Amazing December Festivals to Watch Out For

The month of December is loaded with fascinating celebrations over the globe. It is additionally a month where the festive mood takes hold as individuals don't give mind going the additional mile to end the year in pomp and style.

Hornbill Festival, Nagaland, India (December 1-10)

Held in the eastern state of Nagaland, India, the extraordinary Hornbill Festival, named after the bird, is an incredible show of the finest of Indian tribes. It is held in Kisama, which is near Nagaland's capital Kohima. The celebration is one of the biggest festivals of the indigenous warrior tribes of the district.

Hanukkah, worldwide (December 6-14)

The Jewish celebration of light is an eight-day remembrance of the Jewish uprising and triumph in the second century B.C. against the Greek-Syrian kingdom, which had attempted to put statues of Greek gods in the Jewish Temple situated in Jerusalem.

Burning of the Devil (Quema Del Diablo), Guatemala (December 7)

The celebration denotes the start of the Christmas season in Guatemala. Individuals clean their homes of trash and pile up their excess articles and waste out in the city. A major bonfire is lit around evening with an effigy of the demon himself to boot. Bands and firecrackers normally accompany the campfire.

Whirling Dervishes Festival, Konya, Turkey (December 10-17)

The celebration honors life and teachings of the thirteenth century Sufi saint Mevlana or Rumi as he is popularly known. Rumi trusted that people could correspond with God through movements, and in this manner the whirling move of the dervishes in white robes and cone shaped head gear was born.

Burning the Clocks, Brighton, England (December 21)

The city of Brighton, England meets up to check the most limited day of the year - the Winter Solstice with this special Burning of the Clocks celebration. Individuals are urged to make their own combustible clock lamps and showcase it during the parade, usually on the first day. The current year's theme is "The Cosmos".