Salon Festival, Myanmar
Celebrated in late April at Myeik Archipelago, this festival marks the time when the Sea Gypsies (Salon people) leave the sea to avoid the monsoon season by seeking shelter on […]
Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda Festival, Myanmar
This pagoda festival is held in April in Bago. Every year, dancers and theatre troupes gather and perform in this festival to please the Festival Organisers in order to receive bookings from agents that want them to perform in future festivals. The performers make new and beautiful costumes out of the money received in advance […]
Third Moon Fair, China
Dali Yunnan, ChinaThe Sanyue Market in Dali Ancient Town was a bustling place for business for one week every year, starting from the third full moon of the lunar year. Nowadays, the […]
Yao Red Clothes Festival, China
Guangxi , ChinaThe Yao ethnic community of Guangxi celebrate their traditional Red Clothes Festival, during which they dance, sing, and hold embroidery competitions to showcase their skills with clothes. Yao clothing is […]
The Third Month Fair of the Bai Ethnic Group, Yunnan, China
Dali Yunnan, ChinaDali's Third Month Fair, also known as the Guanyin Fair. This highly significant festival for the Bai ethnic people in western Yunnan Province attracts visitors far and wide. Delve into […]
March Street Festival in Yunnan, China
The March Street Festival, also known as Guanyin Fair, is one of the most magnificent festivals of the Bai Ethnic Group in Dali, Yunnan. It is held every year from 15 to 21 of the Third Lunar Month (usually in April). Legend has it that Guanyin Bodhisattva defeated the evil Rakshasa. Since then, the Bai […]
Whale Festival, Viet Nam
Vung Tau , Viet NamHeld in the coastal city of Vung Tau, this festival commemorates whales, a sacred animal of the area. According to legend, Emperor Gia Long was saved from a sinking ship by these majestic creatures and he elevated their status in court, making whales a local deity and protector of fishermen. A procession of locals symbolically […]
Nasatta Light Winter Illumination 2024, Thailand
Nasatta Light Winter Illumination 2024 Now until 28 April 2024 Tuesday to Sunday, from 18.00 – 22.00 Hrs. NaSatta Park, Ratchaburi More information at www.nasattalightfestival.com Source: tatnews.org
Wa Face-smearing Festival, China
Yunnan Dali, YunnanThe Wa people call it Moh Nin Hei - the Festival of Solidarity - but when translated phonetically into Chinese, it becomes the 'Face-Smearing Festival' (Mo Ni Hei). By pure coincidence, that's exactly what this rambunctious day is all about. During the carnival, revellers smear each other with a special kind of mud mixed with […]
