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🇮🇩 Yogyakarta, IndonesiaPadusan A Javanese purification bath kept by the Abangan community before Ramadan begins.Spiritual 🇮🇷 Iran and 3 morePahlevani and zurkhaneh ritualsآیین پهلوانی و زورخانه‌ای A traditional Iranian martial art blending calisthenics, wrestling, music and ethicsGame 🇮🇳 Paithan, IndiaPaithani A handwoven silk sari from Maharashtra, with a squared border and a peacock palluDress 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Pakistan and 1 morePakistan Dayیومِ پاکستان Pakistan's national day on 23 March: the 1940 Lahore Resolution and the 1956 constitutionCeremony 🇵🇰 Islamabad, PakistanPakistan Independence Dayیومِ آزادی A nationwide summer holiday commemorating the birth of Pakistan on 14 August 1947Ceremony 🇵🇰 PakistanPakistani weddingپاکستانی شادی Weddings across Pakistan: a match is found, a contract signed, two families joinedRite of passage 🇷🇺 Palekh, RussiaPalekh miniatureПалехская миниатюра Tiny tempera paintings on lacquered papier-mâché, made in the Russian town of PalekhCraft 🇵🇸 Palestine and 1 morePalestine Festival of Literatureاحتفالية فلسطين للأدب An annual touring literary gathering staging free bilingual readings across PalestinePerformance 🇮🇹 Siena, ItalyPalio Traditional Italian competitions where local districts race horses, donkeys, or boats to win prizes and pride.Festival 🇮🇹 Siena, ItalyPalio di SienaIl Palio A bareback horse race held twice a year in Siena's Piazza del Campo, representing the city's historic wards.Festival 🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia and 4 morePalm Sunday A Christian Sunday feast marking Jesus's entry into Jerusalem with blessed branches.Spiritual 🇬🇭 GhanaPanafest A biennial Ghanaian festival uniting Africans and the diaspora through arts and healingFestival 🇵🇭 Baguio, PhilippinesPanagbenga Festival A month-long flower festival and parade in the mountain city of BaguioFestival 🇮🇳 Palani, IndiaPanchamritaपञ्चामृत (Sanskrit); பஞ்சாமிர்தம் (Tamil) Five sacred foods mixed and poured over temple images in Hindu and Jain worshipSpiritual · Sweets given and shared 🇮🇳 Thrissur, IndiaPanchavadyamപഞ്ചവാദ്യം A Kerala temple orchestra of five instruments that builds rhythm from slow to fast over two hoursPerformance 🇮🇳 India and 2 morePandal Temporary decorated pavilions and arches built for festivals and gatheringsFestival 🇵🇭 PhilippinesPandanggo A lively Philippine folk dance of quick steps, clapping and balanced lightsPerformance 🇮🇳 IndiaPandavani A folk singing tradition from central India that retells episodes of the Mahabharata epic through music and theatrical nPerformance 🇵🇭 Philippines and 1 morePangalay A traditional fingernail dance of the Tausūg and Bajau peoples in the Sulu Archipelago and Sabah.Performance 🇮🇳 Kanchipuram, IndiaPanguni UthiramPaṅkuṉi Uttiram A Tamil Hindu festival celebrating divine weddings and the virtues of married lifeSpiritual 🇰🇷 Honam, South Korea and 2 morePansori판소리 A Korean art of sung storytelling, with one singer, one drummer and a listening crowdPerformance 🇲🇽 San Salvador Huixcolotla, Mexico and 1 morePapel picado A Mexican folk art of cutting intricate designs into tissue paper for festive and spiritual displays.Festival 🇵🇾 ParaguayParaguayan harp Paraguay's national harp, strung with 32 to 46 strings and plucked with long fingernailsPerformance 🇰🇷 South Korea and 4 moreParents' Day어버이날 (Eobeoinal) Days set aside in several countries to thank mothers and fathersFestival 🇫🇷 Paris, FranceParis CarnivalCarnaval de Paris An annual street celebration and costume procession across ParisFestival 🇬🇧 Palace of Westminster, United KingdomParliamentary snuff box A wooden box of free snuff kept at the door of the House of CommonsCeremony 🇵🇭 San Fernando, Philippines and 3 moreParolparól A Filipino star lantern of bamboo and paper, hung at Christmas from September to JanuaryFestival 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 1 moreParranda A Puerto Rican Christmas custom of night-time visits with songs, food and drinkPerformance · Supper 🇨🇺 Remedios, CubaParrandas Central Cuban street festivals featuring district rumba music, floats and