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The World's Greatest Festivals: The Most Exciting, Joyful, and Spectacular Celebrations Worldwide: Culture Smart!

Autor Christina Dove
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2034
From Carnival in Rio to the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, festivals and celebrations offer the most exciting and direct way of connecting with local cultures. Whether religious or secular, great festivals generate a life-affirming buzz, turning onlookers into participants and adding breadth and depth to the travel experience. This fascinating illustrated volume captures the richness and sheer variety of the most colorful, moving, joyful, and spectacular events around the world. It features:

• Extended photographic essays on 40 major festivals

• Over 400 photographs that capture the spirit and immediacy of the events

• Concise introductions to the cultural context and significance of each festival

• A comprehensive directory of over 200 other festivals around the world

• Research by an expert author with a multicultural perspective

• Elegant design and production, making it a perfect gift for travelers and readers of all backgrounds, ages, and cultures
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ISBN-13: 9781857334975
ISBN-10: 1857334973
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: THROUGHOUT
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Editura: KUPERARD
Colecția Kuperard
Seria Culture Smart!

Locul publicării:United Kingdom

Notă biografică

CHRISTINA DOVE is a high-flying academic with intriguing, life-changing experiences to recount. She has a degree in Economics, a diploma in European Business Studies, and a certificate in Internet Journalism. She is a corporate copywriter for famous international brands and an executive report writer for such august organizations as UNESCO, the European Commission, and the Government Office for London.

In the course of her work as an international business consultant, Chris has traveled across six continents. She has stayed in all levels of accommodation and sampled foods of every description, gaining in the process a genuine worldview, sound knowledge of country dynamics, and an appreciative respect for local traditions and customs.

Among the thrilling world events Chris has witnessed first-hand are: Thailand’s famed Full Moon parties; India’s unforgettable religious ceremonies in Goa; Brazil’s flamboyant Rio Carnival; the rousing Bastille Day celebrations in Paris; the world-famous New Year’s Eve illuminations in Sydney; Irish dancing while hitchhiking around the Ring of Kerry; London’s jam-packed Notting Hill Carnival; Madeira’s wacky downhill wicker-chair street runs in Funchal; the sophisticated masked balls of Venice; fever-pitch reggae festivals while island-hopping on a Caribbean cruise; Las Vegas’ glamorous, high-kicking cabaret shows; and Spain’s countless fun-filled fiestas. She is a widely traveled, well-informed, enthusiastic, and charismatic guide.