Lighting has become an essential element when creating decorative environments. In fact, it is practically impossible to decorate a space without lamps. The cities join in with this decoration and seek to look pretty from time to time.Festivals of light are celebrated all over the world. Today we are going to review the most important ones in the world.
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Vivid Sydney
The Vivid Sydney festival turns the Australian city into a spectacle of light and color during its three-week duration. This event takes place between the months of May and June. During the festival, a large number of cultural activities are celebrated: music and development of ideas.
The highlight of the latest editions is an impressive audiovisual projection on the most emblematic buildings. In 2017, the most admired artwork was a light projection of two birds inspired by popular toys.
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Berlin Light Festival
This completely free event has been held for more than ten years every October in the German city. Every year a different theme is chosen that will help you take a tour of the city in a really different way.
Two million people come every year to these plays of light that illuminate buildings, squares and monuments in a spectacular way. It is considered one of the most striking light festivals in the world.
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Diwali
Thailand’s light festival. The Far East is known for its passion for light and color. It is celebrated in the northern part of the country. In this event, thousands of paper lanterns are launched into the air and fly into the sky. Participants make a wish when they release these lamps.
This same festival exists but in reverse, what we would call analogously. This other event is called Loi Krathong, in which the boat-shaped lamps are left in the water and the entire river is illuminated.
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Amsterdam Light Festival
This festival is carried out thanks toLED lighting professionals. For 7 weeks, between the months of November and December, you can appreciate the works of light and smell. One of the longest lasting light events. The ideal time that we suggest to experience this festival is a walk at dusk.
The event offers you a double route: the Water Color, through the city’s canals, it is recommended to take a boat visit to have an aquatic view. On the other hand, the walking route. Iluminade in the Plantage neighborhood. Each of the routes is focused on a different topic that is previously selected.
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China Lantern Festival
The end of the new year celebrations, marked by the first full moon of the Chinese year, also marks the beginning of this festival of light. The lanterns of this festival scare away evil spirits and bring families together before the unstoppable light show that floods the streets.
It is one of the most important festivals in the country. Its tradition dates back to the Han Dynasty. During the night, children are given the role of carrying lanterns loaded with riddles and proverbs to the temples. The lanterns symbolize leaving the past behind to renew oneself in the year that has just begun.
You already know the most important light festivals in the world. Have any of them inspired you with decorating ideas? Tell us!
