Full Moon Party - Thailand
A party of a lifetime, where the beach becomes the dance floor. Thailand is the originator of the full moon party. It is an all-night beach party, which has become the biggest party in the world. It takes place once a month for the whole year, before or after the full moon. It was initiated in 1985 when a group of tourists discovered that the most beautiful full moon was in Koh Phangan. To celebrate, they arranged an all-night beach party on Haad Rin beach, on the island of Ko Pha Ngan. It has now become a monthly tradition with crowds of up to 10,000-30,000 travellers.
The party continues until sunrise with music blasting to suit everyone with the Haad Rin beach playing a variety of R&B, Drum and Bass, Reggae, House and Dance. The entertainment doesn’t stop there with spontaneous fireworks, fire eaters and jugglers, but If you think you can handle more, you could always attend the Jungle Experience, a party held the night before the full moon.
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La Tomatina - Valencia
La Tomatina in Valencia is without a doubt the strangest party going. To enjoy this it is imperative that you like tomatoes! The 3 hour boat party with about 30,000 other people with music and cheap drink, is the calm before the storm. Shortly after the Spanish city turns into a tomato throwing festival, when the biggest food fight of the year takes places consisting of just tomatoes. With no recollection into how or why this bizarre party began, it has become a tradition taking place on the last Wednesday of August every year. It is guaranteed that you will be swimming in tomatoes down the streets, so if you hate tomatoes this is definitely not the party for you!
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Carnival of Ivrea, Italy
Another food throwing party is the carnival of Ivrea in Italy. Oranges are thrown to celebrate the cities liberation of those citizens who were starved during the medieval times. The annual street party takes place a week before Lent. Anyone is welcome to join a team and throw oranges with only a considerable amount of force. This party is a celebration not a negative event.
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Holi, India
This is a two day event in the months of February and March. The event commemorates Prahlad, a devotee of the god Vishnu, who escaped from the fire of the evil Holika Dahan. To celebrate this party sees revellers light bonfires, throwing coloured powders on each other and partying crazily. Holi is a positive party known as a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, a time when all types of people together.
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United States – The Burning Man
This is a yearly festival which takes place over eight nights in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. The event is famous for nudity and hippies. This party can get a little crazy. The Burning Man event begins on the last Monday in August, and ends on the first Monday in September, Labour day. The party is carnival of art and music, described as the experiment of art, radical self-reliance and radical self-expression. The event is the biggest in the year with over 68,000 people attending.
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