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An Album--Celebrating Spring Around the World

Album Description

This weekend in Summerville, South Carolina we are celebrating our annual Flowertown Festival and it inspired me to research how other communities and cultures celebrate the transition into Spring.

FLOWERTOWN FESTIVAL - Dorchester Paws


Things to do in Summerville - Choice Hotels


Feel free to add your favorite traditions or festivals.

Mongolian Spring Festival, Manchuria (Library of Congress)

Varfest (Spring Festival Day) in City Park, Jönköping, Sweden (Library of Congress)


Carriage ride at the Bavarian Celebration of Spring festival in Leavenworth, Washington (Library of Congress)


Alpenhorn demonstration at the Bavarian Celebration of Spring festival in Leavenworth, Washington (Library of Congress)


Happy crowds celebrating the Vorfest (spring festival) in the city park, Jönköping, Sweden (Library of Congress)


Colorado--The post-sunset "glow" of tethered hot-air balloons at the annual Telluride Balloon Festival in the former mining town turned ski resort, but not when the Spring festival is in full swing (Library of Congress)


Washington Tidal Basin at spring Cherry Blossom Festival time, Washington, D.C. (Library of Congress)


National Cherry Blossom Festival--(Washington, D.C.)--2010-2020 (Library of Congress)


Maypole dancers at the Bavarian Celebration of Spring festival in Leavenworth, Washington (Library of Congress)


NOTE: The Library of Congress helps you celebrate culture and festivals through music as well. Below you can listen to a couple of musical selections dedicated to celebrating Springtime.

Spring, beautiful spring waltz (Library of Congress)

Spring, beautiful spring


Again, please feel free to add what you can find about Spring festivals or other celebrations of the season.












Parade at the Bavarian Celebration of Spring festival in Leavenworth, Washington.jpg

The performers, Mongolian Spring Festival, Mukden, Manchuria.jpg