Mongolia · Tradition
Naadam
Mongolia's midsummer festival of wrestling, horse racing and archery celebrating the "three games of men" across the Mongolian…
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Ritual & festival
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Iran · Tradition
Nowruz
Nowruz, the Persian New Year celebrated at the spring equinox across thirteen nations, marks renewal through ancient fire…
Mexico · Tradition
Parachico
Traditional street dancers honor Chiapa de Corzo's patron saints each January, blending indigenous Maya ceremony with Catholic celebration…
Myanmar · Tradition
Thingyan
Thingyan, Myanmar's mid-April New Year festival, merges exuberant water-throwing celebrations with spiritual merit-making and family reverence, marking renewal…
Ethiopia · Tradition
Timkat, Ethiopian Epiphany
Timkat, Ethiopia's most exuberant Christian festival, celebrates the baptism of Jesus through nocturnal liturgy, water blessing, and processions…
Japan · Tradition
Yama, Hoko and Yatai float festivals
Kyoto's Gion Festival, held each July, centers on two grand processions of decorated floats rooted in Shinto purification…
South Korea · Tradition
Yeondeunghoe lantern festival
Yeondeunghoe is Korea's lantern-lighting festival honoring Buddha's Birthday, where paper lanterns symbolizing light, hope, and unity illuminate temples…
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