Festival dell'Oriente (a late post!)

Hello peopleeeeee! Long time no see yeee? xD LOL

This time I want to talk about... The Festival of the East! (Festival dell'Oriente) Yeah!

Needless to say I asked some opinions, they have all told me that I should not go there because I would have absolutely lost time, that it was boring, nothing to do with the really "Atmosphere of the East"... but as usual I've done my own thing... and I was right!! Because I had lots of fun!

We start from the fact that it was focused on the Orient in general, then India (especially), China, Tibet, Japan etc etc...

So in one of the halls (I can't remember what was sorry but there were 3 or 4 halls in total) there was a stage where every day there were traditional songs and dances. I remember especially the belly dancing, dance Odissi, ikebana (the Japanese art of arranging cut flowers), the shaman who made us do the dance of happiness, and the tea ceremony (which I photographed, scroll down to see the photos!) 

We entered in the hall of the Oriental Bazaar, where I could taste the typical food of Tibet and Morocco and where I bought three types of fabulous tea (my favorite is apple and kiwi, what I will do when it ends?!)

Going further down I will describe all the pictures ... the post is not finished!

The mandala of peace handmade by Tibetan monks. Let me tell you the story xD we arrived late to the breaking of the mandala and there were too many people in line (when it breaks mixes and give the powder)

Earlier in the middle of the twenty-plus stalls singing bowls stands we saw a gentleman who, with his ability, convinced us to buy three of them for each chakra (before you criticize us... we know how to use the singing bowls! XD) we picked up the dust just one for all, when suddenly arrives the seller of the bells that greets us and says "you want more dust?" enters the stand to help monks and fills us with other 4 sachets. I loved it.

These are the singing bowls :)

He was spinning xD

Teaaaa *çç*

So after I ate the tibetan food, bought handmade singing bowls, incense, tea, as well as a new rose quartz (quartz is my stone) to bring along.
There were two full and beautiful days, there was an atmosphere of peace in there... it will have been all that incense? :D

That's me :-P I hope you like it!