As spring quietly approaches, people from all over the world have different rituals and festivals to celebrate this time, and some drink and talk happily; Some remove the old and welcome the new. But in the end, what the people want to express is to bid farewell to the cold of winter and usher in a warm and colorful spring.
Spain
City represented: Valencia
Representative festivals: Fiesta de las Fallas
The Fire Festival, also known as the Fallas Festival, is held from March 15 to March 19 every year. For the occasion, a variety of ornate and valuable and odd-shaped dolls (Fallas) are prepared, and on the last day, the most popular one is selected and stored in the Fire Festival Museum, and all the others are burned. Heralding the end of winter and celebrating the arrival of spring.
Switzerland
City represented: Zurich.
Representative festival: Six Rings Festival - Sechsel Uten
The Six Ringing Festival, also known as the Winter Festival, was originally established in the 14th century on the third Monday of April every year. The origin of the Six Ringing Festival is related to the fact that the church rings the bell at six o'clock to change people's customs of changing the seasons in spring and winter, so it has the meaning of sending winter to welcome spring. One of the most special and important rituals at the Six Ringings Festival is the burning of snowmen. A three-metre-tall snowman is prepared, filled with fireworks, and the lit ceremony begins when the clock strikes at six o'clock.
Russia
Representative city: Moscow.
Representative holiday: Thanksgiving Day-
Thanksgiving Day, also known as the Winter Festival, is a festival similar to the New Year in Russia, at the end of February and early March every year for a week, the Slavic nation arranged a grand ceremony for this festival of sending winter and spring, each day has a special meaning on the first day of spring, the second day of entertainment, the third day of food, the fourth day of drunkenness, the fifth day of son-in-law filial piety to mother-in-law day, the sixth day of sister-in-law gathering day, the seventh day of forgiveness. The snowman made of straw on the first day is lit on the last day of forgiveness, indicating that the cold is farewell to the cold and ushers in the new year.
Germany
Representative cities: Cologne, Düsseldorf.
Representative festival: Cologne Carnival - K Lner Karneval
Beginning at 11:11 a.m. on November 11 and running until the end of February of the following year, the German carnival dates back to the Middle Ages and celebrates the end of winter and the arrival of spring. Its symbol is a parade of floats. The carnival style can be divided into the northern and southern regions, and the northern region is dominated by Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz, and carnivals and carnivals prevail. The southern region is celebrated in the same way as the Russian Masmasa festival, representing the region of Lake Constance.
Belgium
Representative festival: Bansh Carnival
Originating in the 16th century, it is held every February. The meaning of the carnival is to say goodbye to the old and welcome the spring, and the protagonist of the carnival parade is a funny clown named "Rile". Throwing oranges is the culmination of the carnival, when clowns carry bamboo baskets of kumquat and scatter auspicious oranges to the cheering crowd, and those who get them are said to have good luck. The Bans Carnival is a UNESCO Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and attracts visitors from all over the world every year.
Italy
City represented: Venice.
Representative festival: Venice Carnival - Carnevale di Venezia
Originating in ancient times, the Shennong Festival is held every year between the beginning of February and the beginning of March on the day before Lent and lasts for about two weeks. People are brightly dressed and wearing different styles and colorful masks in the water alleys of Venice, where there is no social status, no high or low, no place to be, no time and troubles. Some are just the joy of color and the joy of welcoming the new year.
France
City represented: Nice.
Representative festival: Nice Carnival - Carn**al de Nice
The Nice Carnival takes place every year from the end of February to the beginning of March and lasts for about two weeks. Together with the Cologne Carnival in Germany, the Venice Carnival in Italy, and the Bansh Carnival in Belgium, it is listed as the four major carnivals in Europe. Nice presents a different carnival with its themes of nature, vitality, art, love, madness, etc. It attracts nearly a million visitors from all over the world every year.
Netherlands
Representative area: South Holland Flower Fields region.
Representative festival: Parade of floats - Bloemencorso bollenstreek
The Float Parade is one of the region's most anticipated spring events and is usually held on the fourth Saturday of April each year. In addition to tulips, the national flower of the Netherlands, there are also hyacinths and daffodils. The parade of floats lasts for a day with the performance of the guard of honour and the performance of the "flower fairy". The journey from Noordwijk to Haarlem is about 42 kilometres.
Ireland
St. Patrick's Day - St patrick's day
St. Patrick's Day, a symbol of vitality and luck, is celebrated on March 17 every year, when the streets are filled with a strong green atmosphere and melodious bagpipe sound. Today, St. Patrick's Day is Ireland's national holiday.