The Essay: Paradoxes provide the keys to unlocking the secrets of the Universe, writes Jim Al-Khalili The night sky is a profound confirmation of the Big Bang A paradox is a statement or circular argument that either contradicts itself or leads to a situation that is logically impossible. But...

  La Tomatina Festival is held annually in the small town of Bunol on the last Saturday of August every year. Tomato festival lasts a week and includes musical performance , a fair , parade , dances and fireworks. La Tomatina Festival, The Tomato throwing Festival is one of the...

The Russian Winter Festival is traditional food, music and large displays of folk art, gifts, and souvenirs. This year, an ice sculpting contest is the main event. Several impressive ice sculptures have already been revealed. There is a giant Russian rouble, weighing 150 kg (over 300 lbs)!...

Menton, on the Italian border, is famous for the Lemon Festival, Eze is perched on a hillside with wonderful views of the Mediterranean, Biot and Vallauris are known for their pottery and glasswork, Antibes has its own harbour and hosts the Picasso museum. The Lemon Festival (”Fete du...

If you think you are pure gothic then I really want you to realize that nothing is wrong with whom you are.  The fact that you are different from other groups of people you might know does not mean that you are living in a wrong way, or that you are a weird person. As a gothic person you are...

Niagara Falls is one of the most visited sites in North America, but once a year, thousands of people flock to Niagara, not to see the thunderous falls, but to see the Winter Festival of Lights, Canada’s foremost illumination festival. The Winter Festival of Lights includes over 125...