Theme – Festivals

A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect of that community and its religion or culture. This constitutes typical cases of glocalization, as well as the high culture-low culture interrelationship. Festivals often serve to fulfill specific communal purposes, especially in regard to commemoration or thanking to the gods, goddesses or saints: they're called patronal festivals. They may also provide entertainment, which was particularly important to local communities before the advent of mass-produced entertainment.

There are unique festivals all over the world. Cultural, religious, art, and music festivals connect us to our roots, our culture, and our values. They help us celebrate our heritage and our traditions. Whether it’s a new year’s celebration or an art festival with decades of history, festivals are an important part of our lives.

Have you been to some places and attended different festivals? What type of festival did you enjoy the most? Take a look at some great and lovely layouts below that are related to celebrating festivals and be inspired to create your own festival-themed scrapbook pages!

Carnivals

This type of festival may have its roots in religion, but today it’s less about celebrating religious figures and more about partying hard. Carnival celebrations take place in the streets, with parades full of people, typically with lots of colorful floats on display, carried down city streets. There are costumes, masks, confetti, balloons and, above all, music. These, for sure, are fun and great to celebrate!

Layout by 3BluEyedBabies

Layout by Michelle Powell

Arts and Music

Arts and Music festivals are getting popular in recent times, giving you a platform to enjoy your favorite film, comedy, music, theater, dance and more in real time. Every aspect of the arts now has its own important festival somewhere. Who doesn’t enjoy a holiday weekend in the countryside listening to live music and watching the latest film offerings?

Layout by Michelle Powell

Page by Deb

Layout by Deb

Project by Carrie1977

Seasonal Festivals

Seasonal Festivals generally considered festivals, celebrate a season. These festivals and celebrations serve as milestones in the passing year while building and strengthening the community. Our relationship with nature and the cycle of the seasons has long been celebrated in every corner of the country. Celebrating the changing of seasons surely is so lively and interesting!

Layout by Shirley

Page by Betsy

Layout by Susan

Food and Agriculture

Food festivals are a great way to try new foods and learn about the food culture of an area. They are usually based on traditional farming techniques and the preparation of food served. Most festivals are related to the time period in which they are celebrated. A food festival can even be a great place to make new friends. If you are planning your next vacation, consider going to a food festival.

Layout by Donnia

Layout by 3BluEyedBabies

You can embellish your projects with these floating lanterns picture tubes. You can click here and there and everywhere to place those lanterns. They are pretty large, so you can adjust the scale value to your needs. What event will deserve some floating lanterns to light the sky?

Click HERE to get these picture tubes.