Every country, no nearly every city has their own festival. Singapore celebrates a number of festivals, mostly cultural based like the Mid Autumn Festival, Deepavali, Thaipusam and Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
Porto, a little town in Portugal, has one of the liveliest festival, the Sao Joao Festival. It's a celebration of the Saint John the Baptist. Held near the end of June, the annual party actually goes on for more than 12 hours, starting the evening before. Everyone comes from everywhere within the city and gathers at the town center to just celebrate. Massive street party! The thing that grabbed my eye about this festival is the fact that if you find someone gorgeous, hit them over the head with a plastic hammer! And here we thought walking around the neighbourhood with lanterns is weird...
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