Traditional Cultural Festivals

Vibrant images of traditional celebrations, showcasing warriors and dancers in colorful attire, highlighting various cultural heritages.

Oceania, Papau New Guinea, Mt. Hagen.Highlands warrior marching performance at Sing Sing Festival (MR)

Solomon Islands, Owa Raha (aka Santa Ana), village of Gupuna aka Ghupuna. Traditional folkloric performance of woman's conch dance. Women blowing huge conch shells that have been handed down from generation to generation.

Woman holding a Santo Nino figur at Ati Atihan festival, Ibajay.

Melasti, Ritual Purification Ceremony, Bali, Indonesia

Yap. Yapese dancers do the traditional bamboo stick dance.

Melanesia, Makira-Ulawa Province, Solomon Islands, island of Owaraha or Owa Raha (formerly known as Santa Ana), village of Gupuna aka Ghupuna. Traditional folkloric performance of the wedding dance.

Assam State, northeast India, Assam boys in traditional dress with their musical instruments during the Bihu Festival

Local people at cultural festival in Bamenda, Cameroon, West Africa

Ceremonial drummers perform with painted drums during an event on Sumbawa Island in Indonesia

Folk dance, India Copyright: xPradipxBarrai/DinodiaxPhotox

On the Tohua Hikokua sight some musicians and dancers for the Danse du Cochon Nuku Hiva Marquises islands

Traditionally dressed tribal chief in the Highlands, Paya, Highland, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

French Polynesia, Marquesas. Nuku Hiva.

Procession of a secret male association, group of male tribe leaders, primitive culture, Fundong, North-West Region, Cameroon, Africa

Close-up of the ceiling of a temple, Korea

Africa, South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Shakaland, Zulu dancer (MR)

Folk artists performing in Dussehra festival, Kulasekarapattinam, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India

Masked dancer and drummers, The Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, held annually on the last Saturday in August to pay homage to their Chief Kalonga Gaia Uni, held near Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa Copyright: IanxMurphy 1383-66 Editorial Use Only

MR Tahitian Traditional Tamure Dance Show, Arue near Papeete, Tahiti Nui, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific

Africa, Ethiopia, Omo river region, Waka statue honors fallen heroes in a Konso Village

Pilgrims after bathing in the river Thamirabarani and praying Aarti during Vaikasi Visakam festival at Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Nepalese men perform a traditional dance, Sauraha, Nepal, Asia

Performer with Blue Bird of Paradise plumes in headdress preparing for a Sing-sing at Paiya Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Warrior folk dance , North East , India

Karagam Karagattam dance, folk dance in Dasara Dussera Dusera Festival at Kulasai Kulasekharapatnam near Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Musician playing atabaque which is a percussion instrument of African origin used in samba, capoeira, umbanda, candomble and various cultural, artistic and religious manifestations in Brazil, Brasil

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud, Gamelan orchestra

Folk artists performing in Dussehra festival, Kulasekarapattinam, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India

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

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pohnpei Island, of the Federated States of Micronesia

Folk dancers, Meghalaya, India Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox

Masquerades at a traditional ceremony of installing a chief in Malingunde, Lilongwe. Masquerades are the common form of entertainment at such ceremonies. Malawi.

Pig festival in Dani village, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Asia

View of Swazi musical and dance performance, Mantenga Cultural Village a traditional Eswatini settlement, Malkerns, Eswatini, Africa Copyright: FrankxFell 844-33230 Editorial Use Only

Manggarai men performing a traditional Caci dance in a Melo Village in the hills near Labuan Bajo, a fishing town located at the western end of the large island of Flores in the Nusa Tenggara region of east Indonesia.

Masked dancers, The Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, held annually on the last Saturday in August to pay homage to their Chief Kalonga Gaia Uni, held near Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa Copyright: IanxMurphy 1383-60 Editorial Use Only

INDIA, NAGALAND, KISAMA HERITAGE VILLAGE, December 2023, People, at Design on the Legs of Tribal Women During Hornbill Festival. INDIA, NAGALAND, KISAMA HERITAGE VILLAGE, December 2023, People, at Design on the Legs of Tribal Women During Hornbill Festival. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21701170

Mali, West Africa, Kondou Village. Dogon men wearing traditional colored grass clothes and wooden masks, perform a traditional mask dance.

Ceremony before Pasola festival, Sumba Island, Indonesia

India, Dandiyas Attarhetar Fair. Local Villagers Performing

Sylhet, Bangladesh - 14 April 2025: View of a vivid procession with men piercing their skin with metal rods, a display of faith amid the vibrant crowd.

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

Rwanda, Music, Tutsi Drummers Playing To Crowd.

Dancers, Kecak Dance, night shot, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Asia, Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Villagers playing gamelan music during cremation ceremony.

During a dance, Muslim girls from the Sultanate of Tadjoura, dress up in all their finery and display the curved daggers of their men.

