The idea for such a festival began in 1998 as a promotion for the mineral-rich mud found near Boryeong. This festival attracts thousands of visitors each year to this otherwise sleepy town on the beach.

Boryeong Mud Festival

The Esala Perahera Festival is held to seek blessings for a good harvest from the deities. You might see costumed elephants on parade, a lot of dancing and drum for 10 days.

The Esala Perahera in Kandy

Yi Peng Lantern Festival takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In Chiang Mai, this festival lasts for 3 days.

Yi Peng Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai

Lopburi Monkey Buffet Festival is the annual attraction that lures tourists to one of Thailand’s oldest cities. The Monkey Banquet Festival is held on the last Sunday of November.

Lopburi Monkey Buffet Festival

This is an annual winter festival which takes place in Harbin, China, and it is the largest ice and snow festival worldwide. In 2017 the festival attracted more than 18 million visitors from all around the world.

Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

The Japanese Fertility Festival, Kanamara Matsuri started in 1977. It was a small festival at the start, but it became bigger and bigger. Today, the festival is extremely popular among tourists and is used to raise money for HIV research.

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