Tag: festival
Photos: A mouth-watering way to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary
Every year, people in a district in the Philippine capital honor the Nuestra Señora de Salvacion through a parade of roasted pigs
Pahiyas 2023: The Religious Procession
People in a small town south of the Philippine capital celebrate the feast of their patron saint, San Isidro Labrador, on May 15, 2023
Pahiyas 2023: Philippine town honors patron saint by decorating homes
Dubbed the "Pahiyas Festival," the annual event is considered to be the most colorful harvest festival in the country
Philippines’ flower festival highlights people’s resilience
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.
After 3-year hiatus, Lao Elephant Festival to be held in February
For Laotians, elephants are a symbol of power, especially in rural areas, where residents use them for clearing land and farming
Photos: The ‘giants’ of the Philippines
The "Higantes" Festival is held annually in Angono town in the Philippines, where hundreds of giant papier-mâché puppets are paraded
India’s elephant god festival returns in jumbo style
The 11-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival draws tens of thousands of Hindu devotees onto streets across the seaside megacity of Mumbai
Bleeding Muslims mark festival in India’s Hindu heartland
Ashura is the 10th day of the mourning month of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of the Prophet Mohammed's grandson Hussein
Tibetan festival allowed by China to resume after 20-year ban
The annual event held in Nyagchuka (in Chinese, Yajiang) features horse races and picnics
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