ET BureauRepublic Day
When: January 26, 2017
Where: Delhi
Republic Day in India is celebrated every year with great fervour to honour the Constitution of India as it came into force in the year 1950. It had replaced the Government of India Act, 1935 into the governing document of the India. At this day, a national holiday is declared by the Indian Government. The new Indian constitution was sketched and approved by the Indian Constituent Assembly and decided to celebrate it on 26th of January every year as India became a republic country. The Beating Retreat ceremony is held after officially denoting the end of Republic Day festivities. It is conducted on the evening of 29 January, the third day after the Republic Day. It is performed by the bands of the three wings of the military, the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. The venue is Raisina Hill and an adjacent square, Vijay Chowk, flanked by the North and South block of the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's Palace) towards the end of Rajpath.
The Chief Guest of the function is the President of India who arrives escorted by the (PBG), a cavalry unit.
Camel festival
When: January 12, 2017
Where: Bikaner
Bikaner Camel Festival is an annual festival dedicated to the surly, hardy animal — the camel. Organised by the Department of Tourism of the Rajasthan Government, the festival is an ideal event for those who wish to witness Rajasthan in its full colourful glory. The celebrations include folk performances by the local artistes. The festival opens with a parade of beautifully bedecked camels which in itself is a colourful spectacle against the red backdrop of the Junagarh Fort. The celebrations include camel races, camel milking, fur cutting design, the best breed competition, camel acrobatics and camel beauty pageants.
Harbin ice and snow festival
When: January 5 - February 25, 2017
Where: China
The festival’s opening ceremony will be full of fireworks, ice laterns, snow sculpture expo and competitions, skiing, sledding, winter swimming, fishing and more carnival activities. Harbin metamorphoses into an enchanted city made up of translucent sculptures carved out of ice. Gigantic blocks of ice from the Songhua River are chipped, chiselled and carved into palaces and pagodas, dragons and dinosaurs, ships and spacecrafts, familiar landmarks and famous figures.
Harbin’s ingenious residents hollowed out blocks of ice to use as lanterns, inadvertently starting a tradition that grew into an art form. In the past 25 years, the Harbin Ice Lantern Festival has become an annual cultural event with many international teams participating.
When: January 26, 2017
Where: Delhi
Republic Day in India is celebrated every year with great fervour to honour the Constitution of India as it came into force in the year 1950. It had replaced the Government of India Act, 1935 into the governing document of the India. At this day, a national holiday is declared by the Indian Government. The new Indian constitution was sketched and approved by the Indian Constituent Assembly and decided to celebrate it on 26th of January every year as India became a republic country. The Beating Retreat ceremony is held after officially denoting the end of Republic Day festivities. It is conducted on the evening of 29 January, the third day after the Republic Day. It is performed by the bands of the three wings of the military, the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. The venue is Raisina Hill and an adjacent square, Vijay Chowk, flanked by the North and South block of the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's Palace) towards the end of Rajpath.
The Chief Guest of the function is the President of India who arrives escorted by the (PBG), a cavalry unit.
Camel festival
When: January 12, 2017
Where: Bikaner
Bikaner Camel Festival is an annual festival dedicated to the surly, hardy animal — the camel. Organised by the Department of Tourism of the Rajasthan Government, the festival is an ideal event for those who wish to witness Rajasthan in its full colourful glory. The celebrations include folk performances by the local artistes. The festival opens with a parade of beautifully bedecked camels which in itself is a colourful spectacle against the red backdrop of the Junagarh Fort. The celebrations include camel races, camel milking, fur cutting design, the best breed competition, camel acrobatics and camel beauty pageants.
Harbin ice and snow festival
When: January 5 - February 25, 2017
Where: China
The festival’s opening ceremony will be full of fireworks, ice laterns, snow sculpture expo and competitions, skiing, sledding, winter swimming, fishing and more carnival activities. Harbin metamorphoses into an enchanted city made up of translucent sculptures carved out of ice. Gigantic blocks of ice from the Songhua River are chipped, chiselled and carved into palaces and pagodas, dragons and dinosaurs, ships and spacecrafts, familiar landmarks and famous figures.
Harbin’s ingenious residents hollowed out blocks of ice to use as lanterns, inadvertently starting a tradition that grew into an art form. In the past 25 years, the Harbin Ice Lantern Festival has become an annual cultural event with many international teams participating.
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