Mid to End July
Late July
NAADAM FESTIVAL July6-
SINGAPORE FOOD FESTIVAL
BALI KITE FESTIVAL
Mongolia
The biggest festival in Mongolia, Naadam is celebrates the
Mongolian culture of hunting and horsemanship. Loads of
activities provide a colour ful backdrop for the showcasing
of three spor ts – archer y, horse racing and wrestling.
More than one thousand men take par t in the wrestling
event, and are awarded dif ferent titles, with the winner
crowned “The Titan”. The horse racing sees horses ridden
over courses from 15 to 30 kilometres long, by children
between five and 15 years old. Teams of archers compete,
firing arrows at targets 75 metres away. People dress
in traditional costumes and spend the festival singing,
dancing, and telling ancient Mongol tales.Indonesia
Whole villages compete against each other in
this annual festival! The entire village is involved
in the construction of the kites, which typically
measure 10 metres long and take 20 men to lift
of f the ground! The competition originates from
a tradition in which locals would use kites to
pass messages to the gods above. The Bali Kite
Festival attracts over 10,000 spectators, and over
1,200 kites!Image © Miao Long/123r f.comdoFe
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nmSingapore
An annual showcase of the fantastic diversity of
food found in Singapore. From humble hawker food,
to delectable restaurant dishes, the festival pays
homage to the food of this nation; of Singapore’s
proudest characteristics, the result of the cultural
melting pot of races that call this island home.015