The Journal
Guides
A small shelf of considered festival guides: seasonal routes, country starters, category primers, and the celebrations worth crossing a continent for.
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5Atlas entry points
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Every guide on Eventisimus.
01Field notes15 Unique Festivals Around the WorldCheese-rolling down a hillside, tomato-throwing by the tonne, baby-jumping for luck — the celebrations that refuse to make sense, and the towns that swear by them.Unique festivals02Country guideThe Festivals of India, Month by MonthFrom the colour storm of Holi in spring to the lamplit nights of Diwali in autumn — how India’s calendar of celebration moves through the year.Festivals in India03PlanningHow to Plan a Year of Festival TravelBuild a twelve-month route that follows the seasons instead of fighting them. Filter the atlas by month, and let the calendar draw your map.The full atlas04Hidden gemsThe Quiet Festivals the Guidebooks ForgotThe village processions and small-town rites that never made the lists — found not by country you know, but by the ones you don’t.Browse by country05Season guideA Beginner’s Guide to Carnival SeasonMasks, satire and the weeks before Lent — how Carnival travels the world, from the avenues of Rio to the mountain villages of the Balkans.Carnival & Parade