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One of the best things to enjoy in Asia are colorful and very distinct festivals. The Solo Batik Carnival is an annual carnival held in Solo City , Indonesia. This is really interesting and the colors are just amazing! Hmm, its a very young carnival having been started just last 2008, but it looks really good. Judging by the photos I’d surely want to see this in person. I’ve been searching online though for a website where I could get more info about the festival but there’s not much…

Here’s some photos from the 2010 Solo Batik Carnival..

Image source: Xinhua

This is a little odd I think, but if you think about it, it also makes sense. I’ve been reading around sites when I stumbled across a news article titled, “ When ‘I do’ means ‘I don’t anymore’.

Apparently, divorce ceremonies are now getting popular in Japan. I never see divorce as a happy occasion but I guess I was looking at just one side of the coin. Getting a divorce might mean something good specially for the couple. And since divorce is on the rise in Japan, some couples are choosing to celebrate the end of an unhappy marriage by saying “I do” for a final time at a divorce ceremony before friends and family.

This divorce ceremony trend was started last year by entrepreneur Hiroki Terai in what he calls ‘divorce mansion’ in a small space in Tokyo, Japan. Since then about 25 couples have each paid 55,000 yen ($600) to hold a ceremony which is almost similar to a wedding in grandeur.

Terai, who is believed to be Japan’s first “divorce ceremony planner,” came up with the idea to help couples celebrate their decision to separate after one of his friends went through a bitter divorce.

Trust the Japanese to come up with another ‘weird’ trend.. Read more about the divorce ceremonies at ChinaDaily

Over 30 teams took part in the 2009 Cosplay Competition in Guilin, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 25, 2009. They competed for top prizes, best styling, best performance and best property.

Cosplay or costume play is a kind of performance art where participants don costumes and style themselves to  represent a character. Cosplayers are typically fans of Japanese comic books. While this creative event has started in Japan, it has slowly gathered an audience and following in many countries.

Here’s some photos of the contestants of the 2009 Cosplay Competition.

Here’s a bit o fashion update and Asian lifestyle. September 20, 2009 – Christian Dior’s collection was the first to be presented at the Dalian International Fashion Festival being held in Dalian, Liaoniang Province in China.

Over 40 designers from the worlds fashion capitals will be featured in fashion shows during the festival. This festival has been considered to be one of the most anticipated theme events in China drawing legions of designers and models to Dalian every year. It will be running till Sept 25, 2009

christian dior collection @ dalian international fashion festival

christian dior collection @ dalian international fashion festival

christian dior collection @ dalian international fashion festival

christian dior collection @ dalian international fashion festiva

Image credits Xinhua English

A fetish fashion event called the “Night of the Body, was held in Tokyo last June 7, 2009 where hundreds of patrons gathered to watch and participate in the event targeted at fetish fashion enthusiasts. The event matched up to expectations with live performances by pole dancers, female body presentation (known as Nyotaimori) where guests can eat sweets served on a naked woman, plus other “fetish” activities..

More photos @ ChinaDaily