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Festivals of the month....

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This month, we travel across the world to check out the various festivals celebrated across the globe. Every country has its own heritage, culture and a history to rejoice and what best way other than festivals.. As we enter into the 'Festival Quarter' of the year, where the celebration starts with the 'Ganesh Puja' and continues until we enter the next year, lets expand our view and find out how we can make our celebration even more joyful by adding these festival destinations on our 'wishlist'. 1.   La Tomatina, Bunol, Spain:   Hmmm..everyone remembers the movie, "Zindagi Milegi Naa Dobaraa". What a refresher, isn't it? But does anyone know how it all started.Well, every tradition has a history so, does this one! In 1945, during a parade of  gigantes y cabezudos , young adults who wanted to be in the event staged a brawl in town's main square, the Plaza del Pueblo. There was a vegetable stand nearby, so they picked up tomatoes and use...