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National Elephant Day
Thailand, March 13A
Gai Jatra Festival
Nepal, August 20, 2024B
Great New Zealand Muster
New Zealand, April 6, 2024C
Eel Fishing
Japan, November–mid-AprilD
Thod Kathin Robes Offering Ceremony
Thailand, October 17–November 15, 2024E
Ball de Bastons
Barcelona, April 23 | June 22 | September 11 | September 24F
New Year's Lamu Dhow Race
Kenya, January 1G
Castells or Human Towers
Barcelona, February–July | September–NovemberH
Throat Singing
Mongolia, all year round (summer courses in August)I
Plants for Tet
Vietnam, January 22–February 12, 2025J
Big Bertha
Texas, September–NovemberK
Dancing with the Dead
Madagascar, July–September/ OctoberL
Chicago Polar Plunge
Chicago, March 2, 2024M
Dauwtrappen: Kicking the Dew
The Netherlands, May 25N
Marking the Reindeer
Sweden, June–JulyO
The Loony Dook
Edinburgh, January 1P
Lomisoba
Georgia, June 26, 2024Q
Cham Dance Festival
Tibet, May 18, 2024R
Phuket Vegetarian Festival, or Nine Emperor Gods Festival
Thailand, October 15–23, 2024S
Mobile Sauna Festival in Teuva
Finland, July 27, 2024T
Nem Thuong Pig-Chopping Festival
Vietnam, February 16, 2025U
Les Pleureuses or the Mourners
Switzerland, April 18, 2025V
Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival
South Korea, March 29–April 1, 2025W
Wearing Thanaka
Myanmar, November–February | April 13–April 16X
Takanakuy—the Fighting Festival
Peru, December 25Y
Winter Clothing
Mongolia, November–MarchZ
Cochineal Harvest
Canary Islands, September–OctoberAA
Fes Tanneries
Morocco, September–MayAB
Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
England, March 4, 2025AC
Riti Settennali
Naples and Pompeii, August 19–25, 2024AD
Suneung Entrance Exam Fever
South Korea, November 14, 2024AE
Yawar Fiesta or Festival of Blood
Peru, July 28–July 31AF
Velá de Santiago y Santa Ana
Seville, July 21–July 26AG
La Mattanza
Sicily, May–June AH
Wet Monday
Lviv, April 21, 2025AI
Cormorant Fishing
Japan, May 11–October 15AJ
Perang Tipat Bantal, or Rice Cake War
Bali, October 17, 2024AK
Krampus in Germany
Bavaria, December 5–14, 2024AL
Gimje Horizon Festival
South Korea, October 2–6, 2024AM
Festa da Iemanjá
Rio de Janeiro, August 15 | December 31 | February 2AN
Sambra Oilor & Osâmbritul Oilor
Romania, May | September–OctoberAO
Poy Sang Long Festival or Festival of the Crystal Sons
Thailand, late March–mid-AprilAP
Bolludagur
Iceland, February 16AQ
Corazones de Tejina
Canary Islands, late AugustAR
Hubertusjagt
Copenhagen, November 3, 2024AS
Gold Panning
Alaska, May–SeptemberAT
Muharram
Iran, July 7–17, 2024AU
Martisor Day
Romania, March 1AV
Gochang Moyang Fortress Festival
South Korea, October 9–13, 2024AW
The Old Year Dummies or Judases
Panama, December 18–January 1AX
Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival
Vietnam, September 9, 2024AY
Ooc Om​ Boc Festival
Vietnam, November 14–16, 2024AZ
Rubber Ducky Race (Duck Derby)
Chicago, August 7, 2024BA
Green Monday Food
Cyprus, March 3, 2025BB
La Dansa de la Mort de Verges
Barcelona, April 17, 2025BC
Cheung Chau Bun Festival
Hong Kong, May 15, 2024BD
The Burry Man
Edinburgh, August 9, 2024BE
Chhath Festival
Nepal, November 5–8, 2024BF
Busójárás
Hungary, February 27–March 4, 2025BG
Krasna Malanka (Ukrainian New Year’s Eve)
Ukraine, January 13BH
Maximón
Guatemala, April 13–19, 2025BI
Long Hair Village
China, May 1–October 31BJ
Bravio delle Botti
Tuscany, August 25, 2024BK
Kate Festival or Lễ hội Katê
Vietnam, October 1–2, 2024BL
Reindeer Sledding and Sami Culture
Norway, November–MarchBM
Gathia Mangal (Ghanta Karn)
Nepal, July 17, 2023BN
Traditional Cow's Ball
Slovenia, September 15, 2024BO
Sfogliatella Santa Rosa
Amalfi Coast, early AugustBP
Guinea Pig Festival
Peru, October 11, 2024BQ
Stilt Fishing
Sri Lanka, June–mid-July | late October–mid-DecemberBR
Lord Mayor's Show
London, November 9, 2024BS
Cay Neu—Special Feature of Tet!
