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Cultural Dance Festivals

Scenes from folk dance festivals featuring colorful traditional costumes and vibrant performances, showcasing cultural heritage through dance in outdoor settings.

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Patmos. Dancer at Patmos Festival of Greek Dances 2012 at the Holy Cave of Apocalypse. OI Agrafiotes, Thessalia.

Folk group Edmonton (Alberta), Ukrainian dancers Viter from Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Patmos. Dancer at Patmos Festival of Greek Dances 2012 at the Holy Cave of Apocalypse. OI Agrafiotes, Thessalia.

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Patmos. Dancer at Patmos Festival of Greek Dances 2012 at the Holy Cave of Apocalypse. OI Agrafiotes, Thessalia.

Festival of Mountain Folklore, Zakopane, Poland, Europe

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Patmos. Dancer at Patmos Festival of Greek Dances 2012 at the Holy Cave of Apocalypse. OI Agrafiotes, Thessalia.

Llamerada Dancers In The Procession Of The Carnaval De Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia

romeria y baile de boleros tradicionales, ermita de Maristel·la , santuario dedicado a la Virgen del Carmen, fundado en 1890, bosque de Son Ferrà, Esporles,sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

payeses protegiendo las tinajas, fiestas de la Beata, vinculadas con la beatificación de Sor Caterina Tomàs. Santa Margalida. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. España.

Group of acrobats and medieval musicians, "Dalt Vila", Eívíssa Medieval Fair, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Traditional dancing performance, Bulgaria

Dance of the Black Hats at Paro Tsechu in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Tshechus are religious festivals of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.

Michoacan dancers, Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico

romeria y baile de boleros tradicionales, ermita de Maristel·la , santuario dedicado a la Virgen del Carmen, fundado en 1890, bosque de Son Ferrà, Esporles,sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Patmos. Dancer at Patmos Festival of Greek Dances 2012 at the Holy Cave of Apocalypse. OI Agrafiotes, Thessalia.

Mexico, Oaxaca, Mexican Folk Dance (Large format sizes available)

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Patmos. Patmos Festival of Greek Dances 2012 at the Holy Cave of Apocalypse. dancer, Panagia Portaitissa, Astipalia.

La Colcada de Pere dAlcantara 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

Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Troyanda from Selkirk, Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb

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.

Festival of Mountain Folklore, Zakopane, Poland, Europe

Wachablösung der Evzonen Die traditionelle Wachablösung der Evzonen vor dem griechischen Parlament in der griechischen Hauptstadt Athen, Griechenland The traditional changing of the Evzones guards ceremony in Athens, Greecegreek capital Athens, Greece *** Changing of the Evzones guards ceremony in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece capital Athens, Greece The traditional changing of the Evzones guards ceremony in Athens, Greece capital Athens, Greece

Traditional Costumes, National Festival Parade, Latvian Freedom Monument, Riga, Latvia

Folk group Edmonton, Ukrainian dancers Viter from Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in center of Zagreb

Members of folk group Hrvatski narodni dom from Hamilton, Canada on the 49th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb, Croatia

Musicians playing drums at the Paro Festival, Bhutan.

romeria y baile de boleros tradicionales, ermita de Maristel·la , santuario dedicado a la Virgen del Carmen, fundado en 1890, bosque de Son Ferrà, Esporles,sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

Whirling Darvishes Ceremony. Cappadocia. Turkey. Europe. (Photo by: Renato Valterza/REDA&CO/UIG)

A group of traditionally dressed women taking part in the Madonna di Montserrat procession in Iglesias, scatter flowers in front of the church Cattedrale Santa Chiara. Iglesias Sardinia Italy FB_2024_2004

Religious dolls in Botanica Supply store window, Toy district, Downtown Los Angeles, California.

payeses protegiendo las tinajas, fiestas de la Beata, vinculadas con la beatificación de Sor Caterina Tomàs. Santa Margalida. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. España.

Medieval games during the Landshuter Hochzeit (festival) in Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany,

dance of the Aguilas and Sant Joan Pelos, medieval dance originating from Catalonia and the Valencian country, procession of the Corpus, Pollença. Mallorca. Balearic Islands. Spain.

Dancers of a Machico folklore group in traditional garb, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Medieval games during the Landshuter Hochzeit (festival) in Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany,

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

Members of folk group Hrvatski narodni dom from Hamilton, Canada on the 49th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb, Croatia

baile de boleros tradicionales mallorquines, claustro de Sant Bonaventura, Llucmajor, islas baleares, Spain.

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

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.

Members of folk group Hrvatski narodni dom from Hamilton, Canada on the 49th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb, Croatia

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.

Folk group Edmonton (Alberta), Ukrainian dancers Viter from Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb

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.

Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Troyanda from Selkirk, Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb

Peru, Masked dancers for parade on Christmas Day in Cuscos square, Plaza de Armas, celebrating the Andean Baby Jesus, Nino Manuelito.

Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Patmos. Patmos Festival of Greek Dances 2012 at the Holy Cave of Apocalypse.

Targul de Fete de pe Muntele Gaina, Carpathian Mountains, Romania

Japanese dancers performing at festival, Himeji, Japan. (Editorial Use Only)

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

Folk group Edmonton (Alberta), Ukrainian dancers Viter from Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb

Members of a folklore group in traditional costume performing typical dances, Ibiza, Spain, Europe

reunion of the historical national costumes of old Bavaria, Mittenwald, festival procession, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany,

Brunette girl in a white ukrainian authentic national costume and a wreath of flowers is posing standing at the gate. Beautiful brunette female with a long dark hair, in a black and red ukrainian embroidered authentic national costume, beads and a wreath of colorful flowers is holding a jug and posing standing at the gate. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/SerhiixNazarovx 22253506 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Women wearing traditional costumes during a procession on Leonhardifahrt, the feast day of Saint Leonard of Noblac, Kreuth, Tegernsee Valley, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

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.

