Photographer Charles Fréger examines costumes and masks of folk festivals and traditions of 18 different countries in Europe in his series Wilder Mann.
From wikipedia:
A castell (Catalan pronunciation: [kəsˈteʎ]) is a human tower built traditionally in festivals at many locations within Catalonia. At these festivals, several colles castelleres or teams often succeed in building and dismantling a tower's structure.
Photograph by Geir Halvorsen
Every year in June, in the city of Alesund, Norway hundreds of wood pallets are stacked to a height of over 130 feet, and then set on fire in celebration of Midsummer and John the Baptist’s birthday.
Photos by Ruben Molnes, Geir Halvorsen, Staale Watto/Sunnmørsposten and Kenneth Enstad.
Belgium's Grand Palace in Brussels host this phenomenon every other August, when three-quarter of a million begonias are arrange into a Turkish Kilim about 24 meters wide and 78 meters long.
photos by IBTimes/Getty and FlowerCarpet.be
The festival in the city of Sapporo on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, the Sapporo Snow Festival has been taking place since the early '80s and attracting millions of visitors.
via Beautiful Decay http://5thin.gs/1d0ljse
We took a look at the Festival of Color last year, and glad to see it again.
Held since 1963, the Harbin International Ice & Snow Festival can last more than a month, depending on the weather.
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The most elaborate Thai lantern celebration is in Chiang Mai, thousands of hot-air lanterns launched into the night sky every year in November.
Yang Tee Mon
Yang Tee Mon
Komang Neo
Watcharapong Jingkaujai
Ekachai Jirachuphun
