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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