Rio de Janeiro: Carnival capital of the world

Every year, 40 days before Easter, Brazil stops. It's time for the carnival! For four days from Saturday to Tuesday, Brazilians sing and dance in dancehalls and clubs, on the streets and beaches, or anywhere else. Rio de Janeiro is seen as the Carnival Capital of the world. It may begin 40 days before Easter, but the city begins preparing for the carnival several weeks before that.

Edinburgh Festival: The heart of Scottish culture

The Edinburgh International Festival is a rich programme of classical music, theatre opera and dance in theatres in Edinburgh, over a three-week period in August. The festival try to use the arts to encourage 'the following of the human spirit', ordinary*people began to put on shows of their own and became a separate programme of small shows.

Korean New Year: Solnal

Solnal is a time for Korean families to celebrate the lunar New Year. On New Year's Eve people put things on their walls and doors to protect families of the arriving year, then or New Year's Day, everyone must have a traditional breakfast of 'took-guk' -a thick beef soup with rice cakes and green onions. Everyone must eat in order of age, it also means becoming one year older.

Spain: Tomato Ooz

Tomato Festival began on last Wednesday in August every year. It is the folk tradition of Spain's annual holiday. People describe it as a" tomato battle". On that day, lots of local Spanish and tourists, even elderly grandmothers have been seen in the festival. Remember that you must pinch tomatoes before youth row them to others in order not to hurt people.