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Hoi An Lantern Festival

On the 14th day of each lunar month, Hoi An's ancient town turns off its electric lights and glows entirely by the light of hundreds of colorful silk lanterns floating on the Thu Bon River. The monthly festival preserves a tradition dating back centuries and creates an enchanting atmosphere throughout the UNESCO heritage town.

Autumn Foliage

Mountain colors

Mid-Autumn Festival China

Families gather under the full moon to share mooncakes and lanterns in this ancient harvest celebration.

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

Vietnam's beloved Tet Trung Thu fills the streets with colorful lantern processions, mooncakes, and dragon dances celebrating the harvest moon. Children carry star-shaped lanterns through the streets while lion dancers perform to ward off evil spirits.

Pchum Ben

Cambodia's Festival of the Dead is a 15-day Buddhist celebration in September and October when Cambodians visit pagodas at dawn to offer food to the spirits of deceased ancestors. Believed to be when the gates of hell open, Pchum Ben is a deeply solemn and important occasion for honoring family lineage across seven generations.

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世界最大のビール祭り。ミュンヘンで16日間にわたって開催され、伝統的なテントの中で乾杯が響き渡ります。

Busan Film Festival

Dashain Festival

Nepal's most important Hindu festival, lasting 15 days in October, celebrates the victory of good over evil with family reunions, kite flying, and the ritual receiving of tika blessings from elders. The country comes alive with enormous bamboo swings, festive markets, and the sacrifice of animals to honor the goddess Durga.

Deepavali (マレーシア)

Festival of Lights

Deepavali (シンガポール)

Hindu Festival of Lights

Diwali Festival of Lights

India's most beloved holiday, the Festival of Lights, fills the country with millions of clay diyas, colorful fireworks, and elaborate rangoli designs for five days in October or November. Families exchange sweets, worship Lakshmi the goddess of prosperity, and illuminate their homes in a nationwide celebration of the triumph of light over darkness.

National Day Golden Week

China's week-long holiday around October 1st sees hundreds of millions travel domestically to landmark destinations.

Tihar Festival of Lights

Nepal's five-day Festival of Lights honors crows, dogs, cows, and oxen before celebrating Laxmi puja with thousands of oil lamps illuminating homes and streets. The festival also includes Deusi and Bhailo singing traditions where groups go door-to-door performing songs in exchange for blessings and gifts.

Turkish Republic Day

October 29th marks the proclamation of the Turkish Republic in 1923 with grand ceremonies, military parades, and spectacular fireworks displays in cities across Turkey. Atatürk's memory is honored with solemn commemorations alongside joyful public celebrations and vibrant cultural events.