Buddha Jayanti is a special day for both Hindus and Buddhists in Nepal. On this day, people are celebrating the life of Lord Buddha; his Birth, Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana (Death).

On "Victory Day" Russia's Ambassador to Poland, Sergey Andreev and his delegation laid a wreath on a monument at the cemetery to Red Army soldiers who died during World War II. During the ceremony Ukrainian activists tried to disturb the event. May 9th known as "Victory Day" in Russia is a holiday commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.

The giant flag is due to cover the cenotaph during Thursday’s 80th anniversary (8 May). Organisers have been keen to recreate the situation during the celebrations when the war ended in 1945.

Royal Palace Guards conduct the Changing Ceremony in the main courtyard of Gwanghwamun Gate, the main entrance of Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea.

In Nijmegen, a silent procession took the streets to the "Keizer Traianusplein", where two monuments in remembrance of the victims of WWII stand. The official ceremony started with two minutes of silence, and wreaths were laid.

​A vibrant celebration of Asian street food, culture, and music, the Hawker 88 Night Market at Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market comes alive with colorful stalls, sizzling dishes, and lively entertainment.

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Redyk traditionally begins around 23 of April a time when shepherds locally called Baca, take flocks of sheep from villages uphill away from civilization for the grazing season which lasts about half a year. The beginning of the season is a festive time for the highlanders from Tatra. The celebration starts with Holy mass, blessings and folklore parade. In this part of Karpaty sheep farming historically is a major source of income for the region.

King's Day, one of the country's biggest and most colorful festivities, especially in Amsterdam, was celebrated in the city with orange as people enjoy the parties on the boats and the streets, enjoying the flea markets.

Families and visitors gather in front of the bronze statue of kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX where sumo wrestlers gently coax babies to cry, a symbol of good health and a strong future. The annual event organized by the Asakusa Tourism Federation celebrates resilience in the heart of historic Asakusa.

The Day of Sant Jordi is celebrated every year on April 23 in the Spanish region of Catalonia with people exchanging books, red roses and the streets are filled with stalls selling books and roses.

The Kennedy-Mars Sittard is the oldest Kennedy march in the Netherlands. Almost 3.000 participants walked the route that ran through the Netherlands and Belgian Limburg.

New Yorkers don their most creative and colorful Easter bonnets and show them off in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in a tradition that has been going on since the 1870’s.

The traditional Fon Leb (fingernail dance), a classical northern Thai folk performance set a new Guinness World Record for the Largest Thai Dance with a total of 7,218 participants. The performance was held to commemorate the 729th anniversary of Chiang Mai’s founding serving as a vibrant expression of Thailand’s treasured cultural heritage.

These acts of self-flagellation are a feature of local religious ceremonies aimed at the expiation of past sins. The Catholic Church does not endorse this practice, viewing it as an extreme misapplication of religious belief.

The final show of the second day of Abu Dhabi Modest Fashion Week 2025 (14-16 April), organized by Think Fashion at St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, was attended by Turkish brand Imannoor

HM Queen Margrethe turns 85 in Fredensborg, Denmark

Designers Niqozza (Turkey), Sterling Perfumes x Aywa London (UAE x UK), Lanuuk (UK), Cabochon (UAE) attended the second day of Abu Dhabi Modest Fashion Week 2025 (14-16 April), organized by Think Fashion at St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort.

Designers Leem (KSA), Arlina Ayou (Malaysia), Ashaalia (Australia) attended the third part of the second day of Abu Dhabi Modest Fashion Week 2025 (14-16 April), organized by Think Fashion at St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort.

Designers Les Atelier (Netherlands), Ayana Active (USA), North Arabia Couture (Nigeria), Marina (Turkey) attended the third runaway of the first day of Abu Dhabi Modest Fashion Week 2025 (14-16 April), organized by Think Fashion at St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort.

The first runaway of the first day of Abu Dhabi Modest Fashion Week 2025 (14-16 April), organized by Think Fashion at St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, was attended by Designers Haba (Qatar),Antonella Bravi (Italy), Afrik Abaya (Nigeria), Tug Fashion (Turkey), Bespoken Atelier (UAE)

The National Fashion, Clothing and Lifestyle Foundation (Iran) attended the fourth runaway of the first day of Abu Dhabi Modest Fashion Week 2025 (14-16 April), organized by Think Fashion at St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort.

A drone show lights up the sky over the National Parliament building on Pahela Baishakh beginning with the display of a bird flying out of a cage symbolizing freedom at Manik Mia Avenue.

Songkran, Thailand’s traditional New Year festival held from April 13–15 is one of the country’s most vibrant and joyful celebrations. It is best known for massive water fights in the streets symbolizing the washing away of bad luck, misfortunes and marking a fresh start for the year ahead.

Thousands of Bangladeshi people celebrate the first day of the Bengali New Year, known as Pohela Boishakh, with colorful rallies, and cultural programs featuring traditional dance and music. This Bengali year was introduced during the regime of Emperor Akbar to facilitate revenue collection in the 16th century. A new mode marks the traditional pageantry this time as the Bengali New Year is being celebrated today in Bangladesh with the iconic Mongal Shobhajatra replaced with Barshaboran Ananda Sobhajatra.

St. Petersburg Fashion Week is held in St. Petersburg from April 10 to 13. This is a unique fashion event that includes: shows of famous designers and new names in the fashion industry, opened by the Fashion Syndicate, street style, business and educational programs, brunches with bloggers and influencers, fashion tours, evening closed events.

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The "Look Noo" is a hand made rocket originated from Thailand's Mon ethnic group as a way to honour deceased monks, by using a rocket to ignite a cremation fire. It develop into competition that held annually on Songkran festival in Pathum Thani. The rockets were made of wood, about a meter long, and were loaded with homemade explosives. Initially, a cable that hangs slightly over head height directs them in their horizontal flight. Clashing the wooden castle at the end of the wire is the aim of the game.

Palm Sunday is a Catholic tradition signifies the triumphant entry of Jesus to Jerusalem, greeted with palm branches that are recognized as victory and triumph on numerous cultures. Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week, the most sacred week in the Christian calendar.

Annual Torch Festival In Kashmir, India

Each year, farms throughout the Netherlands pick a date to let their cows out into the pastures and announce it to the public so people can enjoy the cows sprinting towards the green pastures.

Unveiling event of the Mural “The Star of David” Edith Bruck by contemporary artist aleXsandro Palombo at the Fondazione Museo della Shoah in Rome, Italy on April 7, 2025. This mural, dedicated to the memory of the Shoah and the fight against anti-Semitism, was defaced last January in Milan close to Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today the mural finds a new home at the Fondazione Museo della Shoah in Rome.

Historic areas are undergoing extensive renovations to restore the city's architectural heritage with some critics viewing the projects as a reflection of the government's nationalistic agenda.

Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Amparo Museum in Puebla, Mexico

Founded in 1531, Puebla is Mexico's fourth most populous city. Its historic center was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.

Markets across the Muslim world witness huge shopping rush in preparation for Eid-Al-Fitr, a celebration that marks the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Teotihuacan is an archaeological site in the Valley of Mexico, developed from 100 BC until its abandonment between the 5th and 6th centuries. The site was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. It is one of the most visited archaeological sites in Mexico.

The Centre Pompidou Malaga celebrates its 10th anniversary with the opening of its new exhibition “Vassily Kandinsky: A Pioneer of Abstract Art”; a retrospective showcasing the artist's career through his modern artworks. The exhibition will be open to the public from March 28 to September 7, 2025.

Museum of Cultures of Oaxaca, Mexico

UNAM is a public university in Mexico City. A portion of UNAM's main campus (Ciudad Universitaria) was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2007.

Teotitlán del Valle is a small village in the state of Oaxaca, known for its textiles, particularly carpets, which are woven on hand looms.

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo House-Studio Museum is a 3 house-studios in San Ángel, Mexico City, designed by architect Juan O'Gorman, a friend of Diego Rivera, and completed in 1932. Is was one of the first “functionalist” buildings in Latin America.

Official Partner of offsite Encounters, Swire Properties holds two large-scale projects Monster Chetwynd’s Lanternfly Ballet and The Jewel System as part of the Encounters sector - an offsite installation that extends from the Art Basel 2025. The Jewel System by Sara Shakeel presents two installations at Taikoo Place with The Jewel System reinterpreting the solar system using traditional Pakistani embroidery and Genesis in Jewels exploring existence through light, crystals and cosmic darkness. Monster Chetwynd’s Lanternfly Ballet brings a fantastical site-specific work and nature-inspired dance performance to Pacific Place as the exclusive offsite project of Art Basel Hong Kong’s Encounters.