fireworksFestival 🇰🇵 Pyongyang, North KoreaParty Foundation Day조선로동당 창건일 A national holiday in North Korea that marks the founding of its ruling party in 1945.Ceremony 🇮🇳 IndiaParyushana An annual Jain holy period of intense fasting, reflection, and asking for forgivenessSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇮🇳 Srinagar, India and 3 morePashmina Ultra-fine wool of Himalayan goats, hand-woven in Kashmir into shawls of rankDress 🇦🇫 AfghanistanPashtun clothing Loose linen clothes worn by Pashtun men and women in Afghanistan and PakhtunkhwaDress 🇮🇩 IndonesiaPasola A ritual horseback spear contest in western Sumba marking the rice-planting seasonGame 🇲🇽 Mexico City, MexicoPassion Play of Iztapalapa A community passion play staged across Iztapalapa during Holy WeekSpiritual 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, IsraelPassoverפסח A Jewish spring festival celebrating freedom from slavery with ritual mealsSpiritual · Dinner 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel and 2 morePassover sacrificeקרבן פסח The lamb offering eaten at the start of Passover, from the Exodus storySpiritual · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, IsraelPassover Sederסדר פסח A ritual meal opening Passover, told over wine, matzah and symbolic foodsSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals 🇵🇭 Manila, PhilippinesPasyon A Tagalog epic of Christ's passion, chanted without a break during Holy WeekSpiritual 🇵🇭 PhilippinesPatadyong A traditional Philippine wrap skirt and versatile woven cloth from the VisayasDress 🇬🇷 Patras, GreecePatras CarnivalPatrino karnavali A winter carnival of parades, street games and satirical floats in western GreeceFestival 🇮🇹 Italy and 5 morePatronal festivalFiesta patronal A town's yearly feast for its patron saint, with processions, a fair and shared foodFestival 🇮🇳 Puri, India and 1 morePattachitra A cloth scroll painting tradition from eastern India featuring mythological stories and folk tales.Performance 🇮🇪 Waterford, IrelandPatternpátrún A parish feast honoring a patron saint, marked by prayers at holy wells and local gatherings in Ireland.Spiritual 🇳🇵 NepalPatukaपटुका A traditional Nepalese cloth sash worn for core support, carrying items and festivitiesDress 🇷🇺 Pavlovsky Posad, RussiaPavlovo Posad shawlПавловопосадский платок A woolen Russian shawl printed with flowers, made in the town of Pavlovsky PosadDress 🇺🇾 Montevideo, Uruguay and 4 morePayada Improvised ten-line verses traded by guitar-playing payadores in the Río de la PlataPerformance 🇰🇭 CambodiaPchum Benភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ A fifteen-day Cambodian Buddhist festival honouring ancestors with food and prayersSpiritual 🇮🇳 India and 2 morePehlwani A traditional discipline of clay-pit wrestling across the Indian subcontinent.Game 🇼🇸 Samoa and 1 morePeʻa The traditional Samoan rite of full-body tattooing for men, tapped by master artistsRite of passage 🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain and 2 morePeineta A curved decorative comb worn by women beneath a lace mantilla in the Hispanic worldDress 🇨🇳 Beijing, China and 1 morePeking opera京剧 / 京劇 (Jīngjù) China's main opera form: song, dance and acrobatics tell the story on a bare stagePerformance 🇮🇩 Bali, Indonesia and 3 morePencak silat Indonesia's many schools of full-body fighting, with strikes, locks, throws and bladesGame 🇮🇩 Bali, IndonesiaPenjorᬧᬾᬜ᭄ᬚᭀᬃ A curved bamboo pole decorated with leaves and offerings, raised in Bali to mark Galungan and invite prosperity.Spiritual 🇭🇺 Hungary and 1 morePentecostπεντηκοστή (pentēkostē) The Christian feast of the Holy Spirit, kept fifty days after EasterSpiritual 🇬🇷 Athens, GreecePeplosπέπλος A draped woolen tunic worn by women in ancient Greece, central to Athenian religious festivals.Dress 🇦🇹 Salzburg, Austria and 5 morePerchta A midwinter Alpine figure who checks spinning and tests good behaviourFolklore 🇦🇹 Austria and 2 morePerchten Masked midwinter walks in the Alps, with carved wooden masks and sheepskinFolklore 🇮🇷 Tabriz, IranPersian carpetفرش ایرانی Hand-woven knotted rugs and flat textiles crafted across the towns and tribes of IranCraft 🇮🇷 