Festivals and Cultural Performances

Celebratory images depicting traditional performances and attire during culturally significant festivals from around the world.

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Men dressed a Roman soldiers during the Semana Santa Holy Week Easter procession. (Editorial Use Only)

Japan, celebration

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Men dressed a Roman soldiers during the Semana Santa Holy Week Easter procession.

A Transmongolian Journey

China, Beijing, Beijing (Peking) Opera Performance

Fiesta De Santa Fe, New Mexico. A Celebration Started In 1712 To Celebrate The Peaceful Retaking Of The City From The Pueblo People In 1692. The Entrada De Don Diego Devargas Into The Plaza.

Fenghuang is Chinese for Phoenix and refers to the mythical sacred firebird that can be found in the mythologies of the Persians, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, and (according to Sanchuniathon) the Phoenicians. Legend suggests that two phoenixes on discovering the town hovered overhead for some considerable time before reluctantly flying away. Fenghuang town is a well-preserved ancient town supposedly dating back to 248 BC. It is home to the Miao and Tujia minorities. The distinctive architecture includes Ming and Qing styles.

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Men dressed a Roman soldiers during the Semana Santa Holy Week Easter procession. (Editorial Use Only)

Spain, Balaeric Islands, Ibiza, Woman Dancer In Traditional Dress.

Royal Palace guard, holding banner, during Changing of the Guard

Ollantaytambo Peru September 11 2018 A man with an ancient dress, jewels and accessories using by inca kings before to the Spanish conquest

Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Khumii Throat Singer With A Morin Khuur Horsehead Fiddle.

BUDDHIST MONKS play TRUMPETS to begin the procession and festival, TIKSE Monastery GOSTOR (mask dances) - LADAKH, INDIA

Japan, Kumano Hongu Taisha, annual festival, people

Royal Guard of Mohammed V Mausoleum, Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco

01/06/2011. Seville. Nervion San Pablo parade. Photos: Jesus Spinola. Archsev Jesus Spinola.

Japan, Kansai, Kyoto, Jidai Matsuri, festival, man in historical costume,

Holy Week celebration at Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland.

The Matachines Dances Preformed By Both Pueblo Indians And Hispanos Of New Mexico.

Japan, Honshu island, Nara, silk bags, prayer beads, and woven baskets held by Buddhist monks at Kofukuji Temple, a U.N. World Heritage Site

Japan, Tokyo, Harajuku, Meiji Shrine, Spring Festival (Editorial Usage Only)

Aoi Matsuri, Kyoto,Japan

Three guards stand watch during the ceremonial guard change at Gyeongbokgung; Seoul, South Korea

Kazakh man in his yurt (MR)

Portrait of a person wearing a traditional costume, Cuzco, Peru

Chiefs at a Durbar in Maidugari, Nigeria

Tlingit performance in the longhouse on the Chilkat River, Haines, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Woodcarving: the revival of crafts. The revival of the ancient craft: man in national costume is decorated with carved wooden dishes with the help of special tools. Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalinaxTolochkox 10357281

Nomadic Peoples. Siberia. Scythian Kurgan. Reconstruction of costumes, based on the finds from the main burial of barrow Arzhan-2. Culture of Tuva. Royal necropolis. 7th-6th century BC. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

Royal Guard of Mohammed V Mausoleum, Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco

Singapore,Chinatown,Buddha Tooth Relic Temple,Buddhist Monk

Portrait of a bandwala holding jhunjhunas

india, punjab, anandpur, khalsa man

Buddhist Mani-Rimdu festival at Tengboche Monastery, attended by Sherpas (Editorial Usage Only)

The Grape Harvest Festival in Montmartre, Paris, France.

Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Akha Woman Weaving Cloth On An Akha Loom

Boy Dressed As A Roman Soldier At The Procession Of The Holy Cross On Good Friday In Antigua Guatemala, Sacatep

Quw´utsun´ Dancer performing at the Quw´utsun´ Cultural and Conference Centre in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada.

Meskel ceremony in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Headwear, golden cap with embroidered bands, female costume, Oktoberfest, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sengedorj, N., throat singer (MR)

Ceremonial Changing of the Guard, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea

The Matachines Dances Preformed By Both Pueblo Indians And Hispanos Of New Mexico.

Seoul, South Korea. Member of the Korean Imperial Guard standing outside the Gyeongbokgung Palace

Japan, Kyushu, Kaseda Shrine, Young Boy Wearing Traditional Costume And Carrying Short Sword At Village Festival. In Feudal Times Kyushu Was Notable For The Power Of Its Great Daimyo Families And The Festival Celebrates The Samurai With Traditional Dance And Displays Of Martial Arts.

Seoul, South Korea. Member of the Korean Imperial Guard standing outside the Gyeongbokgung Palace

Portugal, Tomar, Preparing for the Festival of the Trays

Oceania, Indonesia, Yogyakarta. End of Ramadan.

Japan, Kumano Hongu Taisha, annual festival, people,

Herdsman wearing traditional Mongolian national costume taking part in the Naadam Festival, Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Asia

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

Statue of king Kamehameha, Kapaau, Big Island, Hawaii Islands, USA

Peru, Cusco Department, Cusco, Emperor Pachacuti Being Carried In A Golden Throne At Inti Raymi.

