Festivals – Worthy Go https://worthygo.com Find what's worthy. Fri, 14 Feb 2020 21:33:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://worthygo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-Worthy-Go-GLOBE-ONLY-FULL-SIZE-1-32x32.png Festivals – Worthy Go https://worthygo.com 32 32 Destination: the Estonian Open Air Museum and the Midsummer Day Festival (Tallinn, Estonia) https://worthygo.com/destination-estonian-open-air-museum-midsummer-day-festival-tallinn-estonia/ Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:43:05 +0000 https://worthygo.com/?p=7442 This one’s kind of a two-for-one sort of deal — the Estonian Open Air Museum (Eesti Vabaõhumuuseum) is home to one of a number of Midsummer’s Eve (Jaanipäev) holiday celebrations across the country. It’s timed to celebrate the summer solstice in a country that can see as little as six hours from sunrise and sunset […]

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]]> Destination: the Yi Pang Lantern Ceremony (Chiang Mai, Thailand) https://worthygo.com/destination-the-yi-pang-lantern-ceremony-chiang-mai/ Mon, 25 Nov 2013 02:00:34 +0000 http://worthygo.travel.blog/2013/11/25/destination-the-yi-pang-lantern-ceremony-chiang-mai/ This is the festival to attend if you enjoy all the pictures of the pretty lanterns. Held at Mae Jo University north of Chiang Mai, it’s put on not by the local government, but a Buddhist organization called the Duang Tawan Santiparb Foundation. Plenty of food and drink available on sale before reaching the entrance. […]

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]]> Destination: Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival (Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do) https://worthygo.com/destination-cheongdo-bullfighting-festival-cheongdo-gun-gyeongsangbuk-do/ Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:00:05 +0000 http://worthygo.travel.blog/2011/04/20/destination-cheongdo-bullfighting-festival-cheongdo-gun-gyeongsangbuk-do/ One experiences some unusual things while living in Korea. While bullfighting isn’t an unusual sport, it does bring to mind a centuries-old tradition that seems better left in the past. Five days a year, the festival brings forth that tradition, combining it with the modern touches Korean festivals all seem to have and a healthy […]

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]]> Destination: Seoul Lantern Festival (2010) https://worthygo.com/destination-seoul-lantern-festival-2010-south-korea/ https://worthygo.com/destination-seoul-lantern-festival-2010-south-korea/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:59:00 +0000 https://worthygo.com/destination-seoul-lantern-festival-2010-2/ UPDATED 14 Nov 2010 – the festival has been extended until November 21st. CORRECTED x2 9 Nov 2010 – thanks to Andrew in the comments for additional information. CORRECTED 8 Nov 2010 – thanks to Sara Sonsaengnim in the comments for additional information. The Lady in Red and I were dragging a bit Saturday night. […]

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]]> https://worthygo.com/destination-seoul-lantern-festival-2010-south-korea/feed/ 3 Destination: Seoul Zombie Walk / Halloween in Hongdae (2010) https://worthygo.com/destination-seoul-zombie-walk-halloween-south-korea/ https://worthygo.com/destination-seoul-zombie-walk-halloween-south-korea/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:55:00 +0000 https://worthygo.com/destination-seoul-zombie-walk-halloween/ Hongdae may well be the perfect place for Halloween in Korea. The scene is already set – clubs and bars are open until 6am, and the locals come dressed and prepared to stay out late. The Lady in Red and I did not start in Hongdae, however. Instead, we met up at Seoul Forest to […]

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