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Mela

Cultural celebrations

Carnivals, parades, fairs and the traditions a place is known for. 251 on Mela so far, in date order: what is on or coming next first.

Usually in January, date not yet confirmed 6

Cultural Janvaries Chingay Parade🇮🇩 Singapore, Indonesia and 2 more countries

Cultural Janvaries La Vijanera🇪🇸 Silió, Spain

Cultural Janvaries Carnival of Limoux🇫🇷 Limoux, France

Cultural Janvaries Tusu Festival🇮🇳 India

Cultural Janvaries Surva Festival🇧🇬 Pernik, Bulgaria

Cultural Janvaries Kente Festival🇬🇭 Bonwire, Ghana

Usually in February, date not yet confirmed 19

Cultural Febvaries Feria del Sol🇻🇪 Mérida, Venezuela

Cultural Febvaries Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia

Cultural Febvaries Pasola🇮🇩 Indonesia

Cultural Febvaries Sapporo Snow Festival🇯🇵 Sapporo, Japan

Cultural Febvaries Hadaka Matsuri🇯🇵 Okayama, Japan

Cultural Febvaries Argungu Fishing Festival🇳🇬 Argungu, Nigeria

Cultural Febvaries Quebec Winter Carnival🇨🇦 Quebec City, Canada

Cultural Febvaries Carnival of Aalst🇧🇪 Aalst, Belgium

Cultural Febvaries Cologne Carnival🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany

Cultural Febvaries Nice Carnival🇫🇷 Nice, France

Cultural Febvaries Lemon Festival🇫🇷 Menton, France

Cultural Febvaries Carnival of Viareggio🇮🇹 Viareggio, Italy

Cultural Febvaries Carnival of Cádiz🇪🇸 Cádiz, Spain

Cultural Febvaries Panagbenga Festival🇵🇭 Baguio, Philippines

Cultural Febvaries Festa da Uva🇧🇷 Caxias do Sul, Brazil

Cultural Febvaries Carnival of São Paulo🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil

Cultural Febvaries Winterlude🇨🇦 Ottawa, Canada

Cultural Febvaries International Student Festival in Trondheim🇳🇴 Norway and 23 more countries

Cultural Febvaries Te Matatini🇳🇿 New Zealand and 1 more country

Usually in March, date not yet confirmed 6

Cultural Marvaries Chaharshanbe Suri🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 more countries

Cultural Marvaries Seachtain na Gaeilge🇮🇪 Ireland

Cultural Marvaries National Cherry Blossom Festival🇺🇸 Washington, D.C., United States

Cultural Marvaries FIDAE🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile

Cultural Marvaries Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia🇦🇷 Mendoza, Argentina

Cultural Marvaries Pasifika Festival🇳🇿 New Zealand and 6 more countries

Usually in April, date not yet confirmed 7

Cultural Aprvaries Water Festival🇰🇭 Cambodia and 7 more countries

Cultural Aprvaries Gangneung Danoje🇰🇷 Gangneung, South Korea

Cultural Aprvaries Moors and Christians Festival🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more countries

Cultural Aprvaries Takayama Festival🇯🇵 Takayama, Japan

Cultural Aprvaries Hitachi Furyumono🇯🇵 Hitachi, Japan

Cultural Aprvaries Elfia (Elf Fantasy Fair)🇳🇱 Haarzuilens, Netherlands

Cultural Aprvaries Kalibi Festival🇬🇭 Sankana, Ghana

Usually in May, date not yet confirmed 5

Cultural Mayvaries Ignis Brunensis🇨🇿 Brno, Czech Republic

Cultural Mayvaries Canadian Tulip Festival🇨🇦 Ottawa, Canada

Cultural Mayvaries Japan Day in Düsseldorf🇩🇪 Düsseldorf, Germany

Cultural Mayvaries Seoul Queer Culture Festival🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea

Cultural Mayvaries Auer Dult🇩🇪 Munich, Germany

Usually in June, date not yet confirmed 5

Cultural Junvaries Father's Day🇩🇿 Algeria and 45 more countries

Cultural Junvaries Children's Day🇦🇲 Armenia and 30 more countries

Cultural Junvaries Festa Junina🇧🇷 Caruaru, Brazil

Cultural Junvaries Pride parade🇦🇷 Argentina and 34 more countries

Cultural Junvaries Sabantuy🇷🇺 Russia and 8 more countries

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Lemon Festival: Nicolas sartore, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Tusu Festival: Goutam1962, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Carnival of São Paulo: Sérgio (Savaman) Savarese, CC BY 2.0, source
Surva Festival: Victoria Gregor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Seoul Queer Culture Festival: User:Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Feria del Sol: Original uploader was MeridaItalia at it.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Elfia (Elf Fantasy Fair): Juvarra, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Kalibi Festival: Daara Original, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
International Student Festival in Trondheim: Einar Faanes, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Auer Dult: Andreas Bohnenstengel, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
Sabantuy: Якупов Рамиль, CC BY 3.0, source
Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia: Javinaselli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Pasifika Festival: Heidi Meudt, CC BY 4.0, source
Children's Day: Post of USSR, Public domain, source
Te Matatini: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Water Festival: Htoo Tay Zar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Festa Junina: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0, source
Chaharshanbe Suri: Philippe Giabbanelli, CC BY 3.0, source
Nice Carnival: Honeydew, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Argungu Fishing Festival: Jaekel, Francis., Public domain, source
Ignis Brunensis: Vojta Jahoda, CC BY 3.0, source
Canadian Tulip Festival: Andrew Scheer, CC0, source
Takayama Festival: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
National Cherry Blossom Festival: MBisanz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Carnival of Viareggio: Giulia, CC BY 2.0, source
Japan Day in Düsseldorf: Anil Öztas, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
La Vijanera: Cerofe, CC BY 3.0, source
Panagbenga Festival: lolay, CC BY 2.0, source
Festa da Uva: Vice-Presidência da República, CC BY 2.0, source
Kente Festival: Ahiaticourage, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Carnival of Cádiz: Emilio J. Rodríguez Posada, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Winterlude: Andrew Plumb, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
FIDAE: Gobierno de Chile, CC BY 3.0 cl, source
Father's Day: Jjsarto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras: Hasitha Tudugalle, CC BY 2.0, source
Pride parade: LLs, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Pasola: Fakhri Anindita, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Chingay Parade: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Sapporo Snow Festival: Materialscientist, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Hadaka Matsuri: CES, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Gangneung Danoje: Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service (Jeon Han), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Moors and Christians Festival: No machine-readable author provided. Jarke assumed (based on copyright, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Quebec Winter Carnival: Shapiros10, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Cologne Carnival: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Carnival of Aalst: Wikisid, CC BY 3.0, source
Hitachi Furyumono: papakuro at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, source
Seachtain na Gaeilge: Frances Georgiana Chenevix Trench (aka Sadhbh Trinseach) (Life time: 1, Public domain, source
Carnival of Limoux: Rolin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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