Asian Geographic - 01.01.2018

October November December

Turkey

dec (TBC)

MEVLANA

WHIRLING

DERVISHES

Whirling dervishes

find inner peace to

remember Rumi

GeOrGia

oct (TBC)

CHEESE AND WINE

FESTIVALS

Indulge in Georgia’s

best cheese and

wine jaPan

Nov

2–4

KARATSU KUNCHI

FESTIVAL

Features parades

with massive floats

india

dec (TBC)

COCHIN CARNIVAL

This massive

procession on New

Year’s Day is led by

elephants and North

Indian dances

india

NOV

15–23

PUSHKAR

CAMEL FAIR

One of the world’s

largest camel fairs,

with music, songs and

livestock exhibitions

Thailand

NOV(TBC)

SURIN ELEPHANT

ROUNDUP

A cultural festival

with origins in the

royal hunts of the

Ayutthaya Kingdom

myanmar

OCT 24

DANCING

ELEPHANTS

FESTIVAL

Held in Kyaukse,

elephants pay

homage to the Shwe

Tha Lyaung Pagoda

cambOdia

NOV

22–24

BON OM TOUK

The Cambodian

Water Festival marks

the end of the

rainy season

indOnesia

DEC 26–

JAN 5

GALUNGAN AND

KUNINGAN

The second installment

of this festival in the

pawukon calendar

cambOdia

OCT 8

PCHUM BEN

Cambodians pay

their respects to

their ancestors with

food offerings

Thailand
OCT
8–17
PHUKET
VEGETARIAN
FESTIVAL
The Nine Emperor
Gods Festival in
Phuket attracts
crowds of spectators
because of the gory
rituals performed myanmar

OCT(TBC)

TAUNGGYI FIRE

BALLOON FESTIVAL

Held around

the full moon of

Tazaungmon,

it marks the end of

the rainy season

china

DEC 22

DONGZHI FESTIVAL

Held during the

Dongzhi winter

solstice – wth lots of

dumplings!

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