Cultural Celebrations and Processions

Vibrant scenes of religious and cultural festivities, featuring colorful costumes, performances, and community participation across different regions.

Clergy procession for Meskel celebration. Coptic Christian ceremony. Lalibela. Ethiopia, Africa.

Clergy procession for Meskel celebration. Coptic Christian ceremony. Lalibela. Ethiopia, Africa.

Children (about 4-6 years old) perform a dance during the Guelaguetza celebrations in the arena of San Antonino Castillo Velasco near Oaxaca, Mexico.

batalla entre moros y cristianos, fiestas de la patrona, pollença, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

Es Firo, Moors and Christians celebration of victory over the Barbary corsairs of May 11, 1561, Soller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Stilt dancers in parade at New Year celebrations in Qinghai Province, China, Asia

Moors and Christians, festival of La Patrona, Pollença, ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Christ of Calvary in Easter procession, Morionnes, island of Marinduque, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Holy Week in Ayacucho, Peru

Women dressed in a regional costume and giant puppets dressed as a bride and groom during a Calenda, a procession through the streets of downtown Oaxaca, celebrating a wedding in the city of Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Roman Characters At The Procession Of The Holy Cross On Good Friday In Antigua Guatemala, Sacatep

baile de las Aguilas y de Sant Joan Pelos, baile medieval originario de cataluña y el pais valenciano, procesion del Corpus, Pollença. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. Spain.

Indonesia, Bali. Participants in the Hindu Temple festival carrying a food offering. Various temple festivals are held in the 9th Balinese month at the Pura Penataran Sasih in Bali. (Editorial Use Only)

Men performing traditional songs during the Friday Goat Market in Nizwa, Sultanat of Oman

Madrid, August 9, 2014. Indian Monsoon celebration in Lavapiés Photo: Ángel Navarrete .. archdc.

Men Carrying The Andas (Floats) Of Saints During The Procession Of The Holy Cross On Good Friday In Antigua Guatemala, Sacatep

Inti Raymi festival, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Peruvian dance. Authentic peruvian dance

Men in Roman soldier costumes in Semana Santa parade through Seville, Andalucia, Spain

Portugal, Tomar, Preparing for the Festival of the Trays

SPAIN - Alt Penedés (district) - Catalonia - Barcelona. Vilafranca del Penedés, Fiesta tradicional de Sant Fèlix, danzas.

Gangaur festival, jaipur, rajasthan, india Copyright: xBrijeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lalibela. Priests wearing black cloaks chant with prayer sticks and sistra during the annual Timkat Festival of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church which celebrates Epiphany.

Men Dressed As Roman Soldiers At The Procession Of The Holy Cross On Good Friday In Antigua Guatemala, Sacatep

Andujar, Jaen Province, Andalusia, Spain. People at the annual pilgrimage for the Virgen de la Cabeza, Our Lady of Cabeza. (Editorial Use Only)

Alfambras Festival., West Highlands, Guatemala, South America

Mama Negra traditional festival in Latacunga, Ecuador, South America

Nepalese dancers at cultural event in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Women wearing colourful gypsy dresses, Pentecost pilgrimage of El Rocio, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Andujar, Jaen Province, Andalusia, Spain. People at the annual pilgrimage for the Virgen de la Cabeza, Our Lady of Cabeza.

Dancers in typical costumes for the festival of the Virgin of Candelaria in Puno, Peru.

Mexico, San Luis Potosi, Crucifixion of Jesus represented during Catholic celebration at Good Friday

Moors and Christians Moors and Christians, festival of La Patrona, Pollença, ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21728813

Clergy procession for Meskel celebration. Coptic Christian ceremony. Lalibela. Ethiopia, Africa.

Andujar, Jaen Province, Andalusia, Spain. People at the annual pilgrimage for the Virgen de la Cabeza, Our Lady of Cabeza.

Moors and Christians, Muslim warriors, Pollensa, Sierra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on the Tuesday before Easter called Entrada de los Jocheros

Widdersdorfer Wolferer from Lower Bavaria with Bells Perchtenlauf 2025 in Kirchseeon in Upper Bavaria in Germany

Andujar, Jaen Province, Andalusia, Spain. People at the annual pilgrimage for the Virgen de la Cabeza, Our Lady of Cabeza. (Editorial Use Only)

Hakucho White Swan (White Heron) festival, Sensoji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

SPAIN - Valles Pirenaicos (district) - NAVARRA. Santuario de Muskilda, dancers at the 8th september festivity / procession (Ochagavía / Valle de Salazar valley) (Pyrenees)

Portugal, Tomar. The girls carry tabuleiros decorated with symbols of the Holy Spirit: a pigeon, the crown, 30 loaves of bread, paper flowers (generally field poppies) and corn. Each tabuleiro (tray) is the same height as the girl who carries it.

Participants in the Goya week festival in Ronda in Spain.

Group of Jangam Sadhus, holy men, singing a song for another sadhu in his tent at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Men raising huge cross during Fiesta de Cruz, Cuzco, Peru. (Editorial Usage Only)

The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

Devotion in the Procession of Ecce Homo

Battle of Pont den Barona Battle of Pont den Barona, Moors and Christians, Es Firó, Soller, Sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21769551

Moors and Christians Moors and Christians, festival of La Patrona, Pollença, ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21728928

The Golden Procession in Villajoyosa

New Orleans, Louisiana, Hare Krishna advocates parade on Frenchmen Street in the Marigny neighborhood.