Vietnam, January 28–February 3, 2025BT
Feria de las Alasitas
Bolivia, January 24–early MarchBU
Tanabata Festival
Japan, Early July–mid-August BV
Traditional Lao Wedding
Laos, October–MarchBW
Siuda Baba
Krakow, April 1, 2024BX
Fastelavn
Denmark, March 2, 2025BY
Highschool Graduation
Sweden, May–JuneBZ
Herring Night, or Śledzik
Krakow, March 4, 2025CA
Setsubun
Japan, February 3CB
Lopburi Monkey Banquet Festival
Thailand, November 23, 2024CC
Rugby Haka
New Zealand, mid-February–early AugustCD
Royal Gun Salutes
London, February 6 | April 21 | June 2 | June 10 | November 14CE
Kanamara Matsuri
Japan, April 7, 2024CF
Ifugao Mumbaki
Philippines, all year roundCG
Saint Lucia Day
Copenhagen, December 13CH
Swan Upping
England, July 15–19, 2024CI
Fertility Blessing in Chimi Lhakhang Monastery
Bhutan, all year roundCJ
Russefeiring
Norway, mid-April–May 17CK
The Talking Christmas Lamp
Sweden, DecemberCL
Infiorata di Pitigliano
Tuscany, June 2, 2024CM
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Thailand, May 9, 2025CN
El Caganer
Barcelona, DecemberCO
Festival of the Diablitos
Costa Rica, December 30–January 2CP
Húsvéti Locsolkodás (or Wet Monday)
Hungary, April 21, 2025CQ
La Fiesta Grande de Andacollo
Chile, December 23–December 27CR
Réttir
Iceland, early–mid-SeptemberCS
Tam Kung Birthday
Hong Kong, May 26, 2023CT
Boxing Day
Scotland, December 26CU
Viehscheid
Bavaria, September 12–21, 2024CV
Shamanism
Mongolia, June 20–June 22CW
Paro Tshechu
Bhutan, April 8-12, 2025CX
Quiapo Fiesta: Feast of the Black Nazarene
Philippines, January 9 CY
Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri
Japan, mid-AugustCZ
Karni Mata Festival
India, March 30–April 7, 2025DA
Rural Olympics in Kila Raipur
India, January 31–February 2, 2025DB
Fara (Rotuman Festivity)
Fiji, December–mid-JanuaryDC
Summer Day (Dita e Verës)
Albania, March 14DD
Nestinarstvo
Bulgaria, June 3–June 4 DE
St. Theodore's Day or Horse Easter
Bulgaria, March 4, 2023DF
Shaolin Flying Monks Temple
China, all year roundDG
Festa della Sensa
Venice, June 1, 2025DH
Los Escobazos in Jarandilla de la Vera
Spain, December 7DI
Rapa das Bestas, Sabucedo
Spain, July 5–8, 2024DJ
Gondola Rides
Venice, September–MayDK
Asakusa Tori No Ichi Fair
Tokyo, November 5 | November 17 | November 29, 2024DL
Asakusa Sanja Matsuri Festival
Tokyo, May 16-18, 2025DM
Jindaiji Daruma Ichi Fair
Tokyo, March 3–4, 2025DN
Sanno Matsuri
Tokyo, June 7-17, 2024DO
Whitewashing Houses
Santorini, AprilDP
No Pants BART Ride Day
San Francisco, January 12, 2020DQ
Apatani Tribal Village of Ziro
India, July–MarchDR
Dongzhi Festival
China, December 21–December 22DS
Festa dei Serpari di Cocullo (Cocullo Snake Festival)
Italy, May 1DT
Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show
Oregon, July 12, 2025DU
Meyboom
Brussels, August 9DV
Horseback Shrimp Fishing
Belgium, late June–early SeptemberDW
Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang)
China, October 11, 2024DX
Laba Festival
China, January 7, 2025DY
Longtaitou Festival, or Dragon-Head-Raising Festival
China, March 1, 2025DZ
Fake Funerals
South Korea, all year roundEA
Teddy Bear Toss
Calgary, early DecemberEB
Teddy Bear Toss
Portland, early DecemberEC
Key West Sunset Celebration
Key West & Florida Keys, all year round (best time: September–February)ED
Procigar
Dominican Republic, February 16-21, 2025EE
Deer Dance
Belize, late March, early AugustEF
Kukeri Dancers
Bulgaria, January–March EG
Vyshyvanka
Ukraine, early January | April | late May | August 24EH
Kalyna (Viburnum)
Ukraine, September–OctoberEI
Lappis Scream
Stockholm, late August–early JuneEJ
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