All over Europe, festivals of many kinds are celebrated throughout the year. Whether taking part in a watery game called “punt scuttling” to welcome May Day in England, or enjoying a Lemon Festival celebrating the February harvest in France, the European people laugh and sing and have a wonderful time on their festival days.

Readers of European Folk Festivals join the Epstein writing team on visits to several European countries and see the people dressed in their colorful native costumes. They learn about the various ways such holidays as May Day, Whitsuntide, and Midsummer are celebrated. They enjoy festivals celebrating the grape harvest in Spain, the beer harvest in Germany, and an onion harvest in Switzerland, as well as viewing countless bonfires, parades, horse races, and other sports contests.

The customs and traditions behind all these festivals and more are explained here in the colorful, entertaining Epstein writing style.

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