Akwasidae Festival of the Ashanti in Kumasi The Akwasidae Festival (alternate, Akwasiadae) is celebrated by the Ashanti people and chiefs in Ashanti,[1] as well as the Ashanti diaspora.[2] The festival is celebrated on a Sunday, once every six weeks, according to Wikipedia. The Akwasidae Festival is next only in importance to The National Day celebrations.[3]...
Begur Main Festival St. Peter – 29th June approx. 3-4 days The main festival in Begur is in honour of St. Peter, who is the patron saint of fishermen. The saint’s day is the 29th June, so the fiesta is normally around this date for 3 to 4 days. The dates are organised to fall...
Buffalo, Deer & Antelope Dances Nambé Pueblo 6th January Taken from Dances With Buffaloes by Suzanne Ruta for the New York Times By Suzanne Ruta On Christmas Eve at Nambe, a small (population 650) American Indian village and sovereign Indian nation 20 miles north of Santa Fe, the buffalo come out to dance by the...
Begur Indian Fair Cuban Festival Fira d’Indians 4th to 6th September 2020 This has become a rather famous festival, and 2020 is the 17th edition, held from the 4th to 6th September. There’s heaps of things happening to mark the profound effect because of the town’s connection with Cuba. The main theme that can be...
St. Patricks Festival Dublin Friday 13th – Tuesday 17th March 2020 The principal aim of St. Patrick’s Festival, since its inauguration, is to develop a major annual international festival around the national holiday over which the ‘owners’ of the festival, the Irish people, would stand proud. It sets out to reflect the talents and achievements...
