Major World Festivals and Events - YAML

- code: "01"
  slug: "rio-carnival"
  name: "Rio Carnival"
  description: "The world's largest carnival held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil."
  location: "Rio de Janeiro, Brazil"
  period: "February to March (before Lent)"
  category: "Carnival"
- code: "02"
  slug: "venice-carnival"
  name: "Venice Carnival"
  description: "A carnival in Venice, Italy, famous for its elaborate masks."
  location: "Venice, Italy"
  period: "February to March"
  category: "Carnival"
- code: "03"
  slug: "trinidad-carnival"
  name: "Trinidad and Tobago Carnival"
  description: "The largest carnival in the Caribbean, held in Trinidad and Tobago."
  location: "Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago"
  period: "February to March (around Shrove Tuesday)"
  category: "Carnival"
- code: "04"
  slug: "oktoberfest"
  name: "Oktoberfest"
  description: "The world's largest beer festival held in Munich, Germany."
  location: "Munich, Germany"
  period: "Late September to early October"
  category: "Food Culture / Beer Festival"
- code: "05"
  slug: "diwali"
  name: "Diwali (Festival of Lights)"
  description: "The 'Festival of Lights' celebrated primarily in India."
  location: "India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and others"
  period: "Late October to early November"
  category: "Religious Event / Festival of Lights"
- code: "06"
  slug: "gion-matsuri"
  name: "Gion Matsuri"
  description: "One of Japan's Three Great Festivals held in Kyoto."
  location: "Kyoto, Japan"
  period: "July 1-31"
  category: "One of Japan's Three Great Festivals"
- 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."
  location: "Mexico (Oaxaca and others)"
  period: "November 1-2"
  category: "Ancestral Worship / Cultural Festival"
- code: "08"
  slug: "songkran"
  name: "Songkran (Water Festival)"
  description: "The world's largest water festival celebrating Thai New Year."
  location: "Throughout Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Mai, etc.)"
  period: "April 13-15"
  category: "New Year Celebration / Water Festival"
- code: "09"
  slug: "la-tomatina"
  name: "La Tomatina (Tomato Festival)"
  description: "A unique Spanish festival where participants throw tomatoes at each other."
  location: "Buñol, Spain"
  period: "Last Wednesday of August"
  category: "Food Culture / Entertainment Festival"
- 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."
  location: "Chiang Mai, Thailand"
  period: "November (full moon night)"
  category: "Lantern Festival / Festival of Lights"
- code: "11"
  slug: "holi"
  name: "Holi Festival"
  description: "A spring festival in India where participants throw colored powders at each other."
  location: "Throughout India"
  period: "Around March"
  category: "Spring Festival / Color Festival"
- code: "12"
  slug: "chinese-new-year"
  name: "Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year)"
  description: "The New Year celebration in Chinese character cultural sphere."
  location: "China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and others"
  period: "Late January to February"
  category: "New Year Celebration"
- code: "13"
  slug: "christmas-markets"
  name: "Christmas Markets"
  description: "Traditional Christmas markets originating from Germany."
  location: "Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, and throughout Europe"
  period: "Late November to December 24"
  category: "Christmas / Winter Festival"
- code: "14"
  slug: "burning-man"
  name: "Burning Man"
  description: "An art and self-expression festival held in the American desert."
  location: "Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA"
  period: "Late August to early September"
  category: "Art / Counterculture"
- code: "15"
  slug: "halloween"
  name: "Halloween"
  description: "A costume and candy festival with ancient Celtic origins."
  location: "USA, Canada, UK, and countries worldwide"
  period: "October 31"
  category: "Costume / Autumn Festival"