Ghantu dance of Sikkim by Gurung community India NO MR Copyright: xAngeloxD Silva/DinodiaxPhotox

A stock photograph of the whirling dervishes in Konya, Turkey during the Mevlana Festival which takes place early every December.

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.

Son Sardina, fiesta de gigantes y cabezudos. Palma. Mallorca. Baleares. España.

Replica Dancing Dervishes, Mevlana Tekkesi, Mausoleum of Mevlana Jalad ad-Din Rumi, Konya, Turkey, Konya, Turkey, Asia

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

Italy,Umbria,Spello,L'infiorata.

Moros y cristianos, fiesta de La Patrona, Pollença, ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

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

Portrait of a traditionally dressed young woman in front of the church of Santa Maria di Montserrat in Tratalias Vecchio during the Madonna di Montserrat procession. Tratalias Sardinia Italy FB_2024_1851

Egypt, Cairo. Egyptian Tanoura Sufi Dancers, Whirling Dervishes (Editorial Use Only)

Blessed celebrations, linked to the beatification of Sister Caterina Tomàs, Santa Margalida village, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Troyanda from Selkirk, Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb

Oaxaca, Mexico - 03 November 2023: View of celebrants in vibrant costumes and masks gathered on the stone steps of a historic building, bathed in the soft glow of evening lights.

Hawaii, Big Island, Merrie Monarch Hula dancers

Dancing dervishes, dervish dance Sema, Mevlevihanesi Müzesi at Istiklal Caddesi, Istanbul, European part, Turkey, Asia, Several dervishes in white robes dance around a man dressed in black clothes in front of an audience, Istanbul province, Asia

celebration of the patron saint, Moors and Christians, Pollensa, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Portugal, Tomar. Close-up of Portuguese women preparing for Festival of the Trays (Festa dos Tabuleiros). The girls carry tabuleiros decorated with symbols of the Holy Spirit. Each tabuleiro (tray) is the same height as the girl who carries it.

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

Batalla final, Moros y cristianos. Pollença. Sierra de Tramuntana. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. Spain.

BRUGES, BELGIUM, MAY 17: Annual Procession of the Holy Blood on Ascension Day. Locals perform an historical reenactment and dramatizations of Biblical events. May 17, 2012 in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium, Europe

Bulgaria, Central Mountains, Kazanlak, Kazanlak Rose Festival, town produces 60 percent of the world's rose oil, people in traditional costumes

Dance group in traditional dress in front of the Ermita de San Vicent chapel, annual fiesta in honour of the saint of the same name in Cautivador or Captivador, La Nucia municipality, Alicante province, Valencia region, Costa Blanca, Spain, Europe

Moors and Christians, "Es Firó", Repic beach , Soller, Sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain.

Whirling dervish performance in Silvrikapi Meylana cultural center

Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Uzbek dancer in traditional clothing. (Editorial Use Only)

PROCESION CON TRAJES REGIONALES. Location: EXTERIOR. Cullera. Valencia. SPAIN.

payeses protegiendo las tinajas, fiestas de la Beata, vinculadas con la beatificación de Sor Caterina Tomàs. Santa Margalida. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. España.

MONGOLIA, ULAANBAATAR, NAADAM FESTIVAL, OPENING CEREMONIES

Verges, a small town in the Northeast of Catalonia (Spain), during Easter celebrates the Procession of Verges with skeletons dancing on the sound of a drum, Roman soldiers, known as the 'Manages', and a representation of the life and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The Procession features the Dance of Death, a tradition from the Middle Age associated with epidemics and plagues and the only one remaining in Spain. Ten skeletons dance to the beat of a drum to remember that no one is exempt of death.

Fortune teller with a tourist, Plaza de la Catedral, Havana, Cuba, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America, America, Central America

Whirling dervish performance in Silvrikapi Meylana cultural center . Istanbul. Turkey. (Istanbul, Marmara, Turquie)

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

Blessing of animals on Saint Anthony s Day Blessing of animals on Saint Anthony s Day, Beneïdes de Sant Antoni, Muro, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21766020

Italy, Sicily, Messina Province, Montalbano Elicona. April 14, 2019. Reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in the medieval hill town of Montalbano Elicona. (Editorial Use Only)

Turkey, Harnanuzli, Folk Dancers

Dancing dervishes, dervish dance Sema, Mevlevihanesi Müzesi at Istiklal Caddesi, Istanbul, European part, Turkey, Asia, Several dervishes in traditional white robes perform a spiritual dance on a wooden floor, Istanbul province, Asia

Traditional dressed children and men with with crooked dagger, Al Janadriyah Festival, Riad, Saudi Arabia, Asia

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.

bendicion de los animales de Sant Antoni,Palma, Mallorca, islas baleares, Spain.

Moors and Christians, brave women, "Es Firó", Plaza De Sa Constitució, Soller, Sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain.

baile de boleros tradicionales mallorquines, claustro de Sant Bonaventura, Llucmajor, islas baleares, Spain.

Dancing dervishes from the Sufi Mevlevi Order, Sema-Zerimonie, dervish dance, Sema, Mevlevihanesi Muezesi, Istanbul, Tuerkei

Chinese Ethnic Dance Performance at the Kunming Ethnic Minorities Village Park, China

Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish Quarter, Musicians lead the procession before a bar mitzvah ceremony in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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