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Cultural Dances and Ceremonies

Vibrant depictions of traditional dances and ceremonies from Africa and Asia, showcasing elaborate masks, costumes, and cultural attire in colorful settings.

Colorful Huli Wigman with Yellow Face In Papua New Guinea (MR)

The butterfly maiden, Palhik Mana, kachina is one of the more colorful kachinas in the Hopi pantheon. The tablita on the doll's head is spectacular.

Asia, Japan, Tokyo, Meiji Shrine, Autumn Festival (Aki Matsuri) (Editorial Usage Only)

Huli man wearing headdress with Bird of Paradise and Lorikeet feathers, Papua New Guinea

Malaysia, Kedah, Langkawi, Masked Chinese New Year Dragon Dance Performer With His Finger To The MaskS Lips Requesting Silence

Bharatanatyam dance performer Bharatanatyam dance performer Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 7580002

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Sanur, Balinese demon figure,

Croatia, Kvarner, Rijeka, 'Mask Carnival Zvoncari. The Zvoncari (Pronounced Zvon-Charee), Are Citizens Of The Region'S Towns And Villages Who Dressed In Frightening Masks And Animal Skins, Wander The Streets In Groups, Jangling The Heavy Bells At Their Waists To Scare Away The Winter Spirits And Usher In The Spring. Dating Since Pre-Christian Times, The Ritual Has Become An Indelible Part Of The Rijeka Carniva'

Buso on the Sunday procession of Busojaras spring festival 2010 Mohacs, Hungary, Europe

Indonesia, Bali. Traditional male classical Barong dancer with performance mask of monkey before performance at performance near Ubud, Bali Island, Indonesia.

Fastnacht, Rottweil, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Kathakali dancer giving a facial expression.

Adults dress up as skeletons and distribute candy to Mexican children during the DEAD OF THE DEAD - SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO

CHINESE OPERA ACTOR with makeup but no costume on before a performance in the farming town of DALI - YUNNAN, CHINA

India, Varanasi, Dasaswamedh Ghat, 'priest'

Mexico City, Zocalo, traditional aztec dancers at Metropolitan Cathedral

Ethiopia, South Omo Valley, Mursi Tribe, Woman With Lip Plate.

child dressed up as hanuman peeking out of curtains

Egypt, Cairo, Egyptian Museum, Statue of 5th dynasty scribe, offical holding unrolled papyrus scroll

Krampuslauf during advent in Munich, an old alpine tradition taking place during Christmas in Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol.

St. Leodegar Carnival Mass in the courtyard, Lucerne, with the Guuggenmusig Waesmali-Chatze Lozaern, Canton Lucerne, Switzerland Europe

People participating in comparsas (street dances) during the Day of The Dead Celebration, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Percht or Krampus from Radecker Pass, Maxglaner Krampuslauf or Perchten Procession, Maxglan, Salzburg, Salzburg State, Austria, Europe

Bruço Typical artisan mask for traditional masquerade celebration, Iberian Museum of Masks and Costume, Braganza (Bragança),Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal.

Indigenous people, Mehinako (Xingu) man is decorated and wears traditional body paint, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Kathakali dancer looking in the mirror during the final stages of makeup.

Naga sadhu manoj giri, kumbh mela, madhya pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Ethiopian child, South Ethiopia

Krampus run (Krampuslauf) during advent in Munich, Germany. An old alpine tradition taking place during Christmas time in Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol.

Samiran De, an artist works on an idol of Lord Ganesha made with soup and syringe needles to alert people against drugs, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Agartala. Tripura, India.

Indian red turban , India Copyright: xSubhashxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas time in the alps of Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol. The Munich Krampuslauf is a huge event and attraction

French Polynesia, Society Islands, Bora Bora. Bronze statue of a native woman doing a hula dance.

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas time in the alps of Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol. The Munich Krampuslauf is a huge event and attraction

Krampus Procession. Laives. Italy

Necklaces hang from the neck of a Mayan ball player in Chapab village in Yucatan state on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula

A mask hanging on a tree, at the Wat Rong Khun temple or The White Wat, a Buddhist-Hindu temple, Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

BALI APRIL 2024 - Kecak Dance , Uluwatu Temple, Bali, Indonesia

Mexico, Landa Guerrero, Person wearing mask at pilgrimage to visit Candelaria's Virgin

Buso with fertility figure on the Tuesday procession of the Busojaras Spring festival 2010, Mohacs, Hungary, Europe

Japan, Honshu Island, Gifu Prefecture, Takayama City. Colourful floats at the Autumn Festival.

The Devils festival is celebrated in Luzon carnivals and is considered one of the finest historical cultural heritage of the province of Guadalajara. Spain

Detail of traditional dress of Long Necked Padaung woman, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Portrait of a male Chinese opera performer looking serious

NewZealand, Rotorua, Maori

Kathakali dancer checking his makeup in the mirror.

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, Germany. An old tradition that takes place during Christmas in the alps of Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol.

Kathakali dancer smiling in his traditional costume..

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on Good Friday.

Male Khampa wears coral, zee stones & gold hair ornaments at the Litang Horse Festival - Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)

The big-headed in the Corpus Christi procession

Kathakali dancer looking in the mirror and applying green colour on his face.

Kathakali dancer lying on the chatai during his makeup.

