31/08/2019
Look out next month for the Tokyo Game Show 2019! 🕹️
On 12th to 15th September, the Tokyo Game Show is HUGE! Every big player in the gaming industry shows off their newest and coolest gadgets and ideas.
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28/08/2019
On the last Wednesday of August is La Tomatina, in Buñol, Valencia! 🍅
Tens of thousands of participants from all over the world join a massive tomato-food-fight throughout the streets. Over a hundred metric tons of tomatoes are used!
25/08/2019
Today tens of thousands of people are gathering in Nevada's desert to create the temporary city of Black Rock City and celebrate Burning Man. At the end of the event, a MASSIVE effigy is burned... hence the name. 🔥
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24/08/2019
Los Corazones de Tejina is the festival for the patron saint San Bartolomé in Tejina, Spain. 🌺
21/08/2019
Liverpool’s week long celebration of International Beatleweek, which celebrates all things Beatles-related, starts today! 🎼
Expect rock ‘n’ Roll, 60s memorabilia, and LOADS of great live music.
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17/08/2019
Who’s up for a Midnight Run? 🏃
A series of 4 distance running events is taking place overnight throughout Sweden and Finland. The atmosphere is massive and the event is a huge spectacle.
Find out what it is all about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBM0tpsckKE
15/08/2019
Today is Assumption Day in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, marking the Virgin Mary’s ascent into heaven. A public holiday in many countries, everywhere celebrates differently. In Greece, there’s a feast. In Italy, it’s a party with fireworks! 🎆
14/08/2019
Get the party started at Brussels Summer Festival! 🎉
A massive celebration of all things Belgian, the Brussels Summer Festival lights up the whole city from 14th to 18th August with over 250 concerts, street performances and theatre shows.
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13/08/2019
It’s the start of the Stockholm Culture Festival! 🇸🇪
“Stockholms Kulturfestival” is THE place to be; it had 1.1 million visitors in 2018! It’s free, and includes a MASSIVE variety of music and performers from around the world.
10/08/2019
In UK media, summer is often called the "silly season", as it's such a quiet period for political news.
This is known as "cucumber time" in many European countries. 🥒
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08/08/2019
Have you heard of crayfish parties? 🦞
All throughout August, Swedes host crayfish parties with novelty paper hats and lanterns to celebrate the crayfish harvest.
07/08/2019
It’s a day of celebration in China!
The equivalent to Valentine’s Day, the Qixi Festival, commences today! 💕
It originates from the romantic legend of two lovers, Zhinü and Niulang, meeting on the 7th night of the 7th month (of the Chinese lunar calendar).