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The main attraction of India is its cultural heritage, and the best expression of this are the national festivals. In an environment consisting of people of many religions and backgrounds, the festivals in India are a wonderful opportunity to visit the country.

Festivals in India are an integral part of local culture to promote both tourism and the sale of traditional handicrafts. In addition, each region celebrates the festival in accordance with their own customs and rituals. The most common traditions during festivals in India are the processions in the streets, decoration of homes and sacred sites and song and dance folk songs.

Diwali, also known as the festival of light, is one of the most important celebrations. Diwali celebrates the beginning of the Hindu year and Gujarati and is translated as “row of lighted lamps” in reference to the custom of lighting diyas, small clay lamps in every household regardless of social class of their owners. Diwali is a festival of five days beginning on the 15th day of Kartika, according to the Hindu calendar, which can fall in October or November, according to the Gregorian calendar. The celebration is accompanied with candles and fireworks as well as the exchange of gifts between friends and family.

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Travelling is not only discover new places through sight, so that the experience abroad is as complete as possible can not miss to taste the traditional flavours of each place. Do you know what dishes will taste when you travel to Colombia? If you do not know it yet, here we list the typical food of Colombia to go know.

Before starting I must tell you that if you’re a vegetarian you’re a little lost, as the Colombians love meat of all kinds and practically integrated into every dish. They are also fans of rice and fresh fruit.

While the favourite flavours vary in each region, we can summarise the typical food dishes of Colombia in these eight:

• Coconut Rice. This is a typical dish from the Caribbean coast of Colombia. It is rice cooked with coconut milk, water, salt and sugar.

• Doughnuts. These foods fried ball forms are popular in several South American countries. In the case of Colombian donuts, dough is made with white cheese curds. Is a typical dish of Colombia during Christmas. Read the rest of this entry »