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Cultural Dances and Festivities

Images of traditional dances and cultural festivities in Peru and Spain, featuring colorful costumes, parades, and historical celebrations.

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

Retz, Perchtenlauf (Krampus run, mask procession) with Krampus in the main square in front of City Hall, Weinviertel region, Lower Austria, Austria

Moors of the Riff in the procession in Villajoyosa

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

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

Mask Dance, Ladakh Festival, Ladakh, India Copyright: xHxPoladia/DinodiaxPhotox

Vatican, Vatican. 01st Apr, 2022. Italy, Rome, Vatican, 2022/04/01 An Indigenous artist from Canada performs in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican 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 PhotoRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. Credit: Independent Photo Agency/Alamy Live News

SPAIN - Castille and Leon - BURGOS. Burgos; "parada" de "gigantones" que se sacan para las fiestas + importantes de la ciudad

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.

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

Italy, Umbria, Assisi, Caledimaggio celebration

Philippines, Marinduque, Boac, Moriones Festival Passion Play Re-Enactment Of The Story Of The Roman Soldier Longinus And The Crucifixtion Of Jesus On Good Friday.

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

Usa, California, Los Angeles, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, Day of the Dead procession (Dia de Los Muertos)

Pilgrims in traditional clothing carrying a cross and celebrating Quyllurit'i festival; Cusco, Peru

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

SPAIN - El Noroeste (district) - MURCIA. Caravaca de la Cruz, moros y cristianos, reina mora

Pentecostes Festival held annually in May, Ollantaytambo, Peru., man in costume holding sign (Editorial Usage Only)

The persecution of Jesus was re-enacted during the 48th Annual Via Crucis, Living Way of the Cross, held on Good Friday, in Chicago's Pilsen neighbourhood. This reenactment of the 14 Stations of the Cross draws thousands each year to witness the solemn tradition. Chicago, USA.

Encuentro de gigantes.Llucmajor. Comarca de Es Migjorn. Mallorca. Baleares.España.

Japan, Kumano Hongu Taisha, annual festival, people,

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

Swiss Guards in traditional livery uniform at the Vatican, Vatican City

Belgium, Bruges, Procession of the Holy Blood, people,

Santa Tecla Festival (september). "Gegants" (Giants). Sitges. Barcelona province. Catalonia. Spain.

The Invisible Circus at the Extinction Rebellion protest 13th October 2019, at Trafalgar Square in central London . The Invisible Circus group from Bristol is made up of street performers dressed in red robes symbolizing the blood that binds humanity together.

Jesus carrying the cross

Italy, Veneto, Venice, Venice Carnevale. Two Figures Dressed In Elaborate Costumes And Gold Masks

Alcoy (Alicante), 04/23/2005. Festival of Moors and Christians. In the image, the moment when the Moors ride by on their horsesPhoto: Vicente Lillo.

Moors and Christians Moors and Christians, festival of La Patrona, Pollença, ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21728797

Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish Quarter, A bar mitzvah procession moves toward the entrance to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City.

Popular dance in front of the Temple of the Assumption. Zugarramurdi. Navarra. Spain.

Ainu festival, Marimo, Lake Akan, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Return of the oranges from their winter quarters to the Dresden Zwinger

Procession of the Palm Sunday in Villajoyosa

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

Costumed attendee at the Venice Carnival (Carnevale di Venezia), an annual festival held in Venice, Italy. Started to recall a victory of the 'Serenissima Repubblica' against the Patriarch of Aquileia, in the year 1162. In the honour of this victory, the people started to dance and gather in San Marco Square.

Telfer Schleicherlaufen Shrovetide carnival parade, group The Four Seasons Telfs Region Innsbruck Tirol, Tyrol Austria

WE HAVE A POPE (2011) -Original title: HABEMUS PAPAM-, directed by NANNI MORETTI.

Es Firo Es Firo, Moors and Christians celebration of victory over the Barbary corsairs of May 11, 1561, Soller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21769481

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

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

Participants in the archaic Shivratri procession, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Valencia, 01/05/2015. The Three Wise Men Legana Valencia. Photo: Mikel Ponce Archdc.

bendicion de los animales de Sant Antoni,patron de los animales domesticos,Llucmajor, Mallorca, islas baleares, Spain.

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)

Shavuot Celebration in Moshav Beth Yehoshua

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)

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

child dress as durga ganga sagar kolkata west bengal, India Asia Copyright: xGoutamxRoy/DinodiaxPhotox

Return of the oranges from their winter quarters to the Dresden Zwinger

Dance of the Eagles and Sant Joan Pelos, Corpus Christi procession, Pollensa, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

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

bendicion de los animales de Sant Antoni,patron de los animales domesticos,Llucmajor, Mallorca, islas baleares, Spain.

