also organized more dramatic cricket matches between the two teams, including club sports and a local team of Pushkar include any tourists.

<> 4. Halloween

This festival is considered the most ancient tradition of the world is held every year on the night of 31/10. This festival originated from Western countries, mainly in the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland ... but now becoming popular all over the world and become the most attractive festival for devotees like chemical page.

Children dressed in Halloween costume.
Children dressed in Halloween costume.

Halloween customs derived from crops sacrifices of ancient Celts lived more than 2,000 years ago in the lands now belonging to Britain, Ireland and northern France. The Celts believed that the night 31/10 is the boundary point negative - positive confusion, life and death narrowly close. At that moment, from acoustic ti devil, hell will wander around the corner and harm humans.Therefore, one must torched and dressed devil disguise to scare off evil spirits.



Halloween was previously known as "All Hallows' Eve", meaning "the holy feast the night before" and later referred to as Halloween. The festival is seen today is a holiday for children and adolescents because there are more games.One of the oldest traditions for children's Halloween Trick-or-treat (candy or teasing).


Accordingly, on the night of Halloween, children in costume will go from house to house, knocking on the door, demanding candy, or sometimes money demand with the question "Trick-or-treat." If the landlord does not put candy out, they will mess with your landlord or their property. Additionally, a popular game and other attractions in the Halloween apple game. Accordingly, the apples will be placed in the water bath or hanging on tree and the player tries to bite with these apples.

<> 5. Diwali festival, India


Considered the most popular festival of the Hindu devotees, Diwali festival is also known as "festival of lights", to welcome a new year of Hindu and wish good things. The name Diwali is a shortened form of the word Deepavali, which means the lamp.

During the 5-day festival, the lamp Diyas of clay are lit simultaneously. The light emitted from the lamp is symbolic to a cause, for the victory of good over evil. That is why Diwali festival also known as the "festival of lights".



During the festival, the lamp must be kept burning throughout the night, and the house must be clean, neat to show reverence to the goddess Lakshmi. In the Hindu religion, Goddess Lakshmi is the god of wealth, representing wealth, affluence. But today, in different regions of India, Diwali festivals associated with different meanings. In Northern India, Diwali is a festival in memory of the hero Rama in the legend; in Gujarat, the festival honors Lakshmi, the goddess while in Bengal Goddess Kali is also the goddess of wealth, symbolizing wealth and prosperity.


Diwali Festival activities include fireworks, lighting, parade, people, especially children will present new clothes and eat delicious goodies. Therefore, Diwali is the festival are Indian children eagerly awaited throughout the year.

















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