The hsaing waing, a traditional Burmese folk musical ensemble, Festival of Ko Myo Shin, one of the most important nats (spirits) of the national pantheon, Pyin U Lwin (Maymyo), Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Folk dance in old town, Antwerp, Belgium, Europe

Woman and man wearing folk dress during autumn Feast with Law Festival, Borsice, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

Day of the Dead Folk Art, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Girls and men wearing folk dress, The Ride of the Kings festival, Vlcnov, Zlinsko, Czech Republic, Europe

Folk dance in old town, Antwerp, Belgium, Europe

Woman wearing folk dress, The Ride of the Kings festival, Vlcnov, Zlinsko, Czech Republic, Europe

Woman wearing Vlcnov folk dress during The Ride of the Kings festival, Vlcnov, Zlinsko, Czech Republic, Europe

Yingge Dance, native dance of Chaozhou and Shatou dating from the Yuan Dynasty, performed at parade in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China Incorporates martial arts and drama. Current characters from the Chinese classic, Water Margin.

Yingge Dance, native dance of Chaozhou and Shatou dating from the Yuan Dynasty, performed at parade in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China

Yingge Dance, native dance of Chaozhou and Shatou dating from the Yuan Dynasty, performed at parade in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China

Phuoc Long Buddhist pagoda, traditional Chinese lion dancing, celebrating New Year, Tan Chau. Vietnam

Dancers in costumes performing traditional folk dances in Granada, Nicaragua, Central America

Angochagua, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Exquisite stone mural on the exterior of an ancestral hall. Puning City, Guangdong Province, China

Peruvian woman in traditional dress dancing on celebration, Chinchero, Peru, South America

Angochagua, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Angochagua, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Angochagua, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Angochagua, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Angochagua, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Chilco Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Festival of Light (Inti Raymi festival) Cochas Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Festival of Light (Inti Raymi festival) Cochas Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Festival of Light (Inti Raymi festival) Cochas Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Festival of Light (Inti Raymi festival) Cochas Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Close-up of henna tattoo on hand, Ifrane, Middle Atlas, Morocco

Six different groups of native warriors, drummers, and dancers perform on Kwato Island, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Lithuanian folk musician at the International Festival of Experimental Archaeology, Kernave, Lithuania, Europe

Lithuanian folk musicians at the International Festival of Experimental Archaeology, Kernave, Lithuania, Europe

Dancers at folk festival, Wakassar, southern Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Girls dancing in traditional dress, Dress Feast with Wreath and Duck Festival, village of Skoronice, Moravian Slovacko folk region, Skoronice, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

Ladies in traditional dress, Traditional Dress Feast Festival, Milotice village, Moravian Slovacko folk region, Milotiice, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

Savoyard folk dance with the cast of Chamochire, the agriculture fair (Comice Agricole) of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Participants wearing historical costumes on parade, Noto, Noto Valley, Sicily, Italy

Young women wearing Vlcnov folk dress during Ride of the Kings festival, Vlcnov, Zlinsko, Czech Republic, Europe

Young woman wearing folk dress on horseback, Ride of the Kings Festival, village of Vlcnov, Moravian Slovacko, Vlcnov, Zlinsko, Czech Republic, Europe

Two girls dancing in traditional dress, Dress Feast with Wreath and Duck Festival, village of Skoronice, Moravian Slovacko folk region, Skoronice, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

One of the king's companions wearing folk dress, Ride of the Kings Festival, village of Vlcnov, Moravian Slovacko region, Vlcnov, Zlinsko, Czech Republic, Europe

Man wearing Vlcnov folk dress during Ride of the Kings festival calling out verses supporting king, Vlcnov, Zlinsko, Czech Republic, Europe

Young man wearing folk dress during festival The Ride of the Kings, Vlcnov, Zlinsko, Czech Republic, Europe

Man wearing Zdanice folk dress during Feast with Law festival at village of Zdanice, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

Woman playing violin and wearing folk dress during autumn Feast with Law Festival, Borsice, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

Man riding horse and wearing folk dress during festival Ride of the Kings, Vlcnov, Zlinsko, Czech Republic, Europe

Woman and man wearing folk dress during autumn Feast with Law Festival, Borsice, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

Folk festival to chase away winter in Switzerland

Folk festival to chase away winter in Switzerland

Woman wearing folk dress during autumn Feast with Law Festival, Moravian Slovacko village of Zdanice, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

Accordion folk band, Old Domancy craft festival, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Woman and man wearing Zdanice folk dress during Feast with Law festival at village of Zdanice, Brnensko, Czech Republic, Europe

Woman wearing Vlcnov folk dress during Ride of the Kings festival, Vlcnov, Zlinsko, Czech Republic, Europe

Portrait of a boy in traditional dress waiting to sing at the Straznice Folk Festival in South Moravia, Czech Republic, Europe

