Cultural Dances and Festivals

Vibrant traditional dancers in festive attire performing at cultural events across Latin America. A rich display of colors and lively expressions.

Asia, Bhutan, Haa Tshechu, Black Hat Dance and dancers.

Mexico City, Mexico - 04 November 2023: View of the vibrant Day of the Death parade with participants in colorful costumes amidst a cloud of yellow smoke.

Ethnic Indian Dancers Wearing Feather Costume in Oazaca, Mexico

young boy dressed as Hindu God seek alms on Ganga River Uttar Pradesh India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of a dancer in traditional attire, framed by stark shadows, amidst the stone courtyard of the Dzong, a cultural dance performance.

Blue wooden drum Blue wooden drum during religious festival on the streets of Brazil Copyright: xZoonar.com/FredxPinheirox 22035453

Elaborate costume at the Jember Fashion Festival, East Java, Indonesia, Asia

Mexico City, Mexico - 04 November 2023: View of a vibrant Day of the Dead parade, where dancers in elaborate butterfly costumes swirl with captivating colors and intricate patterns on the streets.

North America, Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Merida. Sunday celebration in the Plaza de la Independencia

Indonesia, Bali, Cerimony of religious festival Galungan

Yemenite Jewish bride in traditional dress

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

Tzotzil dancers performing for tourists, San Christobal de la Casa, Chiapas, Mexico, Central America

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

Gher folk dancers at marwar festivals Jodhpur Rajasthan India MR 786 Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

Drummers with Jaagaru Eisa Group perform an Eisa march in the Plaza Housing area, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 21, 2022. Originating from Okinawa, Eisa started as a traditional dance performed by Japanese Buddhist monks to honor the spirits of their ancestors. Since then, Eisa has evolved into a form of modern entertainment commonly performed during the Obon Festival in the summer months.

Central America, Guatemala, Chichicastenango. Local women selling colorful flowers on the steps of the cathedral on market day

Morocco, Ouarzazate, Ait Ben Haddou, folklore

Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Andean Musicians In A Marching Band In The Procession Of The Carnaval De Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia

india, rajasthan, jaisalmer, puppets

Das Festival der Surva-Maskeradenspiele in Sofia, Bulgarien Sofia, Bulgaria - January 05, 2025: The Surva masquerade games festival in Sofia, Bulgaria. People called Kukeri parade in masks and ritual costumes, perform ritual dances to drive away evil spirits in Sofia, Bulgaria Copyright: xZoonar.com/GeorgixDimitrovx 22790375

Traditional dressed women in the town of Tsochen, West Tibet, Asia

Kano, Nigeria - 17 March 2022: View of a vibrant durbar festival scene, with horse riders under a parasol, showcasing colorful turbans and traditional attire against a backdrop of onlookers.

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

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

French Polynesia, Tahiti, Tahitian woman in red performs ´Singing Prayer´

People line up to receive traditional ceremonies from indigenous priests in modern versions of Aztec ceremonial dress, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

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

Mexican performers

Traditional dressed Tuaregs on their camels, Oasis of Timia, Air Mountains, Niger, Africa

Group of Quechuas perform a ceremony, Chivay, Peru.

Mayan wedding costumes, Museum of the Music of the Mayan People, Casa K'ojom in Jocatenago, Jocatenago, Guatemala, Central America

Devil dance

Palmer, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2013 The Athabaskan Raven Tribe performs their cultural dance for attendees at the Alaskan State fairgrounds in a tribal relations outreach effort. The doctrine of a "government to government" relationship was developed between tribes and the United States over the years in part through tribal relations and outreach. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

During the celebrations of "El Señor de la Columna" in the sanctuary of Yosonotú, during which the Mixteco and Triqui groups perform traditional rituals such as "el pedimento". Yosonotu, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Shop at side of church selling religious artifacts, Cueneca, Ecuador

women performing indian folk dance, bengal, india Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Traditional Cape Town 'Klopse' music carnival

Brazil, Salvador De Bahia, Cultural Dance Performance

Khampas, the warrior horseman of old Tibet, compete at the Litang Horse Festival - Kham, Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)

Guwahati, Assam, circa April 2012: Native man blows horn during performance at traditional Bihu festival in Guwahati, Assam. Documentary editorial

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of the Thimphu Dromchoe festival, where vibrant costumes and traditional rituals create a kaleidoscope of cultural expression.

PERU, NEAR CUZCO, SACRED VALLEY, POSADA DEL INCA HOTEL, FOLK DANCES, CHURCH BACKGROUND

Women with traditional hats on a church service, Rarotonga, Rarotonga and the Cook islands

Peru, Paucartambo, as part of the four-day Festival of the Virgin of Carmen, the Chunchos wear magnificent headdresses representing the jungle tribe never conquered by the Spanish.

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

USA, Washington, Seattle. Japanese-Americans drummer onstage in Bon Odon festival at Buddhist Temple (Editorial Usage Only)

Authentic peruvian dance

Kite festival in Terengganu, on the east coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Myanmar, Burma, Lake Inle. A Padaung woman wearing a heavy brass necklace weaves cloth on a simple loom, her back supported by a strap attached to the loomís wooden frame.

INDIA KERALA COCHIN KATHAKALI DANCE Artists of a Kathakali Dance Group at a authentic training in the city of Kochi or Cochin in the Province Kerala in India. India, Cochin, April, 1998 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21826037

Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States. Of Mexican Indian decent, Chichi Mecca dancers perform at the festival of Saint Anthony.

Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, Women In Procession As Part Of The Celebrations For MohamedS Birthday.

Devotee with pierced body in a religious procession at Thaipusam Festival, Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Little India, Singapore

Giant Buddha from Leshan, the largest stone statue of Buddha around the world, 71 metres tall; Sichuan province, China

Mexico, Mexico City, Pilgrims Carrying Icons And Standing In Front Of Statue Of The Virgin Mary Decorated With Flowers At The Basilica De Guadeloupe For Day Of Our Lady Of Guadeloupe Festival.

Mexican Day of dead, Dia de los muertos skeletons

Bolivia, La Paz, Plaza de Armas, church of San Francisco

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

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

Locals praying at the sight of the 2002 Bali Bombings.

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

A music band from northern Mexico play outside the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City

wedding at the Church of Santo Tomás, Chichicastenango , Municipio del departamento de El Quiché, Guatemala, Central America.

A wedding procession through the street of the small town of San Agustin Etla near Oaxaca, Mexico.

Nassau, Bahamas - 01 January 2026: View of vibrant Junkanoo Festival, where rhythmic brass resonates amidst a kaleidoscope of feathered headdresses and jubilant dancers in the street.

Hundreds of thousands of Mexican pilgrims filled the streets for the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Indios, procession in traditional clothing at winter solstice, New Year festival T`aqa, Aymara Indians, Sun Island, Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, South America

The drums of Calanda, Holy Week, Calanda, Province Teruel, Aragon, Spain

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Chickasaw Indian princesses seen here contributed to a pre-launch Native American ceremony at the Rocket Garden in the KSC Visitor Complex by leading a prayer. The ceremony was part of several days' activities commemorating John B. Herrington as the first tribally enrolled Native American astronaut to fly on a Shuttle mission. Herrington is a Mission Specialist on STS-113.

Rajasthani Tribes Dance Group , Desert Festival 2004 , Jaisalmer , Rajasthan , India Copyright: xUmeshxGogna/DinodiaxPhotox

Ecuador, Cuenca. Dancers dressed as Incas in folklore ballet troupe during annual parade and festival to celebrate founding of Cuenca in 1557. Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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