no comment Ornate floats parade through the streets of Kyoto at Gion Festival Ornately-decorated floats paraded through Japan's ancient capital Kyoto on Wednesday at the climax of the annual Gion Festival. 17/07/2019
Spain Spain's Haro wine battle: Crowds throw litres of wine over each other The event is held to celebrate Saint Peter and the region's plentiful wine output. 29/06/2019
no comment Thais scramble for sacred rice grains in annual ploughing ceremony The Ploughing Ceremony produced a prediction that there will be enough water for farming while rice, food, and fruits will be abundant this year. 09/05/2019
no comment Elephants pay respect to the new thai king A day after thousands of Thais celebrated the coronation of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, another group appeared to pay respect to the new king. 07/05/2019
no comment Villagers make offerings to Mexican volcano named 'The Sleeping Woman' There are potatoes to fry for the feast, and heaping bunches of red carnations to lug up to the stone altar 3,800 meters (12,467 feet) above. 06/05/2019
no comment Mexicans re-enact victory over France celebrated as Cinco de Mayo Thousands marked the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla in Mexico City on Sunday with a parade and reenactment of the famous 1862 battle, in which Mexican troops defeated the French army. 06/05/2019
no comment Seville Fair kicks off week of partying with lighting ceremony Hundreds of thousands of people joined the opening of the annual Seville Fair (Feria de Abril) this Sunday at midnight, marking the beginning of an entire week of dancing, drinking, eating, and socializing. 05/05/2019
no comment Babies cry and demons fly at bizarre Sumo weeping festival in Japan The Nai Sumo Baby Crying Festival takes place every year at the Sensoji Temple in Japan. According to tradition, Sumo wrestlers try to provoke the babies' cry to drive away from the demons that are close to them. 29/04/2019
no comment Watch: Our best no comment videos of the week Here's our selection of this week's best no comment videos. 26/04/2019
no comment Coulourful elephants spray water as Thailand toasts its new year The animals showed no mercy as they slurped up water and sprayed children and adults alike to help them cool off. 11/04/2019
no comment People from ethnic minorities celebrate traditional festival in Hainan Dancing, singing and drinking rice wine, people of ethnic minorities in south China's Hainan Province celebrated their traditional "Sanyuesan Festival" on Sunday. 08/04/2019
no comment Thousands celebrate Indian festival of Holi Thousands of people from all over the world on Thursday smeared each other with colours during the Indian festival of Holi. 22/03/2019
no comment Mexico's spring equinox celebrated at ancient site Hundreds of tourists and local residents, many dressed in white, climbed the towering Pyramid of the Sun on Thursday to celebrate the Spring Equinox. 22/03/2019
no comment Spain's "Fallas" festival ends with burning of giant ninots Fireworks and flames took over central Valencia on Tuesday (March 19) as locals and thousands of tourists celebrated the end of a four-day festival with the burning of over 380 ornate and colourful monuments made up of giant figures known as ninots, in the "Crema de Fallas" (burning of the fallas). 20/03/2019
USA Chicago river turns green for St Patrick's Day Chicago river turns green for St Patrick's Day 17/03/2019
no comment Greeks mark start of Lent with traditional parade Residents of the Greek mountain town of Sochos, northeast of Thessaloniki, celebrated the beginning of Lent on Monday with a carnival and procession dating back to ancient times. 12/03/2019
no comment Spectators cheer on camel fighting contest, despite ban Thousands of people flocked to view a camel fighting spectacle in the Pakistani city of Layyah, despite a ban on such events 08/03/2019
no comment Shrine displays 1,000 colourful dolls to mark Japan's girls' festival Colourful dolls in traditional clothing are on display at Juunisho Shrine, north of Tokyo, to mark Japan's girls' day 03/03/2019
no comment Budding industry: Valentine's Day blooms in conservative Afghanistan Afghans celebrated Valentine's Day in Kabul on Thursday (February 14), shopping for fresh red roses and gifts for their loved ones from a downtown market. 14/02/2019
no comment Vietnamese singles look for love at Hanoi pagoda Locals flocked to an ancient pagoda in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi on Thursday to pray for better luck in love on the celebration of Valentine's Day. 14/02/2019
Inspire Middle East UAE residents celebrate the Chinese New Year Chinese residents in the United Arab Emirates gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year. 08/02/2019
no comment Beijing marks third day of Lunar New Year Chinese communities around the world are welcoming the Year of the Pig. 07/02/2019
no comment North Koreans celebrate first day of Lunar New Year Family members exchanged gifts and dressed in traditional attire. 07/02/2019
no comment Tibetans celebrate New Year with a horse parade Tibetans of southwest China's Sichuan Province held a ceremony and a horse parade on Tuesday to celebrate Losar, the Tibetan New Year. 06/02/2019
no comment The annual Sapporo snow festival kicks off Visitors are flocking to the city of Sapporo on Japan`s northern island of Hokkaido to see snow and ice sculptures as the annual snow festival kicks off. 04/02/2019
no comment Pernik celebrates the 28th Surva festival Every winter, folklore groups from across Bulgaria take part in the two-day Surva festival in the city of Pernik. 28/01/2019
