Photos: 2007 Oktoberfest

Photo: Uwe Lein / AP; Volker Dornberger / DPA; Diether Endlicher / AP; Matthias Schrader / DPA; Timm Schamberger / DDP; Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / DPA.

Photos: 2007 Oktoberfest

© AFP, DPA

Burning Man Festival

Photo: AP

At Black Rock Desert in the State of Nevada completed holiday arts and extreme expressions - festival called Burning Man Festival.

Festival Photos of Quebec Winter Carnival 2007

The Quebec Winter Carnival - A Festival of Heritage and Family Fun

The most colourful part of the Carnival is the brightly lit night parades. Every year some half a million spectators bundle up and line the snowy streets of the city. The parades feature fantastic floats, marching bands and many clowns. Even though it was freezing cold - about six degrees below zero - the night that I watched the parade, I could not believe my eyes when a band of young ladies marched by dressed in kilts.

To the Québécois, Carnaval is more than an annual celebration. It’s a state of mind, a place where for ten days every February, they glorify winter. It's a place where people's imaginations take over, where adults can feel like kids again. For the Québécois, winter is a time for rejoicing and what better way to do that than to join them in celebrating Carnaval.