This year Vintage takes prominence at Wine & Gourmet Asia in Macau. Back for the third time, the trade fair will feature wines from Australia, California, Chile, France, Germany, Greece, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, South Africa among many others.
Wines are the focus at Wine & Gourmet Asia 2009. The only dedicated trade fair for the
The Feast of Hungry Ghosts - when Hell opens and spirits wander the Earth - occurs the week after Feast of Maidens, which is is on the 15th night of the seventh lunar month.
In order to appease the ancestors' souls and all the forgotten spirits, people make small models in paper of objects, and
The Chung Yeung Festival or Festival of Ancestors is a day to respect and remember ancestors. and is always held on Ninth Moon, Day 9. Also known as Autumn Remembrance, this festival is similar to Ching Ming in the spring, in that families journey to the graves of their ancestors to perform cleansing rites and
This day is a Holy Day of Obligation in Macau, a day on which to celebrate the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception celebrates Mary's conception, without sin. The Immaculate Conception is a uniquely Catholic feast.
Statue of Mary. Spanish Square. Rome
Ever since its dedication in 1857, it is
{event_id; id=1} The Winter Solstice Festival or The Extreme of Winter is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians during the dongzhi solar term on or around December 21 when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest; i.e., on the first day of the dongzhi solar term.
The coming
The 22nd Macau International Fireworks Display Contest will be held on September 11,18,22, 25 & October 1, 2010 at the sea area in front of the Macau Tower. As October 1 is China's National Day, teams from Austria and China will deploy their skills to add extra sparkle to the celebrations.
Diversification of source markets and
In a similar spirit to All Saints Day, All Souls Day is the celebration of the previous day, this Catholic mass-celebration commemorates the souls of all the departed in one go, in this case with the hope that the devotions of the living will enable them to escape the chains that bind them to the
Every year, a series of activities are hosted by the Goddess A-Ma Foundation of Macau in the A-Ma Cultural Village on Alto de Coloane, to celebrate the Festival of Ancestors (Chung Yeung Festival). In addition to the dedication ceremonies, a Shanghai group will perform traditional dances for the 7th Macau A-Ma Cultural and Tourism Festival,
The Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government presents the 24th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) from October 3rd to November 7th, 2010.
Each year the Macao International Music Festival brings internationally renowned artists from all over the world to Macao. Over the course of its decades-long history, the MIMF has gradually evolved
Each November, Macau wakes up with a jolt as more than 250 racing drivers and riders, as well as thousands of motor sports fans, descend on the territory for the world's only international street circuit race meeting which features both car and motorcycle races. The 57th Macau Grand Prix will be held from 18-21 November