Traditional Cultural Celebrations

Scenes from festive processions and dances, showcasing vibrant costumes and community celebration in a historical context.

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)

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.

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.

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.

Archdc Toledo 04-18-14 Holy Week 2014. Good Friday. Procession Stmo. Christ of mercy and Mary Stma. From charity Photo: Luna Revenga.

demons "Dimonis" during the festivities of Sant Joan degollat, Sant Joan town, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Italy, Campania, Procida, Good Friday procession

Group of people performing traditional Greek dance, Chania, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece

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)

battle between Moors and Christians, Pollensa, Sierra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Moors and Christians Moors and Christians, festival of La Patrona, Pollença, ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21728993

Qormi, Malta, Europe; Men dressed up as Roman Soldiers in the Good Friday procession.

Good Friday procession, Enna, Siclly, Italy

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

Youth in the Procession in Villajoyosa

Italy, Sicily, Messina Province, Montalbano Elicona. April 14, 2019. Parishioners parade to the parish church for Palm Sunday services in Montalbano Elicona. (Editorial Use Only)

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

Mexico, San Miguel de Allende. Pontius Pilate in Good Friday procession.

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

The Moorish Pakkos in the procession in Villajoyosa

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

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

Feast of the Holy Spirit, Domus de Maria (Cagliari, Italy)

Spain, Seville, Ciriales and Nazarenes in procession

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

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

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

Toledo, 04/03/2015. Holy Week, Good Friday. Procession of the Christ of La Vega. Photo: Luna Revenga. Archdc.

Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Northern Spain, Nazarenos carrying statue during Semana Santa processions

Mass tribute Sant Honorat Mass tribute Sant Honorat, patron saint of the town, cossiers dancing, Majorcan folk dancing, Algaida, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/ToloxBalaguerx 21762931

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

The Banner of Christ in Villajoyosa

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

Historical Parade of the Cavalcade of the Assumption. Fermo. Marche

Moors and Christians, Christian militia, Pollensa, Sierra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Japan, Kumano Hongu Taisha, annual festival, people

Moros y cristianos. 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.

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

Group of people performing traditional Greek dance, Chania, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece

procesión de los pescadores portando la imagen de Sant Pere, Port d'Alcúdia ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

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

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.

Nazarenes in the Good Friday procession

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 21769635

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.

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

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

Moors and Christians Moors and Christians, Es Firó, Repic beach , Soller, Sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21769487

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

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

passing of a processional brotherhood, Holy Week procession, Llucmajor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

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

Penitents, Nazarenos, Semana Santa, Procession, Good Friday, Pollenca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Giants and big heads, Festes de Gràcia, Mahón, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

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

Moors and Christians, "Es Firó" of Soller, final battle staged in the main square, Soller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

The pageant of the Golden Tree. Bruges. Belgium.

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

Giant mannequins in Corpus Christi procession in Valencia, Spain

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 21769550

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

Stockholm, Sweden Oct 6, 2024 Women carrying a Jesus float at a Peruvian culture and Catholic procession in the Sodermalm district to commemorate the El Senor de los Milagros tradition.

The so-called Bergstreittag is a beautiful centuries-old tradition and is celebrated on 22 July, the church memorial day and former feast day of Mary Magdalene in Schneeberg. The four quarterly sermons introduced in 1649 remained in place until 1845. These sermons were then abolished in favour of a single day, 22 July, which fell on Mary Magdalene. The Freiberg Mining Office recommended that this day should be celebrated with a festival and a mountain parade. In 1846, the Royal Ministry of Finance issued a decree to celebrate St Mary Magdalene's Day with a sermon and a magnificent mountain procession. The last major procession took place in July 1913. The First World War put an end to these processions. The tradition was not revived until July 1933, 528th Bergstreittag, church service in St Wolfgang's Church, Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany, Europe

GREECE ATHENS UNKNOWN SODIER CEREMONY ATHENS, GREECE - 29 APRIL 2019: People are watching the official ceremony of the presidential guard the so-called Evzones in front of the Monument of the Unknown Soldier, near Syntagma square in Athens, Greece. Copyright: xZoonar.com/AntonxChalakovx 14133552

The Bedouins in the procession in Villajoyosa

batalla del Pont den Barona, Moros y cristianos, ""Es Firó"", Soller, Sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

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.

The Three Wise Men on horseback, Epiphany, Fiesta de los Reyes, Popayán, Colombia, South America 1961, South America

Venice Carnival Traditional Mask. Venice. Veneto. Italy. Europe

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

Nazarenes in black in the Good Friday procession

baile de gigantes,Llucmajor, Migjorn, balearic islands, spain.

El Devallament, descenso de la cruz, Calvario, Pollenca.Mallorca.Illes Balears.Espana

Enthusiasts dressed in medieval garb at an international festival for traditional costume in Muehldorf am Inn, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Europe. Italy. Umbria. Perugia. Gubbio. Feast of Candles. The Raising of the Candles

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

Rainbow swirls

struggles and temptations of demons to san antonio for the blessing of the animals in Sant Antoni, pattern pets, Llucmajor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands...

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Men dressed in purple robes during the Semana Santa Holy Week Easter procession. (Editorial Use Only)

Christians troops, Christian commemoration of the victory over the Turks in 1561. It Firó, Soller, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

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

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.

Nazarenes in the Good Friday procession of Villajoyosa

Mexico, Oaxaca Province, Oaxaca, giant puppets and crowd in Zocalo plaza near Cathedral during Day of the Dead (Dias de los Muertos) celebration at night

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

Greece, Athens, Ceremonial Changing Of The Guards Known As Evzones At The Parliament Building.

Blessing of animals on Saint Anthony's Day, "Beneïdes de Sant Antoni", Muro, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

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

France, Gironde, Saint Emilion, Celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the inscription on UNESCO's World Heritage List, ceremony of the marking of barrels by the Jurade

Costumed attendees 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.

Children carry canvas lanterns lit by candles in an evening passion play processional. Christian Holy Week is celebrated annual in Mendrisio with this tradition; Mendrisio, Switzerland

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

Samson parade, Samson and dwarf, Giant figures, pageant, Traditional culture, Customs, Mauterndorf, Lungau, Province of Salzburg, Austria, Europe

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

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.

Women dressed in a regional costume and giant puppets dressed as a bride and groom during a Calenda, a procession on the Plaza Santo Domingo, celebrating a wedding in the city of Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Popular musicians, blessing of the animals in Sant Antoni, Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

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

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