1.   Throughout the year, the city hosts a varied programme of major festivals.

2.   Appendixes detail major festivals, state-by-state capital claims and recommended resources.

3.   A royal ritual was about to take place, a major festival was scheduled, and holidays would celebrate both children and their parents.

4.   Except among the Orthodox, it has been thoroughly transformed into a major festival.

5.   Rooms can be scarce during major festivals.

6.   South Korea, meanwhile, will reportedly send food and fertilizer to the North and send visitors to a major North Korean festival next month.

7.   There was a time when major Jewish festivals were the main beneficiaries of special treatment.

8.   There is also a listing of major literary festivals and a section discussing interesting bookshops.

9.   This week alone, three major American festivals will present premieres of American operas, two of them on the same day.

10.   While she has played major jazz festivals, she admits to being a bit bemused at the jazz tag.