Celebrations in South Africa during 2010, from Valentine to FIFA World ...

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South Africa is a country of celebrations; they celebrate rain festivals, dance festivals, harvest festivals, coon carnivals & Kolpse ’ festivals and also the world cup matches such as FIFA Soccer World Cup 2010 that is making history of splendor and enthusiasm in the South Africa grounds.

Airports and Roads, Streets and gardens, Parks and houses, Grounds, Beaches, Shopping malls, in short in all nooks and corners of the country FIFA 2010 Soccer World cup celebrations re evident. There are special fares and cheap flights offered for almost all the cities cheap flights to Cape Town from London UK, or cheap tickets to Johannesburg can be easily bought over the internet. There are also some promotional fares for cheap tickets to Durban and five star alliance direct and indirect flights to South Africa are participating in making the event even bigger. For more details about latest flight offers, and ongoing ticket sales see cheap flights to South Africa.

This Year, the celebrations are only getting more exquisite and fabulous as it going to start from Valentine to Easter and Easter to Annual Jazz Festival in Johannesburg, all extreme events of sheer happiness, please and excitement are coming one after another. From New Year onwards, every month there is some thing to celebrate about, something to feel good about and some thing to contribute to your collection of beautiful memories. This month, its Valentine.

Like all other occasions, events and festivals Valentine’s Day in South Africa is celebrated on 14 February every year with great passion and enthusiasm. The craze and verve for the festival is like any other festival in South Africa. The geographical location of the country has made it one of the most romantic destinations. Thousands of tourists get attracted towards the beauty of the place when it comes to celebrate the festival of love. Large numbers of tourists throng the beaches and other romantic places of South Africa to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The best time to visit South African Beaches mainly Durban and Cape Town also starts with February till November.

Valentine’s Day celebrations begin well in advance in South Africa. Traditionally, on Valentine day in South Africa young girls celebrate the occasion by following an old-age Roman festival of ‘Lupercalia’. According to this traditional festival, young girls pin their lovers name on their sleeves. At some places, men also follow this custom. In modern day tattoo had also taken place of these romantic tokens. Not only that but, Shops and market places are beautifully adorned with fragrant flowers, love symbols like cupid, love birds, hearts and in traditional African style decorations. Week long parties and celebrations take place in various clubs and hotels. Different events take place in various parts of South Africa. All the discotheques, pubs and restaurants are completely booked. South Africans as well as tourists attend huge balls where they match their dancing steps and flow in the Valentine mood with different alcoholic beverages.

Other way of celebrating the day is to visit wildlife parks and sanctuaries with your friends and families. Many other events like river rafting, mountaineering amidst the exotic islands of Cape Town and Johannesburg are main attraction of the day. Luxurious resorts give the most enthralling view and rated as one of the best place to spend a romantic evening. Many resorts and Hotels have special events, parties and arrangements of their own during the season themed on love. Grand festivities are marked in the city of Durban, where innumerable tourists flock in large numbers. Lastly, in the warm waters, golden sands and captivating sunsets, a romantic evening by the shore is just the thing to do.

It’s a good time of the year to celebrate freely the victory of love before all other victories awaiting in the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup!

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