A festival is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community.

There are different types of festivals for example there are religious festivals and also artistic festivals.

Chinese New Year to China is like Christmas to the West. In essence, Chinese New Year is spending time with family, give presents and the all important, food-fest.

The upcoming Chinese New Year falls on February 14, 2010, when we'll be ringing in the Year of the Tiger.

From the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month: extensive house-cleaning, cooking, shopping and buying gifts. Last night of the 12th lunar month: New Year's Eve is a time for family get-togethers for eating, catching up and shou sui (staying up all night), waiting for the new year.

The Chinese new year is aimed for every member or the public for example children and also parents.

The Chinese new year represents a new start to the year.

The Chinese new year is linked to media by their costume design

A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind. And entertaining the crowd.

The target audience for this festivals can be any member of the public.This is related to media by their costume design, their sounds and also the make-up.

Blackpool Dance Festival History The target audience can be any members of the public. Because this festival start it very long time ago even in the War times it was on of the entertainments for the people in those days.The blackpool dance festival is linked to media by their costume design, make-up and sound effects.

The first Blackpool Dance Festival was held during Easter week in 1920 in the magnificent Empress Ballroom in the Winter Gardens.

During this time dancing began to change and people became interested in the developing 'English Style' of dancing. The Blackpool Dance Festival finally relinquished its Northern image in 1931 with the inauguration of the British Professional and Amateur Ballroom Championships. For the Amateur event there were 250 preliminary heats held throughout the country with about 40 District Finals. The winners of these then had the right to dance at Blackpool in the Grand Final. In 1937 the Skating System for competitors' marks was introduced at Blackpool and this is still used today at Blackpool and all round the world.

Artistic Policy

• Artistic Policy is the area of public policy- making that governs activities related to the arts and culture. Artistic Policy also means the mission statement and the purpose of the festival.