8 Festivals That Are Full of Color and Life (4 of 5)

3. Winter Light Festival | Japan

The Winter Light Festival in Kuwana City, Japan uses the term “winter” very liberally. While you might initially imagine snow and a chill in the air, this celebration, in fact, takes place for 5 months from mid October through mid May. Located in the Nabano No Sato Botanical Park, the 1.2 million LED lights that make up “The Tunnel of Light” are the real stars of the festival. The flower-centric garden features an impressive variety of flowers that bloom at different points of the year, making this a place worth visiting more than once. 

2. Carnival of Brazil

The famous Carnival of Brazil takes place on the Friday afternoon before Ash Wednesday at noon, the start of Lent, the forty-day period that ends with Easter. Although the celebration is Catholic-based today, its beginnings can be traced back to the pagan festival of Saturnalia. Parades take place throughout the country, but the most notable one is in Rio De Janeiro, the largest carnival in the world.