The persecution of Jesus was re-enacted during the 48th Annual Via Crucis, Living Way of the Cross, held on Good Friday, in Chicago's Pilsen neighbourhood. This reenactment of the 14 Stations of the Cross draws thousands each year to witness the solemn tradition. Chicago, USA.

Medieval Themed Texas Renaissance Festival

Semana Santa, procession with Nazarenos and tourists, celebrations in Cadiz, Spain, Europe

Es Firo Es Firo, Moors and Christians celebration of victory over the Barbary corsairs of May 11, 1561, Soller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21769483

misa vespertina - Vespres-, ermita de Sant Joan Gran. Fiestas de Sant Joan. Ciutadella.Menorca,Islas Baleares,españa.

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

Petra, Jordan, man dressed as Nabataean guard Petra, Jordan - November 3, 2022: Man dressed as an ancient Nabataean guard at the entrance to the archaeological site Copyright: xZoonar.com/Nataliya_Nazarovax 21738623

Parade of the Three Wise Men, Llucmajor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

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

Samaria the Samaritan Passover Sacrifice on Mount Gerizim

Rape of the peasant, Moors and Christians, Christian commemoration of the victory over the Turks in 1561. It Firó, Soller, Majorca, Balearic Islands, ...

bendicion de los animales de Sant Antoni,patron de los animales domesticos,Llucmajor, Mallorca, islas baleares, Spain.

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

Spain, Andalucia, Seville. The flag of the band of one of Seville's Catholic brotherhoods.

The traditional changing of the guard of the Evzones in front of the Greek Parliament in the Greek capital Athens, Greece

SPAIN - La Vega (district of Sevilla) - ANDALUSIA - Seville. Semana Santa / Holy week; "La Quinta Angustia" brotherhood procession

The Solemn March in Purple

Concentration of Christian troops, Moros y Cristianos (battles between Moors and Christians), Fiestas de la Patrona, Pollença, Majorca, Balearic Islan...

SPAIN - La Vega (district of Sevilla) - ANDALUSIA - Seville. Semana Santa / Holy week; "La Madrugada"(friday early morning); "La Esperanza de Triana" brotherhood musical band

Mexico, Oaxaca, Oaxaca City. Merriment on the Zocalo on Christmas Eve with large 'monos' in procession, fireworks, brass and, and women dancers dressed in regional Guelaguetza dance costumes. Fireworks explode off the main Cathedral in downtown Oaxaca, off the Zocalo and facing the Alameda.

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

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

A Band Plays Funeral Marches During The Holy Burial Procession On Good Friday In Antigua Guatemala, Sacatep

The Virgin Mary Procession in Villajoyosa

Italy, Sicily, Trapani Province, Trapani. April 17, 2019. The Processione dei Misteri di Trapani, performed for 300 years, celebrates Easter with parades of marching through city for days. (Editorial Use Only)

Moors and Christians

Medieval traditional masks used during the Winter Festivities. Grijo de Parada, Tras-os-Montes, Portugal

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

Young Penitent in Red Robes at Sunset

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

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.

A castell (human castle) nears completion as the last performers scramble to the top, during the festival of La Merce in Barcelona. The formation of castells (human towers) is a Catalan tradition usually performed at festivals throughout Catalunya.

Gigantes y cabezudos (Gegants), Vilafranca del Penedès. Fotografía del año 1994.

Sacred Valley, Peru, Traditional mounted horseback show at the Sol & Luna Lodge & Spa after lunch

A Music Band Plays Funeral Marches During The Procession Of The Holy Cross On Good Friday In Antigua Guatemala, Sacatep

The Judei or jews, taking part in the ceremony on Good Friday morning in San Fratello, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe

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)

Detroit, Michigan, The ""Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence"" join gay and lesbian activists marching for equality in the Motor City Pride parade.

Tunis, Tunisia, Participants wearing traditional clothing pose as they gather for the celebration of the 'National Day of traditional dress' in Tunis, Tunisia, The day brings together many people who intend to preserve the traditional heritage of Tunisia and its national costumes. This year China and Indonesia were invited to participate. in Tunis on March 10, 2024.

Baile des Cossiers. Pollenca.Sierra de Tramuntana.Mallorca.Islas Baleares. Espana

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.

SPAIN - Campo de Hellín (district) - Castille - La Mancha - ALBACETE. Hellín; "tamborada" (big drum procession) at the Holy Week / Semana Santa

Popular dance in front of the Temple of the Assumption. Zugarramurdi. Navarra. Spain.

Italy - Abruzzo region - Cocullo (L'Aquila province). Statue of St. Domenico

04/19/2014. Madrid. Spain. La Soledad Procession, which leaves the parish of San Gines. Photo: belen diaz. Archdc.

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

Mexico City, Mexico - 04 November 2023: View of a vibrant Day of the Dead parade, where performers in striking skeletal makeup and elaborate costumes bring ancient legends to life.

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