The Perfume Pagoda Festival is a popular cultural and religious event held annually in Vietnam. It takes place at the Perfume Pagoda, also known as Huong Pagoda, which is located in Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, approximately 70 kilometers southwest of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. The festival typically begins in the middle …
The 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 Third Moon Fair has expanded beyond bustling markets to include equestrian shows and the delectable Yunnan braised chicken. This is a particularly auspicious holiday for …
The 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 particularly treasured for their exquisite workmanship—with elaborate embroidery from silk threads covering the skirt, neckline, cuffs, and hemlines. The patterns have been passed down through …
Dali'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 the bustling streets of Dali Ancient Town, transformed into a marketplace. The temporary stalls offer an astonishing array of items and ethnic minority souvenirs. The …
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Held 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 …
The 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 …
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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 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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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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 …
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