Hanami is the Japanese tradition of picnicking under the cherry blossom. We’d love to see your cherry blossom pics wherever you are in the in the world. Upload them to our facebook page and we’ll share the best with everyone

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Full bloom ~

Who’s been a silly old fool today then? 

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A cart packed full of explosives heralds the Easter Sunday celebrations in Florence

The Scoppio del Carro (or Explosion of the Cart) is an annual tradition in Florence, Italy. On Easter Sunday, a cart, packed full of fireworks, coloured smoke and pyrotechnics, is spectacularly exploded in the Piazza del Duomo.

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Picture: Scoppio del carro 2010 by dgtalmac, on Flickr

Hot cross buns baked on Good Friday are said to have magical powers 

Other Good Friday superstitions are getting a haircut will prevent headaches in the coming year and gardening is bad luck - no iron (ie fork, spade etc.) should enter the ground

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India celebrates Holi, festival of colors

From soldiers in the north to teenagers in the south, Indians of all hues threw water-filled balloons and smeared colored powder on each other to celebrate the festival of Holi on Wednesday.

The revelry began in the early hours with children engaging in water fights, using plastic guns and balloons to splash each other and any unsuspecting person in sight from the rooftops of homes in the Indian capital Delhi.

Soldiers in the disputed state of Kashmir as well along the Wagah border between India and Pakistan rubbed brightly-colored powder on each other’s faces and danced to Bollywood songs heralding the “festival of colors”.

In Mumbai, home to the Hindi film industry, usually riotous celebrations appeared to have been muted, perhaps in response to a call by leading actors to conserve water as millions of Indians face their worst drought in decades.

Although the festival is usually celebrated with wild “rain dances” and the throwing of buckets of water, the drought in central parts of Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital, led many to push for a “dry” Holi.

Witches, anthills, decorated eggs and green food are some of the traditions for the Thursday prior to Easter!

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Nowruz Mobarak! Happy New Year!

Nowruz (meaning new day), occurs at the exact time of the Spring Equinox and celebrates the coming of Spring and the New Year. It is a time for visiting friends and family, feasting and performing various rituals for good luck in the coming year.

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Picture: NYC Persian Parade 2009 by Sepideh!, on Flickr

Nothing can prepare you for this riot of noise and fire! Take some earplugs and some fireproof clothing!

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Picture: Un hombre primitivo nos saluda desde las fallas de Valencia 2010 - La primavera ha llegado con fuerza… by Antonio Marín Segovia, on Flickr

Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Duit, Happy St Patrick’s Day…

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Happy White Day girls, don;t make yourself sick with all those marshmallows!

In Japan and some other parts of Asia, on White day, men must give a give a white gift to all the women who gave them chocolate on Valentines day (as traditionally only women give men gifts at Valentine’s).

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Picture: marshmallow by tokyo ayano, on Flickr