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Vibrant festival imagery showcasing traditional costumes and masks, celebrating cultural heritage through lively performances and artistic displays.

Mexico. Skeletal Catrinas, figures celebrating Dia de Los Muertos.

Mexico. Skeletal Catrinas, figures celebrating Dia de Los Muertos.

Protector deities tames demons & negativity at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China

Man wearing a snake mask, Notting Hill Carnival, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Masked dancer at religious festival with many visitors, Paro Tsechu, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Boy dressed as a yellow monkey, a traditional Beijing Opera or Peking Opera costume, Chinese New Year parade, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mask dance at monastery festival, Phyang, Leh, valley of Indus, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

A girl dressed as catrina dancing at the Day of death parade in Mexico

Dance of the Little Bull, "Torito dance" 17th century syncretic dance with traditional costumes, Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, Republic of Guatemala, Central America

Italy, Venice, Carnival mask, close up

Tzotzil dancers performing for tourists, San Cristobal de la Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Mask dancers, Hemis Festival, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Mexico City, Mexico - 04 November 2023: View of vibrant Day of the Dead parade with skeleton figures adorned in colorful feathers and traditional costumes.

USA, Washington State, Seattle. Chinese New Year celebration in Seattle's 'International District'.

Mask dancers, Hemis Festival, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Mexico, San Miguel de Allende. Giant puppets in Mojiganga music celebration.

First Nations male dancer in traditional dress, Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, Alberta, Canada

International Festival Iberian Mask, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Tai Hang Dragon Dance, Tai Hang, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Cultural festival, Boishakhi Mela, for south asian community, East London, England

Carnaval De Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia

Elegant masks and intricate costumes at the vibrant Venice carnival celebration in Italy

Chinese venetian mask at the Venice Carnival 2007, with the Doge's palace in the background, Venice, Italy

Jember Fashion Festival, East Java, Indonesia, Asia

Krampus Procession. Laives. Italy

Tlacololeros de Carrizalillo dance during the annual pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Inti Raymi children's parade, Man with mask Aya Uma carrying chicken.

Victorian Picnic 2023

Old woman holding a Santo Nino figur, Ati Atihan Festival, Kalibo, Aklan, Western Visayas Region, Panay Island, Philippines

Charro Days Festival in Brownsville, Texas.

Narrenzunft Rappenloch-Hexen from Nussbach at the big carnival procession, carnival procession, Swabian-Alemannic carnival, Oberkirch, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Ghost Dance mask Of Thailand, Phi Ta Khon, Ghost mask festival or halloween of Thailand

Elaborate costume at the Jember Fashion Festival, East Java, Indonesia, Asia

Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Michicoa Aztec dancer dressed in costume of Senor de Muerte or Mr Death for performance in the Zocalo.

A Native American man participates in a dance at a powwow in Mesa Verde, Colorado.

Lion dance performance celebrating Chinese New Year Beijing China (MR)

Elegant mask and costume at the vibrant Venice carnival celebration, showcasing italian cultural heritage

Swabian Fastnacht (carnival), Lindau, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Lama dancing, Ladakh, India, Asia

Mexico City, Mexico - 04 November 2023: View of a vibrant 'Day of the Dead' parade, where a woman in a black embroidered dress and veiled headdress dances, embodying the spirit of remembrance.

Venice carnival mask object on street

Krampuslauf during advent in Munich, an old alpine tradition taking place during Christmas in Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol.

Majestic costumes and intricate masks at the vibrant Venice carnival celebration in Italy

Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist sculpture of two figures, one sitting atop the other's shoulders.

Aztec folk healer, shaman practising spiritual cleansing,Plaza de la ConstituciÌ_n, El Zocalo, Zocalo Square, Mexico City, Mexico

Puppeteer. Bagan. Myanmar.

Day of death parade in Mexico City.

A float through the city on the last day of the festival, the socalled 'Desfile Magno'. After a week of celebration and themed parades, the Carnival of Blancos y Negros tradition of the city of Pasto, in the south of Colombia, concludes with a long parade of floats and figures that is a veritable tribute to the creativity.

Installations for the Lemon Festival, Menton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Jesters Guild Hoellenwaldteufel from Lautenbach at the Great Carnival Parade, Swabian-Alemannic Carnival, Oberkirch, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Traditional Bolivian carnival mask, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

Portrait of a male Chinese opera performer holding a bowl full of gold coins

Bolivians Revelers dancing during the annual street block party know as ''Bolivian Carnival'' Eon the third day of Carnival on March 03, 2025 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. According to the Sao Paulo City Council, during Carnival week more than 500 street blocks (blocos de rua) are held and more than 15 million people are expected to participate in them. .

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

Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Michacoa Aztec dancer wearing brightly coloured feather head-dress performing in the Zocalo.

