Tag: festival

Every year, people in a district in the Philippine capital honor the Nuestra Señora de Salvacion through a parade of roasted pigs

People in a small town south of the Philippine capital celebrate the feast of their patron saint, San Isidro Labrador, on May 15, 2023

Dubbed the "Pahiyas Festival," the annual event is considered to be the most colorful harvest festival in the country

The first festival in 1996 was a one-day event. It was later extended to one week, further expanded to two weeks, then a month.

For Laotians, elephants are a symbol of power, especially in rural areas, where residents use them for clearing land and farming

The "Higantes" Festival is held annually in Angono town in the Philippines, where hundreds of giant papier-mâché puppets are paraded

The 11-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival draws tens of thousands of Hindu devotees onto streets across the seaside megacity of Mumbai

Ashura is the 10th day of the mourning month of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of the Prophet Mohammed's grandson Hussein

The annual event held in Nyagchuka (in Chinese, Yajiang) features horse races and picnics