Street Parties

A City Burns its Troubles Away

Every year, residents in Santa Fe, New Mexico send a huge human effigy into flames. Burning with it are physical representations of the bad memories and experiences of the past year.

7 October 2009 - 5:00am

Los Angeles Times

Nate Berg

Comparing Celebrations in Championship Cities

Mon, 06/15/2009 - 12:21

Here in Los Angeles, the local professional basketball team just won its league's national championship. When I was in Barcelona a few weeks back, the local soccer team won a major international championship. These were two days for the cities to celebrate their home teams' triumphs, but the differences in how they celebrated says a lot about these cities and their civic cultures.

Soccer Fans Join Together for Street 'Carnivals'

"Football Carnivals" are on the rise in Germany, where the community viewing buzz from the 2006 World Cup has hung around and revived itself for the current European Championship.

18 June 2008 - 2:00pm

Der Spiegel