May Festivals and Events, Thailand
#Here are some of Thailand’s distinctive Visakha Bucha Day celebrations: Sukhothai ‘Wien Tien Ta Khan’ Visakha Bucha Day 2024 21-22 May 2024 Wat Chang Lom, Sukhothai Historical Park Sukhothai Nakhon […]
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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 25th day of the fourth lunar month. Originally a religious ceremony, it has become a time for the Bai people to entertain themselves during the […]
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 person the region's religious diversity and unrestrained secular celebrations. The festival usually lasts three days, starting on the 23rd day of the 4th lunar month, […]
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 place all year round Source: vietnamnet.vn
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 equestrian skills through horse races, acrobatics and other competitive horse-riding feats. These shows of horsemanship are a demonstration of an important Tibetan life-skill, enabling the […]
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 boat races and the consumption of zongzi, sticky rice dumplings. In Yunnan, southwestern China, the festival is celebrated with customs like hanging herbal medicine pouches […]
Her Majesty the Queen-Mother NORODOM MONINEATH SIHANOUK’s Birthday, Cambodia
Her Majesty the Queen-Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk of Cambodia. This special event pays tribute to the Queen-Mother's remarkable life and her significant contributions to the Kingdom of Cambodia. Born on […]
