Boun Visakhaboucha, Lao PDR
Celebrated on the full moon of the sixth month in the Buddhist calendar, Boun Visakhaboucha marks the Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. Devout Buddhists will rise early to make […]
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Visakha Bucha Day, Thailand
ThailandHeld each year on the full moon of the sixth lunar month, Visakha Bucha Day celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Lord Buddha. On this day, Buddhists will go to the temple in worship and remembrance of the teachings and social and spiritual values of Buddha, and perform merit-making and candlelight ceremonies. This includes […]
Vesak – Celebrating Buddha’s Birthday, Viet Nam
Vesak is the festival commemorating Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. In Vietnam, many festivals are held during this day to make special efforts to look back at ourselves and bring happiness to all. Source: izitour.com
Royal Ploughing Ceremony, Cambodia
Cambodia , CambodiaA symbolic ploughing procession, conducted by the King himself, that marks the beginning of the rainy season in Cambodia, and traditionally predicts a range of events including epidemics, floods, good harvests and excessive rainfall, depending on what the royal oxen choose from a selection of seven golden trays. The trays contain rice, corn, beans, sesame […]
Worship Gathering in the Three Temples, Yunnan, China
Dali Yunnan, ChinaThe Bai people of Dali have been celebrating the "Worship Gathering in the Three Temples" for centuries. This carnival, also known as Guanshanglan, takes place annually from the 23rd to […]
Raosanling in Dali, China
Yunnan Dali, YunnanRaosanling is an occasion for local Bai people in rural areas of Dali to pay homage to three temples one by one on foot, and for travellers to witness in […]
Via Ba Chua Xu Festival, Viet Nam
Vietnam East Sea Park, Da NangIn An Giang Province in the Mekong Delta, the Ba Chua Xu temple festival is held annually from the 23rd to the 27th of the fourth lunar month. The festival honors a marble statue of a lady (Ba Chua) found at the peak of Mount Sam in the early 1800s; a temple was built for […]
2024 Hue Festival, Viet Nam
The Hue Festival 2024 themed “Cultural Heritage with International Integration and Development”, featuring a wide range of traditional festivals and rituals, cultural, sports, and tourism activities is scheduled to take […]
Horse Race Festival, Yunnan, China
Yunnan Dali, YunnanYunnan celebrates the traditional Dragon Boat Festival date, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, with a Horse Race Festival instead. The Tibetan ethnic community show off their traditional […]
Dragon Boat Festival, China Yunnan and Guangxi
China Benzhu Temple, Yunnan, ChinaThe Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar. It involves dragon […]