Hindu saint naga baba Shivdasgiri smoking tobacco in Varanasi on Ganga river, Uttar Pradesh, India MR 707A Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Carnival, parade at Sambodromo

Brahmin plaster sculpture in front of Hindu temple, Sri Lanka, Asia

Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. Summer Feast Day Celebration. Tewa tribe. Little boy with fox headdress.

Traditional masks and carnival at Lazarim, Beira Alta, Portugal

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas in the Bavarian Alps, Austria and South Tyrol, Germany.

A Mayan ball player holds up the ball made of hule in Chapab village in Yucatan state in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula

Giant image of Rangda, queen of witches paraded during the Ogo Ogo festival. Bali, Indonesia.

Naga sadhus walking down the steps of Har-ki-Pauri ghat to take a dip in the river Ganges on the occasion of 'Somvati Amavasya', a no moon day in the traditional Hindu calendar. During the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, the 'Shahi Snan' (royal bath) is considered a highly auspicious bathing day.

Tamang Shaman sacrifying chicken in ceremony, Nepal

Chiapa de Corzo

Kathakali dancer looking upwards and lying on the chatai during his makeup.

Makeup applying on face of South Indian kathakali dancer Kerala India MR 761C Copyright: xKrishnadasxMenon/DinodiaxPhotox

Mahatma gandhi carrying pillow on head, sevagram ashram, maharashtra, india, asia, 1940 Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox

South Indian kathakali dancer applying makeup Kerala India MR 761C Copyright: xKrishnadasxMenon/DinodiaxPhotox

Buddhist cemetery of Oku-no-in, Koyasan (Koya-san), Kansai, Japan, Asia

Krampus Procession. Laives. Italy

South American Indian Shrunken Head, Jivaro Tribe, Amazonia. Artist: Unknown.

Traditionally dressed woman, traditional festival of the tribes in Gerze, Western Tibet, Asia

South Indian kathakali dancer looking in mirror Kerala India MR 761C Copyright: xKrishnadasxMenon/DinodiaxPhotox

Idol makers are doing final touches and preparing the idols of Lord Vishwakarma for sale on the eve of the Vishwakarma Puja (The worship of Lord Vishwakarma) an important festival for the Hindus. It is a celebration of the Hindu god, Vishwakarma, who is regarded as the Lord of creation, the divine architect, and engineer according to the Rig Veda. Agartala, Tripura, India. (Photo by: Majority World/Abhisek Saha/UIG)

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

Mimuna celebration Herzlia Israel

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas in the Bavarian Alps, Austria and South Tyrol, Germany. (Editorial Use Only)

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

Old tradition on the 6th of December in the Allgäu, Klausentreiben, Krampus, pagan tradition in December, St. Nicholas' Day,

Woman Dressed Up for Day of the Dead, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Kathakali, man performing classical dance of India MR.306 Copyright: xMadhusudanxManek/DinodiaxPhotox

Young monks blowing a conch shell to call the monks for prayer at the Shankh Monastery in Central Mongolia, which is about 25 kilometers South East of Kharakhorum (Karakorum), and is one of Mongolias oldest and most historically significant monasteries originally founded in 1647.

Kathakali dancer doing his make up, Minukku character, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Ho tribes midwife holding baby upside down Chakradharpur Jharkhand India NO MR Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Hoi an temple Decorations with coloured dragons in Chinese temple, Hoi An Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 8521226

Young woman with face veil and antique silver jewellery, Sanaa, Yemen, Asia

Medieval Parade of Giostra del Saracino, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

New York, New York, USA. 15th Apr, 2024. CHIEF DON TOM first nations of Canada during The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during the 23 session of the (UNPFII) at the UN Headquarters in New York. Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News

Venice Carnival Joker Costumes and Mask infront of St Marks Cathedral.

Naked Naga Sadhus, holy men, smearing ashes onto their bodies after Shahi Snan, the royal bath, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Old tradition on the 6th of December in the Allgäu, Klausentreiben, Krampus, pagan tradition in December, St. Nicholas' Day,

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, Germany. An old tradition that takes place during Christmas in the alps of Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol.

Local woman wearing traditional burka, Oman, Arabia, Arabic Peninsula, Middle Asia, Asia

Caribbean participants in the International Carnival Seychelles, in Victoria, Mahe, Republic of Seychelles, Indian Ocean. McPMDF McP_MDF_SEY0017 *** Caribbean Participants in The International Carnival Seychelles, in Victoria, Mahe, Republic of Seychelles, Indian Ocean McPMDF McP MDF SEY0017 McPMDF

Fremont Solstice Celebration and Parade held in June every year, Fremont District, Seattle, Washington State. Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

Antigua, Guatemala. Getting prepared for Holy Week procession.

First Nations culture Nisgaa in ceremonial regalia with head dress, British Columbia, Canada

Spring Festiva (Haru Matsuri), Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan (Editorial Usage Only)

Priest at Ekambarnath Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

People celebrating holi at Barpeta Satra Namghar, amid COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Barpeta, Assam, India on Monday, 29 March 2021. Barpeta Satra is a well-known sattra situated at Barpeta in the Indian state of Assam. It was established by vaishnavite saint Madhabdeva.

Naga Sadhus perform pooja before taking a holy dip during the Kumbh Mela 2003 at Trimbakeshwar, near Nasik, Maharashtra, India. Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

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