Another common aspect of the festival in early 20th century Ireland was the hanging of May Boughs on the doors and windows of houses and the making of May Bushes in farmyards, which usually consisted either of a branch of rowan / caorthann ( mountain ash ) or more commonly whitethorn / sceach geal ( hawthorn ) which is in bloom at the time and is commonly called the ' May Bush ' or just ' May ' in both Ireland and Britain.

A festival programme is usually also provided, listing the drinks available for tasting and providing a brief description of each beverage.

The culmination of the festival was a display of an image of the gods, usually hidden in the sanctuary, to worshippers.

A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality.

They usually celebrate the festival when the first stirrings of spring are felt, or on the full moon nearest this.

May Day on May 1 is an ancient Northern Hemisphere spring festival and usually a public holiday ; it is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures.

Perhaps the most important cultural event in Poznań is the annual Malta theatre festival, which takes place at many city venues usually in late June and early July.

The festival lasts for 11 days, is made up of 11 stages with performances from over 700 bands, and since the mid-1970s has run from late June through early July, usually including the 4th of July holiday.

At this festival, priests would kill, or sacrifice, an animal, usually an ox, in order to make the gods happy.

The Qingming Festival () is a traditional Chinese festival usually occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar.

During the festival season in Northern India, Sabudana is usually consumed during Fasts ( Vrat in Hindi ), either prepared as a " Khichdi " "( ख ि चड ी)" ( savory ) Sabudana Khichadi ( स ा ब ु द ा ण ा ख ि चड ी) or Kheer ख ी र ( sweet ).

The festival, usually held in late January, debuted on the 1992 Australia Day public holiday in Sydney, Australia, and expanded to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by the following year ; the Gold Coast and Auckland were added to the schedule in 1994.

A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival.

A festival is a special occasion of feasting or celebration, that is usually religious.

The Europop song Happy New Year by Swedish band ABBA is usually played during the festival nowadays.

MUCES is the Spanish acronym to The City of Segovia Festival of European Cinema, an annual film festival which takes place in the city since 2006, usually in November.

Another important detail is fire: A festival fire must be kept from sunset till sunrise, and various kinds of flaming light sources are used ; usually these are bonfires, which traditionally people jump over to ensure prosperity and fertility.

Cudham hosts an annual festival of music, called " Cudham Craic "; usually in August with around 500 visitors.

* The annual Stoke Newington festival ( usually held in June )

Encore performances were usually done at or after midnight, and the performers ( especially on the later nights of the festival ) were among the most popular, most well-established bands in Christian music at the time.

The invitation-only festival is held annually ( usually in May ) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès.

He usually wears an oversized yellow sombrero, white shirt and trousers ( Which is a common tradional outfit worn by men and boys of rural Mexican villages ), and a red kerchief, similar to that of a reveler in the San Fermin festival.

The festival screens submitted movies from independent filmmakers from around the world, the best of which are usually released on DVD by Troma or compiled in the Best of Tromadance series.

Lula is home of RailRoad Days, a yearly festival usually every May.

In Trinidad & Tobago, Carnival is a festival season that lasts months and culminates in large celebrations in Port of Spain which is the capital of Trinidad, on the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday with Dimanche Gras, J ' ouvert, and Mas ( masquerade ).

The Simchat Torah celebration is now the most distinctive feature of this festival – so much so that in Israel, where Shemini Atzeret lasts only one day, it is more common to refer to the day as " Simchat Torah " than as " Shemini Atzeret.

The Limassol Carnival festival lasts for ten ( 10 ) days, with jolly and amusing masquerading.

The community festival begins on a Friday evening and lasts until the early hours of Sunday morning.

The festival lasts from mid-week the week leading up to Memorial Day until the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, when the festival ends with a fireworks display.

The festival begins Friday afternoon and lasts until Sunday afternoon.

The festival starts on the Saturday before July 21 ( Belgium's national holiday ) and lasts ten days.

The top festival is the Festival of Philippi, which lasts from July to September and includes theatrical performances and music concerts.

In Europe, the largest dragon boat festival is held in Malmo, Sweden, where over 200 crews — 4, 000 participants — take part in the Malmo Festival which lasts over a week.

The festival here lasts for 10 days in April.

The Night festival or " inna-mutiki " is a party where all the people involved to celebrate a wedding or a new marriage in the village or community, this festival usually lasts for several days until the end of the whole liquor that has garnered the families.

The festival officially starts the following Thursday at the Animal Showgrounds ( in recent years simply known as the " Festival Site ") and lasts for 4 days.

The festival is usually held in late August and lasts for 14 days.

The festival begins on 31 January at 3pm and lasts for 8 days, until 9 February, all day and all night.

Since Sui in different areas celebrate Duan at different times, this festival actually lasts for more than two months when festivities from various locations are combined together.

" The event lasts over two months, starting from the twelfth of the seventh month to the fifteenth of the ninth month by the Chinese lunar calendar, and spans for a total of 63 days, giving rise to its eponym as " the world ’ s longest festival ".

The festival lasts four days and fireworks are launched every night.

At the end of the year, after classes finish but before exams, Stone Day is usually held, a music festival with local bands, which lasts several days.

The festival lasts a few days, with different bands passing through Menton's streets on foot or on truck trailers.

Today's festival lasts about two weeks and attracts an audience of more than 200, 000 people.

Uttarayan, as Makar Sankranti is called in Gujarati, is a major festival in the state of Gujarat which lasts for two days.