Festivals & Events

A highly religious country with deep Christian roots, Easter is an important time on the Georgian calendar and features a number of different observances throughout the country. Growing Easter Grass (wheat), using red onions and roots to dye eggs, and feasting are all facets of this important day. It is also a day for attending special church services. On the Monday following Easter, some Georgians visit graveyards to pay their respects to the dead. 

Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting and is one of the most anticipated Islamic holidays. The day starts with a special prayer service at the mosque, to which followers wear new clothes. This is a time to visit friends and relatives, often celebrating together with larges meals and elders giving money to children. 

Eid in Dubai really brings together the region’s diverse and multicultural community to celebrate this important religious festival in harmony. The government organizes some excellent events and activities for all ages and all tastes, including food stalls, shows and fireworks for up to four days.

Historically performed to bid departing soldiers farewell, this is one of the most popular festivals in Lombok. Dancers perform to two massive drums playing traditional, cultural songs.

This festival celebrates the culture, traditions and craftsmanship of the Murut people. There are exhibitions and displays about their many sub-ethnic groups including dance and music performances and hut-building demonstrations. Visitors from all over Malaysia flock to Tenom to enjoy the festivities and buy beautiful Murut crafts.

Colorful dragonboats race through the ancient waterways during Teluk Kendari festival in April, in the old city of Kendari. Festival-goers take to the streets to party all night long and enjoy traditional handicrafts, food and performances on the highlight of Kendari’s social calendar.

At Khau Vai Love Market festival you won’t find anything on sale. This unique one-day event is an opportunity for long lost lovers to meet, offering a sanctuary for couples that couldn't marry, due to being from different tribes. Monks also give their blessings to the once broken-hearted lovers at this happy yet poignant festival.

This fun three-day nationwide holiday in Cambodia celebrates the end of the harvest season and is a chance for farmers to relax before the rainy season comes. Cambodians celebrate by visiting temples and friends, playing games and preparing grand offerings to spirits to ensure good luck for the coming year.

This three-day national holiday is one of the most popular in the Laotian calendar. Families clean their houses and youngsters pour water over the hands of their elders to ask for blessings. There are huge water fights in the streets to symbolize the cleansing of the soul for the new year and people visit temples to make merit.

April 7 is the Feast of the Annunciation in the calendar of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and officially recognized as Mother’s Day, on which children are expected to give presents to one's own mother, particularly a gift of flowers. A less common tradition is the gift of a budding twig. Though women’s day is in March, April 7 is considered an opportunity to celebrate the unique beauty of all women.