Good Friday procession approaching a sawdust carpet during Holy Week 2017 in Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Moors of the Riff in the Moorish parade of Villajoyosa

cardboard demons, Sant Antoni festivities, Sa Pobla village, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Moors and Christians of Soller, "Es Firó", Battle of Repic Beach, Soller, Sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Portugal, Santarem District. Trays Festival, an ancient religious festival, held every four years. Girls carry tabuleiros on their heads. (Editorial Use Only)

Moros y cristianos. Pollença.Sierra de Tramuntana.Mallorca.Islas Baleares. España.

Folk dancers performing traditional dance, Janitzio Island, Morelia, Michoacan State, Mexico

Andujar, Jaen Province, Andalusia, Spain. People at the annual pilgrimage for the Virgen de la Cabeza, Our Lady of Cabeza. (Editorial Use Only)

Prelude to the battle. Moors and Christians. Pollensa. Tramuntana mountains. Majorca. Balearic Islands. Spain.

Yaqui Indians performing dance of Semana Santa, Hermosillo, Mexico.

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Men in purple robes carry a large float during the Semana Santa Holy Week Easter procession. (Editorial Use Only)

Man wearing Vlcnov folk dress during Ride of the Kings festival calling out verses supporting king, Vlcnov, Zlinsko, Czech Republic, Europe

Yaqui Indians performing, Hermosillo, Mexico.

La Colcada de Pere dAlcàntara Penya, dancing traditional boleros, Festa De L'Estandart, civic-religious festival in the Christian conquest of the city is commemorated by King Jaume I on December 31, 1229. Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe.

Peruvian dance Authentic peruvian dance Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 11168792

Mexico, Guanajuato, San Miguel De Allende, Templo De San Juan De Dios. Easter Procession With People Dressed As Roman Centurions And Others Carrying Figure Of Christ On Flower Strewn Platform.

desfile tradicional de gigantes y cabezudos,Llucmajor, Migjorn, balearic islands, spain.

Dazaifu, Japan - 07 January 2020: View of lantern bearers amidst the smoky haze of the Onisube Fire Festival, their faces illuminated by the warm glow against the dark night sky.

Moors and Christians, Muslim warriors, Pollensa, Sierra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Oaxaca, Mexico - 02 November 2023: View of a vibrant procession of women with painted faces, adorned in traditional attire, carrying baskets of marigolds under the soft glow of the night.

Annual Roma pilgrimage at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. The statue of Sara, carried by the Gypsies to the sea, symbolizes the waiting for and welcome of the Saints Mary Jacobe and Mary Salome.

Decorated oxcarts, people in traditional clothes, Pentecost pilgrimage of El Rocio, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Penance in fulfilment of vows- piercing the body with sharp hooks and long needles, Mariamman Festival, Tamil Nadu, India

Portugal, Santarem District. Trays Festival, an ancient religious festival, held every four years. Girls carry tabuleiros on their heads. (Editorial Use Only)

Portugal, Tomar, Preparing for the Festival of the Trays

People in traditional clothes and decorated oxcarts, Pentecost pilgrimage of El Rocio, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Miners pay their respects on the Schlossplatz

Dimonis - diablos-, fiestas de la Beata, vinculadas con la beatificación de Sor Caterina Tomàs. Santa Margalida. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. España.

Nazarenes in the procession of the Calvary in Villajoyosa

Es Firo, Moors and Christians celebration of victory over the Barbary corsairs of May 11, 1561, Soller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Ethiopia, Lalibela, Coptic festival of Epiphany (Timkat), priests bringing cross

Carnival of Cultures, annual, colorful, internationally renowned Pentecost street parade with 100 groups and floats through Kreuzberg district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Lu bove finto' The fake bull. Offida. Marche. Italy

Canggu, Indonesia - 19 March 2023: View of white-clad figures stand in stark contrast to the sandy beach, Balinese flags fluttering against the turquoise sea.

President Evo Morales Ayma giving a speech at his re-election ceremony at the start of his second term in the ruins of Tiwanaku near La Paz, Bolivia, South America

Pilgrims wearing the Arlesian costume and its well-known ribbon.

Caracterizacion y maquillaje de los guerreros musulmanes. Moros y cristianos. Pollença. Sierra de Tramuntana. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. Spain.

Separate ceremonies of bride and groom, lavish wedding in Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Andujar, Jaen Province, Andalusia, Spain. People at the annual pilgrimage for the Virgen de la Cabeza, Our Lady of Cabeza. (Editorial Use Only)

Vatican, Vatican. 01st Apr, 2022. Italy, Rome, Vatican, 2022/04/01 Indigenous artists from across Canada perform in St.Peter's Square. Pope Francis on the day apologised to representatives of Canadian Indigenous peoples for the suffering they endured in Catholic residential schools in the North American country Photograph by Alessia Giuliani /Catholic Press Photo . RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. Credit: Independent Photo Agency/Alamy Live News

Portugal, Tomar, Preparing for the Festival of the Trays

Es Firo, Moors and Christians celebration of victory over the Barbary corsairs of May 11, 1561, Soller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on the Tuesday before Easter called Entrada de los Jocheros

Moros y cristianos. Pollenca.Sierra de Tramuntana.Mallorca.Islas Baleares. Espana

Farmers protecting the jars, during the Beata festival, linked to the beatification of Sister Caterina Tomàs. Santa Margalida, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

VERONA ITALY 10 SEPTEMBER 2020 Medieval event in Italy

Stilt walkers at The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Habana Vieja, Old Havana, Cuba

Women wearing colourful gypsy dresses dance the Sevillana, Pentecost pilgrimage of El Rocio, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Historical procession, Rome, Italy, Europe

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