Niche romantic festivals Niche romantic festivals, festivals are the spread and promotion of a certain culture or legendary belief. Through various interesting customs and cultures, they attract more people to understand and continue to inherit them. Even some festivals that are not niche are also very interesting.
Let’s share some niche romantic festivals.
Niche Romantic Festival 1 January 9, Philippines·Black Nazarene Festival Black Nazarene, also known as the Black Nazarene Festival, is the most important religious festival in Manila, Philippines. Hundreds of people celebrate it on January 9 every year.
Thousands of people participated in the parade of the Black Jesus statue from the Quirino Grandstand to the Quiapo Church. The life-size Jesus wore a purple robe, carried a large cross, and had an unusually dark complexion.
The most exciting part of the celebration takes place near noon. The men participating in the ceremony are barefoot and scramble to lift the statue. Tens of thousands of Filipinos will immediately fight for their lives when they see the Black Jesus being carried out by believers.
The ground pushed forward, hoping to touch the icon and pray for peace and joy.
February February 15th Orange Carnival Italy After entering the 21st century, under strict EU agricultural policy restrictions, Italian farmers have to throw away unsold oranges every year.
They replaced the angry stones with oranges and had clowns on chariots acting as evil guards.
In this way, people get a juice-splashing carnival ceremony.
This is quite possibly the craziest and fun way humanity has commemorated a turning point in history.
Nearly ten thousand people participate in the carnival every year, and tons of oranges are used.
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March March 8 Holi Festival India There are many theories about Holi Festival. The most authoritative theory is that it comes from the famous Indian epic "Mahabharata".
Legend has it that there once was a tyrant who did not allow people to believe in the great god Vishnu, but his son insisted on worshiping the great god. The tyrant was furious and ordered his sister, the banshee Holika, to burn the prince to death on a full moon night.
During Holi, people splash and smear each other with water and colorful paints.
At night, people throw the Holika statues tied with straw and paper into the fire and burn them.
Indians also drink a herbal drink during Holi, which is said to ensure peace and health in the coming year.
Holi activities also include lighting bonfires to "burn Holi" and so on.
India is a vast country and different places celebrate Holi in different ways.
March 12th, Maslenitsa, Russia. Maslenitsa, also known as Winter Festival and Pancake Week, is a traditional Russian festival that has been handed down since the Russian polytheistic period.
According to traditional folk customs, the seven-day "Meat Shelen" is celebrated in different ways every day: Monday is the day to welcome spring, and people tie dolls symbolizing winter with straw and cloth strips and place them at home.
At night, people light bonfires and sing and dance around the bonfires.
The next day is entertainment day.
Wednesday is Food Day, when the sons-in-law go to their mother-in-law’s house to eat bread.
The following day is Drunken Day, on which the festival reaches its climax.
Friday is the day when the son-in-law invites his mother-in-law to eat pancakes.
The sister-in-law's party is on the sixth day.
The last day is the Day of Forgiveness, where people ask each other to forgive themselves.
March 30th, Doll's Day, Japan. On this day, families with girls will place dolls in their homes to ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters.
When the festival is over, dolls from all over the country gather at this shrine.
Every March 3rd, the shrine will hold a grand "baby casting" ceremony for these dolls.
Under the guidance of the priest, a small wooden boat filled with dolls was carried to the sea near the temple and floated away in the sea to send away evil spirits.