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Jan. 1, 2008
Hello and welcome to the New Year!
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Wild winter festivals
Trade your winter blues for dancing shoes
By Anna Vander Broek
There's a reason most cultures around the world celebrate
the winter solstice and the approach of spring. Some are
religious, others are secular — all help fend off the short
days, long nights and chilling temperatures.
With the dark days upon us, what better cure for the winter
blues than a party? With help from some party experts,
we've found 10 of the best and biggest winter festivals
from around the world. Some ring in the New Year (Scotland,
the Bahamas, China), while others mark the advent of Lent
(New Orleans' Mardi Gras, Rio's Carnival). Still others,
such as Mali's Festival in the Desert and Quebec's Winter
Carnival, are long-standing cultural traditions that
honor the region's rich history. At least one is deeply
religious: The Phalgun festivals in Kathmandu, Nepal,
combine elements of Buddhist and Hindu rituals to ring in
the Tibetan New Year.
All are opportunities between December and March to leave
the winter doldrums at home.
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Ringing in the New Year with an out-of-this-world party is
common around the world, but some countries do it better
than others. Scotland's Hogmanay attracts upwards of
100,000 revelers to the streets of Edinburgh for a massive
end-of-the-year bash. (Smaller celebrations take place
across the country.) Grab a loved one — and a glass of
Scotch — and join in the traditional country dances. As
midnight approaches, head to the Balmoral Hotel and raise
a toast as the clock tower welcomes January 1st.
If you're looking for a warmer New Year's celebration, head
to the Bahamas for the local Junkanoo party. Each year, the
streets of Nassau are filled with 1,000-person "crews" in
extravagant, coordinated costumes, vying for the coveted
Best of the Festival award. But this is no ordinary parade.
Rather than a traditional marching line, the Junkanoo crews
create a free-for-all mosh pit, with revelers rushing
toward each other. It may sound similar to New Orleans'
Mardi Gras or Rio's Carnival, but there's a unique Bahamian
flair to this party.
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For something more unusual, head to Africa, where the
Festival in the Desert is one of the world’s most extra-
ordinary celebrations. First organized in 2001, in part by
the nomadic Tuareg people, the Festival in the Desert is
"one of the finest showcases of the diversity of global
music and culture." The celebration takes place deep in
the rolling sand dunes of the southern Sahara in Mali,
marked by a stone archway known as the "Key to the Desert."
During the day, participants enjoy camel parades and races,
crafts shows, discussions of nomadic life and performances
of tinde, the women's traditional singing and drumming.
When the sun goes down and the temperature drops, the music
begins. Although tents are the only accommodation offered,
the artists, musicians and, of course, the camels make this
a truly exotic experience.
If you'd rather celebrate in a more modern setting, join
the half-million partiers at Brazil's world-renowned
Carnival, considered by many to be the world's biggest and
best party. Be sure to take a few samba lessons ahead of
time. More than anything else, this sensual dance embodies
the indulgent, sexual and carefree attitude of Rio de
Janeiro's most famous occasion.
For some, the perfect winter festival must be, er, wintry.
If you're among the snow-loving set, head north to Quebec's
17-day Winter Carnival, which promises snowball fights,
ice-sculpture gardens and an internationally renowned snow-
sculpture contest. It's also the perfect family-friendly
festival, with kids' activities during the day followed by
adult nightlife jam-packed with dances and parades. As
Quebec celebrates its 400th anniversary, this may be the
best year to attend — the 2008 parades promise to be
grander than ever before.
Well, that's it for this week, group. Thanks again for
reading, and please keep those comments, complaints and
questions coming in.
You can send me an e-mail message at: Email Pierce
Until next week, thanks for reading.
Your Tipmeister,
Pierce
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