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Generally in the United States and in particular New York, everything is big: huge buildings, long wide avenues, XXL hamburgers…following this trend are the outlet shops in New York which are massive. In this trend setting city there are enormous shopping centres full of famous brands and designer clothes at irresistible prices. Let’s go shopping!

From the 17th to the 21st of May, New York celebrates one of its favourite creations, the cocktail, with a very special festival: The Manhattan cocktail Classic. This festival is an explosive mix made up of equal parts conference and partying, seasoned with hundreds of events occurring all over the city and a touch of lightness. All that remains is to shake well and serve and enjoy.

During the month of February the streets of New York City will come alive with the sounds of firecrackers, Chinese drums and gongs, the smell of freshly cooked food wafting through the crowd and flashes of colour as the Chinese Lion, Unicorn and Dragon dancers weave their way through Chinatown. The reason behind this celebration is to welcome in the Chinese New Year, the longest and most important festivity in Chinese culture. This year will be the Year of the Water Snake and the 4711 of the Chinese calendar.

New York. What is there to say about this immense city that’s not already been said? Dozens of song lyrics and millions of film and television shots tell us about her, show us her magic, the vastness of her frenetic pace.

Family reunions, feasts, parades and more… Thanksgiving Day is one of the US’ greatest celebrations. This traditional event of religious origin is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month of November every year. In 2012, it will fall on the 22nd of November.

If you’re celebrating Halloween 2012 in New York, round up a group, get into the party spirit and hit the streets in order to face your worst fears with a smile and laugh at the darkest corners of the human imagination. If you’re wearing a terrible costume while you do so, even better.

Known first and foremost for its Labor Day Parade, the West Indian Carnival in Brooklyn is one of the largest Caribbean Carnivals in the world, with up to 3 million participants each year.

FNO, or “Fashion Night Out” is a worldwide shopping event. FNO 2012 in New York will be held on September 6th, from 6 pm to 11 pm.

A popular moniker for the US is “the land of the free”, but it hasn’t always been so. It was only on July 4th, 1776 that the USA finally declared its independence from Great Britain. Independence Day in the USA since then has been a festival of extreme national importance, and is about having fun as much as it is a serious political celebration.

They say that the Irish are everywhere and they’re not wrong. On the 17th of March they celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, in honour of their Patron Saint comprising one of the most popular celebrations in the world. New York is one of the big epicentres of this special day during which everything is dyed green and litres of alcohol are consumed.

One of the most attractive things about New York is its nightlife. In the city that never sleeps, there are lots of ways of enjoying a night out including bars, clubs, pubs and cocktail bars of all kinds to suit all tastes. And there are some that possess a little something different that makes them stand out amongst the rest such as the views, atmosphere, quality and location.

New York is a fascinating city all year round, however at Christmas it is simply spectacular. The Brooklyn Christmas lights, its vibrant streets full of people buying presents, the Christmas tree and ice-skating rink at Rockefeller Centre, the Broadway musicals and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade….These are some of the things that spring to mind when you think of New York at Christmas!