Masked dancers, The Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, held annually on the last Saturday in August to pay homage to their Chief Kalonga Gaia Uni, held near Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa Copyright: IanxMurphy 1383-76 Editorial Use Only

Christian devotees takes part in a perform to re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ during a procession on Good Friday, on March 29, 2024 in Guwahati, Assam, India. Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary

Shamans from the Yanomami tribe practising traditional healing methods, southern Venezuela, South America

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Members of a tribe in colourfully decorated costumes at the traditional sing-sing gathering, Hochland, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Martial looking weapons made of bamboo at the Carneval in the town of Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Atlantic ocean, Africa

Original Film Title: APOCALYPTO. English Title: APOCALYPTO. Film Director: MEL GIBSON. Year: 2006. Stars: MAYRA SERBULO; ARIEL GALVAN.

Preludio de la batalla. Moros y cristianos. Pollença. Sierra de Tramuntana. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. Spain.

Christmas costumes made from recycled cans, Jingle Bells Fun Run, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Tahiti, Moorea, female fire dancers perform at night, red hue, flames held high

Crowds of people from the Hwalien tribes in traditional dress during the harvest festival, August_September in Taiwan, Asia

A colourful depiction of Buddhist Hell in Sri Lanka.

Capoeira and its musical instruments presentation on the streets of Pelourinho in Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

Men dancing in a circle chanting in trance during a Kecak dance performance, Ulu Watu, Bali, Indonesia

Huli wigman, Tari, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Yimchunger tribe dancing, Nagaland, India

Painting at midnapur district of West Bengal, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Khon, Is a classical Thai dance masked in Ramayana literature and this is a group of giant characters Khon, Is a classical Thai dance masked in Ramayana literature and this is a group of giant characters from the Tosakan side. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/SunanxWongsa-ngax 21993231 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Santa Maria del Tule, Mexico - 03 November 2023: View of the Day of the Dead ceremony at the cementary, where cardboard figures emerge from the darkness, with intricate cardboard constructions.

God possessed man; Mahasivaratri festival at poochiyur near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Hawaii, Keiki Hula with bamboo hula implements and plumaria lei´s, dancing

Maori Poi dancers, Waitangi, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Huthri harvest festival of kodava people, kodagu, karnataka, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrims praying, Vaikasi, Visakam festival, Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Musicians playing typical instruments of African origin used in capoeira and other Brazilian cultural events nas ruas de Salvador na Bahia, Brasil

Kamokila Campbell hula festival, Closeup of womens hands on ipu (gourd) all sit on grass

Batalla del Pont den Barona, Moros y cristianos

Male paddlers from Uwus village participate in greeting ceremony on river in Papua Indonesia

Warriors of the Dorze tribe armed with spears inhabiting the Gamo Gofa Zone of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region in Ethiopia

Minahasan tribesman by Mount Mahawu; North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Dancers wearing Kananga masks perform at the Dama celebration in Tireli, Mali

Masked dancers with snake, The Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, held annually on the last Saturday in August to pay homage to their Chief Kalonga Gaia Uni, held near Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa

MYANMAR - JANUARY 4, 2014: Greasy pole climbing competition in village on Myanmar independence day

Dancing in Peru Peruvian dancers with traditional dress in the historical center of Cusco. Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 22092931

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

Intore Traditional dance performed outdoors near Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Batik sheets for sale, Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Inti Raymi Festival of the Sun Sacsayhuaman Peru

Carnival ; Panaji ; Goa ; India

Wancho girls dancing Tirap district Arunachal Pradesh India 1982 Copyright: xTxSatyan/DinodiaxPhotox

Sylhet, Bangladesh - 14 April 2025: View of men hoisting children up a bamboo pole draped with red cloth against a bright, overcast sky.

Rwanda, Music, Tutsi Drummers And Watching Crowd.

French Polynesia, Austral Islands (aka The Tuha'a Pae), Tupua'i Islands, Island of Rurutu. Rare folkloric performance of the harvest dance in Ane Aeo Cave.

celebration of the patron saint celebration of the patron saint, Moors and Christians, Pollensa, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21875080

Annual festival of traditional kites in Bali.Indonesia.

Dancers performing Kecak, Ketjak or Ketiak Dance in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kemmpthorne and aides to American Samoa, U.S. Territory

Thai fingernil dancers in Traditional Costume, Thailand

Walking back to the Akhara as part of the initiation of new sadhus, during Kumbha Mela festival, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Candelit dancer at Ulu Ulu National Park Resort; Brunei

Cuba, Missouri, The Osage Trail Legacy Monument shows an Osage Indian family moving west on the Osage Trail, which is now Interstate 44. The Native American Osage tribe dominated much of what is now, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas before Europeans came to the area. The sculpture was created by Glen and Curtis Tutterrow, Central America

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kemmpthorne and aides to American Samoa, U.S. Territory

BARAKA (1992), directed by RON FRICKE.

chinakathoor pooram festival near palakkad, kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Toda Bride and Groom with their relatives, Nilgiris, Ooty Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. One of the great aboriginal tribes of India, Asia

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