SpeakerTonight I'll describe five famous festivals and the single custom that makes each one unforgettable.
SpeakerWe begin with Holi, the spring festival, where the streets explode as people throw coloured powder at one another.
SpeakerNext is the lantern festival of Thailand, where families float candles down a river to carry away bad luck.
SpeakerThen to Spain, to a fire festival, where towns build huge straw figures, later burned in the square.
SpeakerIn Italy there's a village feast where neighbours share a long street meal, one table running the whole length of the road.
SpeakerAnd in the far north, at midsummer, villages light a midsummer fire that burns until dawn.