Major World Festivals and Events - INI

[item.rio-carnival]
code=01
slug=rio-carnival
name=Rio Carnival
description=The world's largest carnival held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
category=Carnival
location=Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
period=February to March (before Lent)

[item.venice-carnival]
code=02
slug=venice-carnival
name=Venice Carnival
description=A carnival in Venice, Italy, famous for its elaborate masks.
category=Carnival
location=Venice, Italy
period=February to March

[item.trinidad-carnival]
code=03
slug=trinidad-carnival
name=Trinidad and Tobago Carnival
description=The largest carnival in the Caribbean, held in Trinidad and Tobago.
category=Carnival
location=Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
period=February to March (around Shrove Tuesday)

[item.oktoberfest]
code=04
slug=oktoberfest
name=Oktoberfest
description=The world's largest beer festival held in Munich, Germany.
category=Food Culture / Beer Festival
location=Munich, Germany
period=Late September to early October

[item.diwali]
code=05
slug=diwali
name=Diwali (Festival of Lights)
description=The 'Festival of Lights' celebrated primarily in India.
category=Religious Event / Festival of Lights
location=India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and others
period=Late October to early November

[item.gion-matsuri]
code=06
slug=gion-matsuri
name=Gion Matsuri
description=One of Japan's Three Great Festivals held in Kyoto.
category=One of Japan's Three Great Festivals
location=Kyoto, Japan
period=July 1-31

[item.day-of-the-dead]
code=07
slug=day-of-the-dead
name=Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos)
description=A colorful Mexican festival to remember deceased loved ones.
category=Ancestral Worship / Cultural Festival
location=Mexico (Oaxaca and others)
period=November 1-2

[item.songkran]
code=08
slug=songkran
name=Songkran (Water Festival)
description=The world's largest water festival celebrating Thai New Year.
category=New Year Celebration / Water Festival
location=Throughout Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Mai, etc.)
period=April 13-15

[item.la-tomatina]
code=09
slug=la-tomatina
name=La Tomatina (Tomato Festival)
description=A unique Spanish festival where participants throw tomatoes at each other.
category=Food Culture / Entertainment Festival
location=Buñol, Spain
period=Last Wednesday of August

[item.yi-peng]
code=10
slug=yi-peng
name=Yi Peng Lantern Festival
description=A magical festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where lanterns are released into the night sky.
category=Lantern Festival / Festival of Lights
location=Chiang Mai, Thailand
period=November (full moon night)

[item.holi]
code=11
slug=holi
name=Holi Festival
description=A spring festival in India where participants throw colored powders at each other.
category=Spring Festival / Color Festival
location=Throughout India
period=Around March

[item.chinese-new-year]
code=12
slug=chinese-new-year
name=Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year)
description=The New Year celebration in Chinese character cultural sphere.
category=New Year Celebration
location=China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and others
period=Late January to February

[item.christmas-markets]
code=13
slug=christmas-markets
name=Christmas Markets
description=Traditional Christmas markets originating from Germany.
category=Christmas / Winter Festival
location=Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, and throughout Europe
period=Late November to December 24

[item.burning-man]
code=14
slug=burning-man
name=Burning Man
description=An art and self-expression festival held in the American desert.
category=Art / Counterculture
location=Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
period=Late August to early September

[item.halloween]
code=15
slug=halloween
name=Halloween
description=A costume and candy festival with ancient Celtic origins.
category=Costume / Autumn Festival
location=USA, Canada, UK, and countries worldwide
period=October 31