Top 20 great traditional festivals in Africa - Meskel, Ethiopia
11-06-2021
(Worldkings.org) Christian faithfuls and tourists converge at the capital on the 27th of September every year or 28th in a leap year to commemorate the celebration of the Meskel festival.
Top 20 great traditional festivals in Europe - Widecombe Fair, England
10-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) The earliest written record was in 1850, when it was described in the Plymouth Gazette as a cattle fair. It soon became an opportunity to show and sell other livestock, particularly locally bred sheep and Dartmoor ponies, and by the 1920s it had also become a sports day for local schoolchildren. In 1933, stalls were introduced, selling rural arts and crafts.
Top 20 great traditional festivals in Europe - Ukelele music festival, Czech Republic
08-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) The program will feature varied singers and bands, some of them the greatest in their fields.
Top 20 great traditional festivals in Europe - Valfino al Canto (Mad for folk), Italy
03-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) Highlight: The evening banquet celebrating the Abruzzo speciality of coatto, lamb stew simmered in large vats in the square all day, then served on trestles for everyone.
Top 20 great traditional festivals in Europe - Sagra dell’uva (Noble grapes), Italy
03-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) More participants carry tools of their trade, baskets of grapes, and trays of cakes, all to folk music from guitars, accordions and pipes.