Around the World in 500 Festivals (eBook)

From Burning Man in the US to Kumbh Mela in Allahabad-The World's Most Spectacular Celebrations

Steve Davey (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
272 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-0592-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Thousands of festivals take place around the world every year. Some have cult followings with tickets that sell out instantlyforty thousand Burning Man tickets sold out in a manner of minutessome are thrown in little-known faraway placescities in Benin or San Marino.In this unique volume, Steve Davey, author of the 300,000+ selling book Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die, has created the ultimate, unparalleled book on the subject, showcasing a whopping 500 festivals in 121 countriesfar and away more than any other book of its kind. To make it, he traveled the world, comprehensively researched its most dynamic events, and carefully selected the festivals with the most extraordinary highs, a life-affirming buzz.The result is scene-setting descriptions and 270 complementary jaw-dropping photographscolorful images on every page. Its an energetic celebration of events from Carnival in Rio to the Full Moon Party in Thailand, from the most brilliant Day of the Dead celebrations to the gooiest food fights, the most over-the-top costumes to the most daring displays of bravado.For ease of reference, the festivals are organized by continent, by region, then alphabetically by country. With dates and locations, theyre made accessible to those looking to enhance upcoming trips and those looking for their next big adventure. The compilation is also an instant thrill for the armchair travelerimmediate access to the worlds most joyful events.Around the World in 500 Festivals was published in a limited print-run in 2013. Its now being given a comprehensive update and new packaginga thrilling new offering for readers looking to experience new places and cultures when theyre most alive.

Autor

Steve Davey is a writer and photographer whose work has appeared in magazines, books, and newspapers around the world. He is the author and principal photographer of Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die, which has sold more than 300,000 copies, Unforgettable Islands to Escape to Before You Die, and Footprint Travel Photography. He lives in London, England.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.4.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Bildbände
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Sport- / Aktivreisen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: B • Bedouin • Berbers • books on bedouins • books on berbers • books on burning men • books on camels • books on carnivals • books on celebrations • books on creoles • books on crowds • books on drummers • books on festivities burn man • books on fiestas • books on handicrafts • books on kurus • books on lamus • books on minstrels • books on nevadas • books on photographies • books on pilgrims • books on processions • books on sayyids books on mauritius • books on shivas • books on simbels • books on squares • books on stallions • books on sufis • books on tantas • books on vestments • books on zanzibars • books on zulus • burning man • Camel • Carnival • celebrate • Celebrations • ceremonial • Creole • Crowds • drummers • Egypt • Ethiopia • Ethiopian • feasting • Festivals • festivities • Fiesta • Ganga • Ghadames • ghanzi • handicrafts • january • Kenya • Kuru • KwaZulu-Natal • Lamu • Libya • Mauritius • Meknes • minstrel • Morocco • music-making • Nevada • North Africa • photography • Pilgrims • procession • saharan • sayyid • Shiva • Simbel • South Africa • Squares • stallions • Sufi • tanta • Tickets • Tunisia • vestments • Zanzibar • Zulu
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-0592-9 / 1510705929
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-0592-0 / 9781510705920