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Traditional Festivals and Dances

Vibrant depictions of traditional attire and dance performances during cultural festivals across Latin America and Asia, showcasing festive spirit.

The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

North America, Mexico, State of Sinaloa, Mazatlan. Aztec Theater, Papantla Flyers in traditional attire. (Editorial Usage Only)

Pentecostes Festival held annually in May, Ollantaytambo, Peru. (Editorial Usage Only)

Morenada Dancers In The Procession Of The Carnaval De Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia

Asia, China, Guizhou Province, Guyang Area, Gulong Village, Lusheng Festival, Miao minority

Peru, Paucartambo, Fiesta del Carmen festival, masked dancers,

Gschell with fox tail of the Schoemberg Fools Guild, parade of the Swabian-Alemannic Fasnet in Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

Participant in Croatian national costume, during the Dakovacki vezovi (Dakovo Summer Festival) in Dakovo, Croatia

Langde Miao people's traditional dance and music performance in the village, Kaili, Guizhou, China

China, Yunnan Province, Northwestern Yunnan, Shangri-La, city square. A tourist is being dressed in Colorful dress in order to be photographed.

Targul de Fete de pe Muntele Gaina, Carpathian Mountains, Romania

Peruvian dance Authentic peruvian dance in Titicaca region Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 15080215

Wancho tribes performing dance Wancho tribes performing dance at Namdapha Eco Cultural Festival, Miao, Arunachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 8540850

First Nation dancers at the Grand Entrance ceremony entering into the Beaver Dome. Tsuut'ina Nations Powwow.

Festival dancers, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia

Confirmation of 14 children into the Luthern church, Qaqortoq, Greenland

Ger folk dancers dancing at mela ground Pushkar fair Rajasthan India Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

Sani girls in traditional costume, Stone Forest, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China

Monks dressed as Cham dancers performing fight between Good and Evil during Grand Summons of Labuleng Monastery, Labrang Monastery, Xiahe County, Gansu province, Tibet.

Asia, Bhutan, Women dancing & singing at the Jambay Lhakhang Tshechu (festival). The festival is held in the courtyard of the historic Jakar Dzong, built in 1646 by Minjur Tenpa, the third Druk Desi.

The Khasi Tribe adorned in their traditional attire attended and performed a dance on the occasion of Khasi Seng Kut Snem 2024, organized by the Khasi Social Council. Khasi Seng Kut Snem, a traditional year-end festival of the Khasi community in the Greater Sylhet Division, was held at the Magurchhara Khasia Punji field in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar Upazila. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Folk group Edmonton (Alberta), Ukrainian dancers Viter from Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb

Dancer performing in traditional Paro festival, Paro, Bhutan

Targul de Fete de pe Muntele Gaina, Carpathian Mountains, Romania

Peru, traditional cermony

Costumed dancers at religious festivity with many visitors, Paro Tshechu, Bhutan

Folk group Edmonton, Ukrainian dancers Viter from Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in center of Zagreb

Suri Sicuri Dancers Wearing Elaborate Feather Headdress In The Procession Of The Carnaval De Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia

LEH, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 08, 2012: Young dancers in traditional Ladakhi Tibetan costumes perform folk dance at the Annual Festival of Ladakh Heritage in Leh, India. September 08, 2012

Asia, China, Yunnan, Simao Region. Native dance by minority girls and women at Yueshong Village (Editorial Usage Only)

Three women wearing traditional Mongolian costumes, Harhorin, South Hangay province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Medieval games during the Landshuter Hochzeit (festival) in Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany,

Folk group Edmonton (Alberta), Ukrainian dancers Viter from Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb

Celebrations of First Friday of May, Jaca, Aragon, Spain, Europe

Colorful dancers perform a dance during the Guelaguetza celebrations in the arena of San Antonino Castillo Velasco near Oaxaca, Mexico.

Monk playing a drum in Paro Festival, Paro, Bhutan

Women dancing & singing at the Jambay Lhakhang Tshechu festival. The festival is held in the courtyard of the historic Jakar Dzong, There are up to 20 Tshechus annually in the Bumthang area and the ceremony of fertility blessing is central to the Jambay Lhakhang, the most popular religious festival in Bumthang.

The restaurant staff of the Bai Jia Da Yuan Restaurant in Beijing, China dressed in historic costumes.

Traditional greeting ceremony features dancers in Waingapu, East Sumba

Ukukus in traditional festival Quyllurit'i, part of Inca mythology; Cusco, Peru

Monks playing traditional instruments in Paro Festival, Paro, Bhutan

Tortugas Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. Matachine dancers perform for the celebration of the Virgin Guadalupe.

National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month program in Exhibit Hall, featuring performance by Chinese traditional dance group

Yingge Dance, native dance of Chaozhou and Shatou dating from the Yuan Dynasty, performed at parade in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China

Black Miao girls dancing at festival, Kaili, Guizhou Province, China

Mexico, State of Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta, Hacienda Dona Engracia. Traditional Mexican folkloric dance performance. (Editorial Use Only)

Portrait of Lisu hill tribe women in traditional dress at Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dancers at the Tashichho Dzong monastery festival, Thimphu, Bhutan, Asia

Authentic peruvian dance

Indonesia, Bali, Ubud. Boys' Gamelan orchestra accompanies young Barong dancers

Colorful dancers perform a dance during the Guelaguetza celebrations in the arena of San Antonino Castillo Velasco near Oaxaca, Mexico.

Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. Summer Feast Day Celebration. Tewa tribe. Male drummers play for the dancers.

