The celebration mode is on. Yes, the festival season has been started all around the world. As we all know that the Diwali is called as festival of lights. Diwali is one of the most significant festival celebrated across the world every autumn.
Lantern Festival of China
The Lantern festival is one of the most beautiful festival in China celebrated in the first lunisolar month of the Chinese lunar calendar. The people in China named this festival as Shangyuan festival or the Yuanxiao festival. They celebrated this festival on occasion of end of Chinese New Year. They lighted the red color lanterns and hanged everywhere throughout the country. This festival marking the return of spring and symbolizing the reunion of family. Lighting and appreciating lanterns is the main activity of the festival.
Festival of Lights, Berlin
Once in a year, the Berlin world famous monuments and sight-seeing buildings of the city like Brandenburg Gate, Fernsehturm, Berlin Cathedral or Berlin Victory Column become the canvas for spectacular light and video projections at the festival of lights. This festival of lights was started by Birgit Zander in 2005 and since many of the tourist will visit this place once at their lifetime. They mostly celebrate this festival in October month with many cultural events like art, dance, musical events.
Hanukkah
Hanukkah is one of the most important celebrations of the Jews when they commemorate the rededication of their holy temple in Jerusalem. They will celebrate this festival over eight days to mark the eight days the oil burned by lighting a candelabrum with nine branched Hanukkah. Today, people celebrate Hanukkah to remember defeating the Syrians and reviving the Temple of Jerusalem. Because the Jewish calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, Hanukkah (and other Jewish holidays) occur at slightly different times each year. The traditional colours of Hanukkah is blue, white and silver. On the first night of Hanukkah, one candle is placed in the menorah. On each successive night, another candle is added. By the last night of Hanukkah, eight candles are glowing brightly in celebration of this beautiful festival.
Yi Peng, Thailand
The visual treat festival of Thailand is Yi Peng and they will celebrate in the month of November but this may vary. Thousands of brightly lit lanterns rising into the night sky over Chiang Mai. The festival is celebrated all around Thailand, in which people release lotus-shaped receptacles, known as Krathongs, into the water to bring luck and fulfil their wishes. There are three releases. The first one is for the Buddha, the second one is for the Dharma, and the third one is for the Sangha. These are the three Jewels Buddhist take refuge in and look forward for guidance.