Tanabata is a colorful Japanese festival celebrating the meeting of two stars Vega (Orihime) and Altair (Hikoboshi) once a year on 7th of July.  There is a Love Story behind the festival. The legend tells about a cowherd Hikoboshi and a weaving girl Orihime who leaved in different sides of the heaven Amanogawa River (Milky Way). [...]

One of the best time to visit Sardinia, festival of St. Efisio is held between May 1st 4th. This festival features one of the largest and most colorful processions in the world involving several thousand pilgrims wearing 16th and 17th century costumes. The processionists accompany the statue of the saint on foot, as well as [...]

New Year in Japan is a public celebration and a spiritual festival. On this day japanese make a symbolic first visit in a new year to a Shinto shrine or to a Buddhist temple. Many people want to be the first to meet rising sun in a shrine surroundings.  Burning amulets of the last year [...]

As Christmas time approaches, thoughts of children turn to Santa Claus. Around the world Santa Claus is known under different names. Jultomten (Christmas Elf) in Sweden, Julenissen in Norway, Saint Nicholas in central Europe. In Finnish Santa Claus – Joulupukki literally means Christmas goat. Long time ago he visited families in his grey fur and with wooden [...]