MASKED DANCERS representing GHOULS, with horrific expressions, TIKSE Monastery Masked Dances - LADAKH, INDIA

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, women praying at Matho ceremony

Participant in Croatian national costume, during the Dakovacki vezovi (Dakovo Summer Festival) in Dakovo, Croatia

Authentic peruvian dance

LEH, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 08, 2012: Young dancers in traditional Ladakhi Tibetan costumes perform folk dance at the Annual Festival of Ladakh Heritage in Leh, India. September 08, 2012

International masquerade festival Surva in Pernik, Bulgaria Pernik, Bulgaria - January 27, 2024: The 30th International masquerade festival Surva in Pernik, Bulgaria. People with mask called Kukeri dance and perform to scare the evil spirits. Copyright: xZoonar.com/GeorgixDimitrovx 21252795

Religious festival in preparation for the Corpus Christi festival, Urcos, Peru, South America

Akha hilltribe women wearing ornate headress performing traditional Akha dance

Dancers performing in the Guelaguetza in the arena of San Antonino Castillo Velasco near Oaxaca, Mexico.

International masquerade festival Surva in Pernik, Bulgaria Pernik, Bulgaria - January 27, 2024: The 30th International masquerade festival Surva in Pernik, Bulgaria. People with mask called Kukeri dance and perform to scare the evil spirits. Copyright: xZoonar.com/GeorgixDimitrovx 21252734

Nepal, Pokhara, cultural show, traditional dance, people,

Dance troops preform at the Litang Horse Festival, representing various regions of Kham - Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)

Ama woman in traditional clothing and hat at Shirahama Ama Festival, Shirahama, Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Pilgrimage and traditional bolero dances. Ermita de Maristel·la, shrine dedicated to the Virgen del Carmen, established in 1890, Son Ferra forest, Esp...

MEXICO, Dancers perform traditional dances in Jonotla village

Dolls on display in Ethnic Native Dress, Kunming Ethnic Minorities Village Park, China

ball pagès, tipica danza ibicenca, Portinax, Ibiza, balearic islands, Spain.

Traditional parade, Pisac, Peru, South America

Cymbals performance at Chinese New Year celebration Beijing China

Asia, China, Yunnan Province, Simao Region, Yueshong Village. Wa women dance in traditional dress (Editorial Usage Only)

Gangaur Festival, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xBrijeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Back view of Peruvian man in traditional dress on celebration, Chinchero, Peru, South America

Traditional Filipino tribal attire with a headdress, fe participants at Panagbenga Festival or Baguio Flower Festival, Philippines.

Rajasthani Lady Dancing India

Rural Women Performing Garbas During Saatam Aatham Puja Celebration at Mindiyada Near Anjaar Kutch Gujarat India

National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month program in Exhibit Hall, featuring performance by Chinese traditional dance group

Croatian parish folk group Sljeme from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb

Traditional dancers in vibrant costumes at a cultural festival.

The Parade of Delegations to the Guelaguetza in the streets of San Antonino Castillo Velasco near Oaxaca, Mexico.

India, Rajasthan, Jodhpur. Within one of Mehrangarh Forts many courtyards, a troupe at the Rajasthan International Folk Festival, perform a traditional martial dance.

mask dance performed by lamas at the ladakh festival , leh , ladakh , Jammu and Kashmir , india

Ecuador, Cuenca. Swirling skirt of female dancers in folklore troupe during annual parade and festival to celebrate founding of Cuenca in 1557. Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Traditionally dressed women from the Akha people, hill tribe, ethnic minority, dancing, New Year's celebrations, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

India, Rajasthan, Jodhpur. Within one of Mehrangarh Forts many courtyards, a troupe at the Rajasthan International Folk Festival, perform a traditional martial dance.

The Naxi or Nakhi are an ethnic group inhabiting the foothills of the Himalayas in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, as well as the southwestern part of Sichuan Province in China. The Naxi are thought to have come originally from Tibet and, until recently, maintained overland trading links with Lhasa and India. The Naxi form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. The Naxi are traditionally followers of the Dongba religion. Through both Han Chinese and Tibetan cultural influences, they adopted Tibetan Buddhism and, to a lesser extent, Taoism, in the 10th century. The Old Town of Lijiang dates back more than 800 years and was once an important town on the old Tea Horse Road.

Tanzgruppe mit traditionellen Trachten und Musikinstrumenten in Peru Girls in authentic costumas dancing during the traditional festival. Caraz region, Peru, South America Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 21422666

Asia, South Korea, Seoul, Deoksugung Palace, changing of the guards ceremony

Angami tribe, Hornbill festival, Nagaland, India

Lusheng pipes, Big Flower Miao people, Anning, Yunnan, China, Asia

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of a vibrant dancer in traditional attire leaps against the backdrop of a white building and a sea of faces.

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of the vibrant Thimphu Dromchoe festival with dancers in colorful costumes performing amidst a captivated crowd on the patterned stone ground.

Langde Miao people's traditional dance and music performance in the village, Kaili, Guizhou, China (MR)

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on the Tuesday before Easter called Entrada de los Jocheros

Lisu hill tribe New Year Festival, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Folk group Edmonton (Alberta), Ukrainian dancers Viter from Canada during the 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb

Japan, Kumano Hongu Taisha, annual festival, people,

Dancing Woman in National Garb from Korea Colour Costume Asian

Sri Lankan Buddhists celebrating Wesak festival, Vincennes, Val de Marne, France, Europe

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