French Polynesia, The Leeward Islands (Iles Sous-Le-Vent), Bora-Bora Island, Folkloric Dances Performed For Heiva Festival In July

Boy waiting to sing, Straznice folk festival, South Moravia, Czech Republic, Europe

Children dressed in folk costume, Childrens Festival (Kinderzeche), Dinkelsbuhl, Bavaria, Romantic Road (Romantische Strasse), Germany, Europe

Moros y Cristianos parade during Fallas festival, in plaza del mercado, Valencia, Spain

cow jumping by the Hamer tribe

Bishop blessing the palms,mass,Palm Sunday.Interior of Basilica Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

`Festa dels Traginers´, Feast of the muleteer in Balsareny. Accordionist. Balsareny. Comarca del Bages. Eix del Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain.

`Festa dels Traginers´, Feast of the muleteer in Balsareny.Toast of the carrier. Balsareny. Comarca del Bages. Eix del Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain.

`Festa dels Traginers´, Feast of the muleteer in Balsareny. Farrier. Balsareny. Comarca del Bages. Eix del Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain.

`Trabucaires´ (men armed with blunderbuss) at Bisbe street during La Merce Festival. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Santiago Apostle procession, celebration of the day of santiago, patron of the cathedral, Old Town (Casco Viejo), Bilbao, Spain

A group of male folk dancers in traditional costume, Buyuk Han, The Great Inn, Ottoman caravansary, Lefkosia, Nicosia, North Cyprus, Cyprus

A small group of local men dancing in traditional costume, Folklore, Folk dance, Salamis Bay Conti Resort Hotel, Salamis, North Cyprus, Cyprus

Folk dance and music on Midsummer Festival in Seurasaari Open Air Museum, Helsinki, Finland

Folk dance and music on Midsummer Festival in Seurasaari Open Air Museum, Helsinki, Finland

Folk festival Warnemuender Umgang at seaside resort Warnemuende, Rostock, Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Folk music, Romeria, village feast, Santa Lucia, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Traditional Folk Dancing from Schwalm Region, Schlitz International Festival, Schlitzerlaender Trachten- und Heimatfest, Schlitz, Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany

Waitress, Wies\'n, October fest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Alphorn blowers at the shepherd festival on Gemmi, Leukerbad, Loèche-les-Bains, Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Waitress, Wies\'n, October fest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Women wearing traditional dress, called a Dirndl, dancing in the Beer Tent at the Oktoberfest Beer Festival or Wies\'n in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Harmoniemusik Pfronten musical society, parade to celebrate the returning of the cattle to their respective owners, Pfronten, Ostallgaeu district, Allgaeu region, Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Woman wearing a traditional dress, called a Dirndl, in a beer tent at the Oktoberfest Beer Festival or Wies\'n in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Alpina-Bahn roller coaster, Oktoberfest fair, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Women wearing traditional dress, called a Dirndl, dancing in the Beer Tent at the Oktoberfest Beer Festival or Wies\'n in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Man wearing a traditional costume in a procession, Wies\'n, Oktoberfest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Chairoplane at the Oktoberfest festival, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Spaten beer, Oktoberfest, Munich beer festival, Bavaria, Germany

Group wearing traditional costumes during the traditional costume parade at the Oktoberfest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Schuhplattler, traditional folk dancer, 83rd Loisachgaufest in Neufahrn near Egling, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Schaefflertanz, traditional dance of the coopers, Flaucher area, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Attendees and wait staff in a beer tent at an international festival for national costume, Muehldorf, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Gauderfest 2008 Festival, Zell am Ziller, Zillertal Valley, North Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Women wearing a traditional dress, called a Dirndl, in a beer tent at the Oktoberfest Beer Festival or Wies\'n in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Marching band, procession at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Festival of Music in Ireland, Tullamore, County Offaly, Midlands, Ireland, Europe

Women wearing traditional dress, called a Dirndl, dancing in the Beer Tent at the Oktoberfest Beer Festival or Wies\'n in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Roller coaster, Alpina Bahn at the Oktoberfest, Munich Beer Festival, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Swing carousel, chairoplane, Oktoberfest, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Schaefflertanz, traditional dance of the coopers, Flaucher area, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Man wearing a Lucifer costume strangling a smiling woman, crude carnival characters and satirical sculptures at a parade, Fallas festival, Falles festival in Valencia in early spring, Spain, Europe

Musicians during the traditional costume parade at the Oktoberfest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Schuhplattler, traditional folk dancers, 83rd Loisachgaufest in Neufahrn near Egling, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Waitress, Wies\'n, October fest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Women wearing traditional dress, called a Dirndl, dancing in the Beer Tent at the Oktoberfest Beer Festival or Wies\'n in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Alpina-Bahn roller coaster, Oktoberfest fair, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Bavarian man in tradtional costume, Wies\'n, October fest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Waitress, Wies\'n, October fest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe