Written by United Planet Team Member Alyssa All photos taken from Flickr user tiendatleoktoberfest These are words that millions of partygoers wait an entire year to hear. Finally, Oktoberfest has begun. From the third weekend in September to the beginning of October the people of Theresienwiese, Munich celebrate the festival of Oktoberfest. In 1810, the [...]

Written by United Planet Team Member Alyssa For those of you currently in the Valencia region of Spain, make sure you have a change of clothes and your goggles ready! As the last Wednesday in August, the famous “Tomatina” tomato fight will be held today in the city of Buñol. Starting late in the morning, [...]

Written by United Planet Team Member, Alyssa The festival of Bumba Meu Boi in the city of Sao Luis in Maranhao, Brazil lasts from late June until the second week of August. A fusion of African, Indian, and Portuguese cultures, the event revolves around the story of the ox’s death and resurrection. Performers flock to [...]

Post written by Lucille, a United Planet team member. Each year, during the first weekend of July, the North of France celebrates the Festival of the Giants. Picture taken by chaton144, Flickr Most of the Northern cities have a patron giant to protect them. Today, there are more than 300 giants representing the cities of [...]

Post written by Mia, a United Planet Team member. The Sun, the center of our Solar System, has been keeping us warm, giving us light and supporting life on Earth for millions of years. Its presence causes day and its absence, night. It’s no wonder that for many ancient cultures the sun represented a supernatural [...]