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Destinations, Travel tips, Festivals and Public Holidays
Tomb Sweeping Day (Chinese Qingming Festival)
Oct 22nd
QingMing or Tomb Sweeping Day is a Chinese festival during which Chinese people to sweep and clean the tombs of their ancestors. Besides Tomb Sweeping Day, some countries call this festival as Qingming Festival, Ancestors Day, Pure Brightness Festival, Chinese Memorial Day, and many others. . More >
Al Hijra, The Islamic New Year Festival
Oct 21st
Most people in the world celebrates New Year on January 1st according to Julian Calendar, but Muslims have their own New Year called Al Hijra. On this special date at the previous time, the Prophet Muhammad, the last Prophet of Islam, and his disciples started their migration from Mecca to Medina in order to avoid danger. More >
Africa Day – The United Moment of African Countries
Oct 21st
Africa Day is held on May 25 in the African countries to commemorate the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, known as African Union (AU) at present. African Union, covering 54 members of African states, is meant to face the troubles such as poverty, natural disasters, extreme weather, and armed conflict in Africa. The celebration of Africa Day itself acts as a reminder for the countries in Africa that they are not alone in dealing with the problems. More >
Ascension Day, One Great Solemnity of Catholic Christians
Oct 21st
Ascension Day is commemoration of the day when resurrected body of Jesus is believed to ascend to the heaven. It occurs 40 days after the Easter, the Jesus’ resurrection moment. For many countries, the Ascension Day is considered as a public holiday in which most offices and shops are closed. Ascension Day, also known as the Feast of Ascension and Father’s Day in Germany, is one of the major feasts for the Catholics around the world. More >
Mount Everest – The Greatest Attraction for Hikers
Oct 20th
The highest mountain in the world, the summit of Mount Everest is 8,848 meters above the sea level. Located in between Nepal and China, Mount Everest is surrounded by many other high peaks such as Lhotse, Nuptse, and Changtse. Mount Everest, also known as Sagamartha and Chomolungma in Nepal and Tibet, becomes a challenge for a great numbers of professional hikers around the world. Hiking this world’s highest mountain needed a very careful preparation in both physic and mental seeing that many people were died while climbing the mountain. A man named George Mallory even found to be death after vanished for 75 year because of climbing Mount Everest. This beautiful wall of the world can be cruel to the amateurs or careless hikers. More >
Where to Go in Singapore
Oct 20th
Located in the center of Southeast Asia makes Singapore a strategic place for tourists to reach. Visitors from all over the place come to Singapore in their holiday to see the mixture of traditional Asian culture and modern lifestyle in Singapore. The most places visited by tourists are Sentosa Island, Chinatown, Merlion Park, and Singapore Zoological Gardens. Great landmark, up-to-date lifestyle, and shopping paradises are available in those places. Spending one or two days in Singapore won’t be enough to visit all of the interesting places available there. More >
Visit Langkawi, Malaysia
Oct 20th
There is no other place like Langkawi, a natural paradise in Malaysia. It is formed of 99 tropical islands grouping in the northwest of Malaysia. Langkawi is quite famous for its many myths and legends about extraordinary things and creatures. The beaches completed with crystal clear water, small waves, and the warmness of the sunlight which force us to enjoy doing the water sports or just lying on the sand, under the sunlight. More >
Songkran Festival Thailand – No One Remains Dry
Oct 19th
Songkran Festival in Thailand, also known as Thailand’s New Year festival, is usually held in April 13. People in Thailand celebrates the festival by throwing water to each other from the media of water gun, balloons, or even buckets. Throwing water to each other is meant to wash away the bad luck or illness from people’s bodies. This tradition is derived from the monks’ habit of splashing water to the people after praying in the temple in the purpose of cleaning the people minds and body from evil spirit or dirtiness. More >
Awa Odori, Japanese Biggest Dance Festival
Oct 19th
Japan is the house of dozens festivals held almost every month in different districts of Japan. One of the biggest festival in Japan is Awa Odori or Awa Dance festival, takes place for three days from August 12 until 15 in Tokushima. Awa Dance festival invites every dancer to dance on the street while wearing the traditional Obon costumes. Annually, this special event in Tokushima prefecture of Japan is attended by more than 1 million people both from the inside and outside Japan. More >
The Most Unique Sites in the World
Oct 19th
The earth is full of mysterious and strange places that cannot be explained by the level of human intelligence until recently. Some of these mysterious places have just been discovered by the help of the latest modern technology. To make people around the world recognize these mysterious yet wonderful sites, UNESCO categorized some of the places as the World’s Heritage Sites. Among a large number of mysterious places in the world, these three sites represent the World’s Most Strangest Places in the World. More >
