Сarnivals and festivals

Yi Peng Festival: Lantern Festival

Yi Peng is held annually in the second lunar month of the year as part of the festival of lights in Northern Thailand. Yi Peng is celebrated all over Thailand but Chiang Mai hosts the largest Yi Peng Festival and tops off their enviable displays with cultural shows and fireworks you won’t want to miss.
During Yi Peng locals’ homes and public places are decked out in colorful hanging lanterns and flag decorations. Festivities include a parade, live music and dance shows, handicraft sessions, and releasing lanterns into the night sky.
For locals, releasing lanterns is about more than just pretty floating lights. It is commonly believed that releasing lanterns symbolizes letting go of past misfortune and making a clean start.

Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

The Harbin Ice and Snow Festival is an annual thematic winter festival that takes place in Harbin, China, and the largest ice and snow festival in the world. Harbin Ice and Snow Festival provides the visitors each year a whole new wintry world of ice and snow. The city’s northeastern location in China allows for natural and abundant ice and snow, nicknaming the city as the ‘Ice City’.
Not only is Harbin is recognized as the ice capital of China, but Harbin is also renowned for its incredibly exquisite ice and snow sculptures. The Ice and Snow Festival is preceded by the Ice Lantern Festival. Nevertheless, the Ice and Snow Festival remains the highlight and most beloved ice event in the country as well as one of the best winter festivals in the world