Thousands of people gathered on Sunday at the medieval city of Bhaktapur for the annual Sindoor Jatra, a festival that marks the beginning of the Nepali New Year and celebrates the arrival of Spring.

The cold weather did not stop Poles from celebrating Wet Monday.

Thousands of Jewish worshipers gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Monday to attend a special 'Priestly Blessing' prayer during the holiday of Passover.

Haitian voodoo followers marked one of the holiest days of their religious calendar with a traditional ceremony on Easter Sunday in Port-au-Prince.

The couple strolled around the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo, enjoying cherry blossoms in their path.

Catholic penitents in northern Philippines on Thursday flagellated themselves and carried wooden crosses in re-enacting the last hours of Jesus Christ.

Tens of thousands of locals packed Ueno park on Thursday as Tokyo's cherry blossom came into full bloom nearly nine days earlier than usual thanks to warmer weather.

A group of far-right Jewish activists gathered on Monday near Jerusalem's holiest site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, to take part in the annual re-enactment of an ancient Passover sacrifice ceremony.

A crocodile is taking centre stage at a festival in Karachi celebrating the patron saint of Pakistan's Sheedi community

People in Kyoto turned up to the historic Shimogamo Shrine on Saturday to mark Girls' Day

The followers of the Jainism, in India, celebrate the kick-off of a religious festival in the region of Karnataka.

The annual flower carnival at Villefranche-sur-Mer in France involves a naval battle like no other!

The Basel carnival started this morning at 4 am with the traditional Morgenstraich. In the old town of Basel, all the streetlights and other lights are cut down after the countdown at 4 am. Then the procession of lanterns starts moving.

People the world over take to the streets to celebrate the year of the dog.

Tibetans living in Xiaobawang Village of Danba County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, celebrated Tibetan New Year - Losar on Friday which also began the Spring Festival.

Annual Spring Festival lantern shows are being held across China in celebration of the Lunar Year of the Dog, which falls on Friday.

Thousands of performers paraded through the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on Monday night.

Agoraphobic? This may be hard to watch.