Masquerade Festival in Elin Pelin, Bulgaria. Culture, local. Elin Pelin, Bulgaria - February 17, 2024: Eighth edition of masquerade festival in Elin Pelin Bulgaria. Men dressed in kuker costume with copper bells perform a ritual for fertility and health. Copyright: xZoonar.com/EMILxDJUMAILIEVx 21363834

1990s BARONG DANCER BALI INDONESIA

Ecuador, Pujili, statue in park

Fremont Solstice Celebration and Parade held in June every year, Fremont District, Seattle, Washington State. Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

Swabian-Alemannic carnival in Rottweil, Federahannes

Native Egg Man in Cape Town South Africa

Narrenzunft Hoellteufel from Reichenbach at the big carnival procession, carnival procession, Swabian-Alemannic carnival, Oberkirch, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

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

Carnival of Blacks and Whites, Colombian traditional festival. It's celebrated from 2 to 7 January of each year. Great Parade, It's celebrated the January 6.

Hallia Venezia masks costumes carnival costume carnival travel photo travel photography worth seeing sight atmosphere atmospheric historical carnival Schwaebisch Hall

Nassau, Bahamas - 01 January 2026: View of a vibrant Junkanoo parade bursts with color and energy, costumes and music filling the streets with a joyful celebration.

Woman dress as Hindu Goddess Kali, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Day of Dead, Dia de los Muertos, Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, San Diego, California

Portrait of people wearing masks of ghosts in the temple at the festival of Loei Peetakhon, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Japan, Honshu, Kanto, Tokyo, Asakusa, Jidai Matsurai Festival, Festival Float Carrying Figures depicting The Lucky Gods

Artist Alan Hunt with a ceremonial mask during a preview of the Pine's Eye exhibition, featuring work inspired by indigenous people around the world, at the University of Edinburgh's Talbot Rice Gallery. PA Photo. Picture date: Friday February 28, 2020. The exhibition includes 15 ceremonial masks created by Hereditary Chief Alan Hunt, a member of the Kwakwaka'wakw community from Canada, a mural inspired by Mayan women weavers in Mexico by New York artist Johanna Unzueta, and complex pagan-like sculptures by South Korean artist Haegue Yang. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Swabian-Alemannic carnival, celebrated in South Germany, Switzerland and West Austria before Lent, Ratzenried, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Africa, Gabon, Estuaire Region, Libreville Capital, During A Syncretic Bwiti Ceremony

Venice, Italy. Mask and Costumes at Carnival

Mexico City, Mexico - 04 November 2023: View of a vibrant Day of the Dead parade participant with striking face paint and a censer amidst a smoky haze.

Perchtenlauf traditional festival with demon characters in Bad Heilbrunn, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

El Rocio, Huelva, Southern Spain. Women in traditional clothes participating in night celebrations on the eve of the feast of El Rocio

NA, USA, New Mexico, Gallup. Inter Tribal Indian Ceremony. (Editorial Usage Only)

Maske in Venedig Karneval in Venedig, venice carnivale Copyright: xZoonar.com/www.sageo.dex 391233

USA, Washington State, Seattle. Chinese New Year celebration in Seattle's 'International District'.

Sri Lanka dancer with mask in traditional costume

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas time in the alps of Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol. The Munich Krampuslauf is a huge event and attraction

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

gay pride, mumbai, maharashtra, Asia, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Carnival dancers wearing traditional costumes in pastel colours and gold in Trinidad, Caribbean

Montreal, Canada. 21st June, 2022. An Indigenous dancer in full traditional dress takes part during the concert to celebrate the National Indigenous Peoples Day. Canadians celebrated the 26th National Indigenous Peoples Day. To celebrate the event, POP Montreal, Resilience Montreal and Native Womenís Shelter of Montreal organized a free concert at Square Cabot to highlight Indigenous culture, songs and performers. Credit: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News

Venice carnival showcases stunning costumes and masks, capturing the magic of italian tradition and artistry

Costumed devil dancers parade through the streets during annual Corpus Christi Day celebration in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela.

Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, Germany. An old tradition that takes place during Christmas in the alps of Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol.

Mask dancers, Hemis Festival, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

China, Hong Kong, Annual New Years Day Festival Parade, Children Dressed in Happy Buddha Masks

Ravana paper effigy during Dassera festival in India Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Nassau, Bahamas - 01 January 2026: View of a vibrant Junkanoo performer radiating energy in a green and gold costume, a spectacle of Bahamian culture against the festival's backdrop.

Nassau, Bahamas - 01 January 2026: View of the vibrant Jankanoo Festival float bursting with luminous colors and intricate designs, a dazzling spectacle against the dark night backdrop.

Brussels, Belgium, June 11, 2007, The lively lion dance performance shows an enthusiastic celebration of the rich culture Brussels, Belgium, June 11, 2007, The lively lion dance performance shows an enthusiastic celebration of the rich culture copyright: xzoonar.com/bjornxbeheydtx 22405878

Dancers from El Palmar, Puebla, perform Saint James' dance during the annual pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

High angle view of a person in Chinese dragon costume, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China

Blurred image of costumed figure during Chinese New Year Lion Dance

The figure of the Witch, Swabian Alemannic Carnival, Gengenbach, Black Forest, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

demons demons, fiestas de Sant Antoni, Sa Pobla, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21766185

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