Candle

Lake Bled is enchanting in its own right. But for one night every year it turns into a mesmerizing light show as thousands of tiny candles are released into the water.

The candles are in fact egg shells filled with wax and a wick. This year 10,000 of them were let float on the lake on 29 July for the 51st year running.

Workers on the night shift at Mayfield Consumer Products were in the middle of the holiday rush, cranking out candles, when a tornado closed in on the factory and the word went out: "Duck and cover."

An elderly man who used a candle to light his home in the village of Portes in Achaia after his electricity was knocked out by a storm on Thursday night was transferred to the hospital on Friday with serious burns.

According to sources, the man tripped and fell, knocking the candle over and starting a fire that spread quickly, leaving him with serious burns.

It might not be able to hold a candle to Oktoberfest, but when it comes to festivals in Southeast Europe, the Beer Fest is without doubt the biggest beer-soaked party to be found in the region.