Town square with streamers in regional colours, Altea, Alicante, Valencia, Spain, Europe

Thai girls performing a local dance during King Narai Reign Fair, Lopburi, Thailand, Asia

Decorations made with flowers, Noto Flower Festival, Noto, Noto Valley, Sicily, Italy

Decorations made with flowers, Noto Flower Festival, Noto, Noto Valley, Sicily, Italy

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

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

Traditional masked man, Tshikapa, Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Angochagua, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Water Margin characters, Yingge Dance, of the Chaozhou and Shatou area, performed at a 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

Traditional masked man dancing on a roof of a hut, Tshikapa, Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Inuit woman in traditional dress, Grise Fjord, most northern community in America, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

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

Back view of Peruvian man in traditional dress on celebration, Chinchero, Peru, South America

Angochagua, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

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

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

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

Girl in regional costume at Corpus Domini Festival at San Lorenzo, Dolomites, Trento, Italy, Europe

Girl in regional costume at Corpus Domini Festival at San Lorenzo, Dolomites, Trento, Italy, Europe

Brass band in regional costume during festival, Unter Prechtal, Black Forest (Schwarzwald), Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

People in regional costume at Corpus Domini Festival at San Lorenzo, Dolomites, Trento, Italy, Europe

People in regional costume. Orujo fair. Potes, Comarca of Liebana. Cantabria, Spain.

People in regional costume. Orujo fair. Potes, Comarca of Liebana. Cantabria, Spain.

People in regional costume. Orujo fair. Potes, Comarca of Liebana. Cantabria, Spain.

Bavarian mountain brigade, Procession of Mountain Riflemen in traditional costume, regional costume, Gebirgsschuetze, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Men and women in traditional dress, regional costume and flag, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany