Southern Dipper Ritual, Yunnan, China
China Benzhu Temple, Yunnan, ChinaRoutine 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 […]
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Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival, Thailand
Ubon Ratchathani Ubon Ratchathani, ThailandAt 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, […]
Cane Ball Festival (Warso Chin Lone Festival), Myanmar
Mandalay Myinkaba village, Bagan, Mandalay, MyanmarThis 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 […]
Khao Phansa or Buddhist Lent Day, Thailand
ThailandKhao 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 […]
Boun Khao Phansa Festival (Buddhist Lent), Lao PDR
Lao PDR NationwideBoun 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 […]
Waso Full Moon Festival, Myanmar
Myanmar Thanlyin, Yangon, MyanmarCelebrated 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 […]
Asahna Bucha Day, Thailand
ThailandAsahna Bucha Day is one of the most important events in the Buddhist calendar commemorating the occasion when Buddha delivered his first sermon. The exact date of Asahna Bucha varies […]
Kate Festival, Viet Nam
Po Inu Nagar Temple Ninh Thuan, Viet NamFrom the 30th day of the sixth month to the second day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the Cham people of Viet Nam celebrate the Kate Festival. […]
Red Rice Festival, Yunnan, China
China Benzhu Temple, Yunnan, ChinaA Zhuang festival celebrated with rice dyed red. The festival's date seems to vary, it is also celebrated at the beginning of the sixth month or the beginning of the […]
Yi Torch Festival, Yunnan, China
Dali Yunnan, ChinaOn the 24th day of the 6th lunar month, the Yi communities of Yunnan gather to light torches, hold fire parades and light bonfires, alongside traditional sporting events and performances. […]
