Bolivia · Tradition
Carnival of Oruro
A living procession of 48 folk-dance groups blending indigenous Andean ritual with Christian devotion, the Carnival of Oruro…
Function
Ritual & festival
44 places
Spain · Tradition
Courtyards Festival of Córdoba
Córdoba's Courtyards Festival opens private aristocratic and residential patios to the public each May, celebrating Andalusian architecture…
Japan · Tradition
Dainichido Bugaku
A 1,300-year-old sequence of sacred ritual dances performed annually on January second in rural Akita shrines, descending from…
Mexico · Tradition
Danza de los Voladores
Five acrobats descend by rope from a 30-metre pole while a fifth dances and drums at its summit—an…
Belgium · Tradition
Ducasse d’Ath
Ath's August festival features towering processional giants including the legendary horse Bayard, celebrating David's victory over Goliath through…
Nigeria · Tradition
Durbar of Kano
An annual equestrian festival of mounted parades and ceremonial homage across Northern Nigeria, rooted in over 200 years…
India · Tradition
Durga Puja
A ten-day Bengali Hindu festival honouring Durga's victory over evil, celebrated across India with temporary shrines, ritual worship,…
Spain · Tradition
Fallas
Valencia's annual Fallas festival unites neighbourhoods in building elaborate wooden monuments, then burns them in a five-day spectacle…
Spain · Tradition
Fallas of Valencia
Valencia's Fallas is an annual March festival where neighbourhood commissions build elaborate wooden monuments throughout the year, then…
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