Yunnan 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 […]
The 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 […]
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 June 18, 1936, Her Majesty has been a symbol of resilience, grace, and compassion throughout Cambodia's history. Photo by The Queen Mother Library
The Kunming International Flower Expo is held annually in Kunming, China's "City of Eternal Spring." Kunming is chosen as the site for the expo because Yunnan Province is the flower capital of China, the best place for growing flowers. The Flower Expo was established in 1995 and grown into one of the leading events of […]
Routine rituals are performed on the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month. The Lotus Pond Societies 莲池会 are the associations of older women in Bai villages to carry out rituals and take care of the temples. Festival held according to lunar calendar on 1st day of 6 month
At Thung Sri Mueang, Ubon Ratchathani To mark Khao Phansa, or the start of the three-month Buddhist Lent period, the city of Ubon Ratchathani celebrates its Isan culture and heritage by parading beautiful and intricately carved candle sculptures through town. Some are as large as 20 meters long, portraying scenes from Buddhist and Hindu mythology, […]
This is the largest traditional sporting event in Myanmar. Celebrated each July at the Maha Muni Pagoda Compound, Mandalay, locals meet up and compete in this non-contact sport. The game consists of six team members. Each player passes the Chinlone (cane ball) without letting it touch the ground. Through this game, players wshowcase impressive acrobatic […]
Khao Phansa or Buddhist Lent Day takes place the day after the full moon of the eighth lunar month – or Asanha Bucha Day – and marks the start of the rainy season and the time at which monks will retreat to their temples for a three-month period of study and meditation. This retreat is […]
Boun Khao Phansa is held at the beginning of the Buddhist lent. Over the following three month, monks spend most of their time in prayer and meditation and are restricted from spending nights in other temples out of their own. Many devout people often abstain from alcohol during this time. In the early morning of […]
Celebrated in July throughout the country, this sacred festival is highly respected by the locals. The festival is celebrated to honour the three turning points of Siddhartha Gautama’s life to […]