Religious Buddhist woman with praying wheels, Thimphu, Bhutan

Kyoto, Japan theater Nô: fight between Benkei and Minamoto Yoshitsune from the Hashi-Benkei play , 1912 - Japan - Stéphane Paset - (October) (French - Kyôto , Japon Thétre nô : combat entre Benkei et Minamoto Yoshitsune de la pièce Hashi-Benkei). Shinto, spectacle costume, personality of nobility, military personality, nô theater, religious personality, exists in high definition, child, spectacle, weapon, theater, man, Religion, clothing, personality, HD, human beings, entertainment, art, Hashbenki Japan costumes, hashibenki suits

Cossacks commemorate the rebirth of Cossacks in the Ukraine, Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, Europe

India, Rajasthan, Alwar, Bagpiper Performing At The Alwar Utsav Festival

Traditional helmet of a guard at the changing of the guard ceremony, Gongsanseong, Gongju Castle, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, Asia

Palio of the Third Parties. The Fortress of Città Della Pieve. Umbria. Italy

Musicians at the Aoi Festival holding a Sho wooden mouth organ in the Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Medieval costumes during a festival in Brittany, France. Medieval costumes during a festival in Brittany

Traditionelle Marschkapelle in Zeremonienuniform, die eine Trommel spielt Performers dressed in traditional uniforms play the drums in a vibrant ceremonial march, showcasing cultural heritage and musical artistry during a public parade or festivity. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/VesselinxVassilevx 23192954

A youth dressed as one of the Judei with hood upturned, playing the trumpet during Good Friday in one of the old streets of San Fratello, province of Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Mongolia, Ulaan Baatar, male throat singer

SPAIN - La Vega (district of Sevilla) - ANDALUSIA - Seville. Semana Santa / Holy week; "cofradía" de Monte-Sión brotherhood procession

Madrid, 11/28/2014. Neapolitan nativity scene of the Dukes of Cardona. Photo Isabel Permuy Archdc.

Tibetan ethnic minority people at the Horse Racing Festival or 'Heavenly Steed Festival.' Zhongdian. Deqin Tibetan Autonymous Prefecture. Yunnan Province. China

Ritual shooting of arrows in all quarters by a Yamabushi, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Participant of the Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

paper mache figures soldier ram navami festival, mumbai, maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Royal Guard of Mohammed V Mausoleum, Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco

Circumcision ceremony, Ethnographic Museum, Ankara, Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, Asia

Japan, Kyoto, Jidai Matsuri, festival, people;

Turkish man and horseman ethnic clothes examples

Participant in traditional garb. Folk Festival commemorating the origin myth the Tien Shan Maral (Tian Shan wapiti), an origin myth of the Kyrgyz tribes. Near Tasch Baschat, Kyrgyzstan. (Editorial Use Only)

Musicians at the Aoi Festival playing a Sho wooden mouth organ in the Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Portrait of an Ainu man in a group in traditional dress at the Marimo festival at Akan Kohan, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

China, Shandong Province, Qufu City. International Confucius Cultural Festival, birthplace of Confucius the great philosopher politician and educator.

Kohima, India. 9 December 2022. Members of the Naga community participate during the Hornbill Festival, at Kisama village near Kohima, on December 9, 2022 in Kohima, India. The Hornbill Festival is an annual festival celebrated from 1 to 10 of December in the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland to represents all ethnic groups of Nagaland

Japan, Kyoto. Gion Festival float.

Howard Frost, Interp., Omahas , Indians of North America, Omaha Indians, Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition 1898 : Omaha, Neb.. Photographs of the American West

Mediterranean Europe, Malta. Actor in a re enactment of a march by the Knights of St.John of Jerusalem in the streets of Valletta

Spring Festival Toshogu shrine Tokugawa dynasty men in traditional costume

Guatemala, Antiqua, in observance of Lent the Catholic celebrations leading to Holy Week images of Jesus and the Holy Virgin are carried from their churches through the city.

Bethlehem Christmas Procession at Manger Square

Taiwan, Beijing Opera

Royal Guard at the main gate of the Kraton of Surakarta, Keraton Surakarta, palace of Susuhunan Pakubuwono in the city Solo, Java, Indonesia, Asia

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Gamelan orchestra accompanies traditional dancers at Ubud Palace. (Editorial Usage Only)

Carcabaä player iron castanets, Kasbah, Tangier, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Portrait of a man holding a Christian symbol, Bieta Golgotha, Lalibela, Wollo region, Ethiopia, Africa

Gondhali from Solapur District playing drums ; Maharashtra ; India MR#687Y ; 687V ; 687Z ;687W ; 687X

Hindu temple guard in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Emissary of the Timurid Empire, re-enactment

Canada, Ontario, Ottawa. Huun-Huur-Tu throat singer performs indigenous Tuvan folk music at Bluesfest.

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

A Buddhist woman spins her hand-held prayer wheel in a clockwise direction; each turn is the equivalent of reading the prayers or mantras within. The weighted chain allows it to be spun by a slight rotation of the wrist.

Celebration of Thailand Culture-Dinner Show, Chiang Mai, Thailand, SE Asia

Nazareno at Easter week procession . Malaga. Spain.

Aztec Warrior at Santa Cruz Museum

Woman dancing at a batak dance show in Samosir Lake Toba Sumatra Indonesia

Hindu temple guard in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

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