The Kunming International Flower Expo is held annually in Kunming, China's "City of Eternal Spring." Kunming is chosen as the site for the expo because Yunnan Province is the flower capital of China, the best place for growing flowers. The Flower Expo was established in 1995 and grown into one of the leading events of […]
This is the largest traditional sporting event in Myanmar. Celebrated each July at the Maha Muni Pagoda Compound, Mandalay, locals meet up and compete in this non-contact sport. The game […]
This celebration lasts for eight days and is celebrated in Amarapura, Mandalay every August. This festival involves a huge gathering of spirit mediums who intend to honour Nat (spirits). Several rituals are conducted and the mediums are believed to be posessed by the Nats. This festival is also a tribute to the Goddess of Popa […]
The Mountain Pilgrimage Festival (Zhuanshanjie) on the 25th day of the 7th lunar month marks the Mosuo circumambulation of their holy Gemu Mountain (Gemu Nushen Shan). Festivities include religious activities […]
Boun Hor Khao Padabdin (the literal translation is decorate (padab) dirt\earth (din))starts in the middle of the rainy season. This festival is held in commemoration of dead ancestors. Over two […]
On this day in 1945, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence in Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, marking the country's freedom from colonialism. Every year since then, large parades and special events are held throughout the country, and especially in Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, to celebrate this national day. Source: izitour.com
Villagers celebrate this festival in September at Myinkaba Village, Bagan. Merchants flock around the market at the Manuha pagoda bringing ox-carts filled with goods to be sold to locals and […]
This festival occurs during the 10th full moon of the lunar calendar. The purpose of the festival is to obtain merit by providing offerings to dead ancestors. The offerings to […]
The brightest and roundest full moon of the year shines during the Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival, held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, usually in September or early October. Groups of costumed children roam the streets carrying colourful lanterns in the shape of stars, fish and butterflies. It’s traditional to give away boxes […]
During this festival, the humble and quiet Pakokku Thiho Shin Pagoda is transformed into an exciting and cheerful place. The festival consists of prayer rituals and a carnival-like fair. A […]
