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events & festivals reasons for seasons - events and experiences to shape a booking - PHILIPPINES
2015 is 'Visit the Philippines' year and festivals are its focus. The islands will see a visit from the Pope this January and host the MTV Music Evolution festival in May. Annual spectacles include Easter's eye- watering crucifi xion re-enactments and the Pahiyas Festival in Lucban, which honours the patron saint of farmers each May 15 by adorning houses with fruits, vegetables, handicrafts and rice decorations.
visitph2015.com
BELGIUM
Europe’s largest electronic music festival is held, aptly, in the town of Boom, 32km north of Brussels. Taking place this July 24-26, 2015, it will see the world's biggest DJs and electronic producers take to 15 stages dressed in over-sized fl owers, active volcanoes, giant disco balls, explosive butterfl ies, smoke cannons, confetti and... well, you get the picture. The festival is also travelling to Sao Paulo (May) and Atlanta USA (September).
tomorrowland.com
NEW ZEALAND
Those who visit New Zealand in the winter will be rewarded by fewer crowds and even more stunning views. And wintersports lovers will be in heaven! The South Island's resorts like Queenstown and Wanaka will be buzzing. Or head north to the country’s only skiable volcano, Mount Ruapehu. June or July is also the best time to spot whales in Kaikoura, because it’s the middle of their migration period.
newzealand.com
PERU
Inti Raymi, or the Incan Festival of the Sun, is a nine-day winter solstice worshiping the Incan god Inti in Cusco. The event sees colourful costumes, lavish banquets, festive music and, on June 24, a reenactment of ancient Incan rituals which culminates in a royal procession to an ancient fortress for a faux sacrifi ce. Streets will be fi lled with dancing, prayers, fl owers, and ladies with brooms sweeping away evil spirits.
peru.travel
CANADA
Summer is a good time to visit Canada's colder regions to spot its abundant wildlife. Excursions to the remote Torngat Mountains Base Camp in Labrador run from mid-July to mid-September and see visitors immerse themselves in Innuit culture as well as look for wildlife like polar bears. Alternatively, head to Nunavut for narwhal watching or the Northwest Territory's Wood Buffalo National Park for caribou, moose and bears.
canada.travel
SWAZILAND
Swaziland’s capital, Mbabane, isn’t well known but its annual festival, Bushfi re, is helping to change that. It was listed as one of the 'Nine Music Festivals You Actually Want to Attend This Summer' by MTV’s global brand, Iggy. The festival’s 2014 line- up was largely home-grown African talent with Japanese, Colombian and Swiss acts thrown in and Ladysmith Black Mambazo making an appearance. All funds go to local communities. ( May 29-31, 2015). bush-fi
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