Isfahan, Iran and 3 morePersian gardenباغ ایرانی An ancient tradition of creating walled, geometric sanctuaries of shade and flowing waterCraft 🇮🇷 Tabriz, Iran and 3 morePersian miniatureنگارگری ایرانی A tradition of small, brightly coloured paintings created for books and albums.Craft 🇸🇰 Pezinok, SlovakiaPezinok Grape Harvest FestivalPezinské vinobranie An annual autumn harvest and wine festival filling the streets of Pezinok, SlovakiaSeasonal · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇹🇭 Dan Sai, ThailandPhi Ta Khonผีตาโขน A three-day festival in Dan Sai, north-east Thailand, of ghost masks and merit-makingFestival 🇻🇳 Hanoi, Vietnam and 5 morePhophở A Vietnamese noodle soup of broth and rice noodles, served hot with beef or chicken.Table custom · Breakfast 🇮🇳 India and 1 morePhulkariਫੁਲਕਾਰੀ Geometric and floral threadwork embroidered by Punjabi women on handwoven cotton.Craft 🇫🇷 France and 4 morePicnic A meal taken outdoors in a park or scenic spot, often shared with friends and family.Festival · Lunch 🇲🇽 Acolman, Mexico and 1 morePiñata A festive decorated container broken open with a stick to scatter treats and fruitFestival 🇯🇵 JapanPindapata𑀧𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀘𑀸𑀭 A Buddhist almsround where monks walk through towns to receive food and necessities from laypeople.Spiritual 🇳🇱 Landgraaf, NetherlandsPinkpop A three-day pop and rock festival in the Netherlands, held on the Pentecost weekendFestival 🇮🇳 Varanasi, India and 1 morePitri Pakshaपितृ पक्ष (Pitṛ pakṣa) A sixteen-day Hindu period for honoring ancestors through food offerings and rites.Spiritual 🇷🇴 Romania and 2 morePlăcintă A traditional thin, filled pastry baked across Romania, Moldova, and parts of Ukraine.Table custom · Sweets given and shared 🇵🇷 Ponce, Puerto Rico and 1 morePlena Puerto Rican folk songs and dance sharing community news with rhythmic frame drumsPerformance 🇬🇧 United KingdomPlough Monday England's old start of the farming year, kept with ploughs, straw bears and sword dancesSeasonal 🇬🇧 United KingdomPlough Sunday An English church blessing of the land and farm tools at the start of the yearSpiritual 🇵🇱 Poland and 3 morePodłaźniczka A decorated evergreen branch hung over the Christmas Eve table in Poland and SlovakiaFestival 🇽🇰 Kosovo and 2 morePodruga A Balkan custom in which a childless wife agreed to a second wife joining the householdRite of passage 🇷🇺 RussiaPodvorotnichokподворотничок A detachable white fabric strip sewn inside military uniform collars for hygieneDress 🇧🇩 Dhaka, Bangladesh and 1 morePohela Boishakhপহেলা বৈশাখ The Bengali New Year festival marking the spring harvest and the start of the agricultural year.Festival 🇧🇩 Dhaka, BangladeshPohela Falgunপহেলা ফাল্গুন A Bangladeshi festival welcoming the first day of spring with music and flowersSeasonal 🇳🇿 Auckland, New ZealandPoi A Māori performing art of swinging tethered weights in rhythmical patterns.Performance 🇵🇱 Poland and 6 morePolaznik The first visitor to cross the threshold at Christmas, read as a sign of the year to comeFolklore 🇵🇦 Las Tablas, Panama and 2 morePollera A handmade skirt and outfit worn in Panama, Bolivia and Peru, and a marker of identityDress 🇵🇱 Poland and 2 morePolonaisePolonez A traditional Polish partner dance in triple metre, kept as a national custom and UNESCO heritage.Performance 🇩🇪 Germany and 5 morePolterabend Guests smash porcelain the night before a wedding to wish the couple luckRite of passage 🇮🇳 India and 5 morePongal Three or four days of boiling rice, garlanded cattle and thanks to the sunSeasonal · Sweets given and shared 🇮🇳 Thiruvananthapuram, IndiaPongala A harvest offering of sweet rice porridge prepared by millions of women in South IndiaFestival · Sweets given and shared 🇻🇦 Vatican City and 1 morePontifical Swiss GuardPontificia Cohors Helvetica The Swiss military corps charged with guarding the Pope and the Apostolic PalaceCeremony 🇮🇳 Thrissur, IndiaPooram An annual Kerala temple festival with percussion orchestras, elephants and fireworksFestival 🇱🇰 Sri LankaPoruwa ceremony A Sinhalese wedding rite held on a decorated wooden platform called a PoruwaRite of passage 🇱🇰 Mihintale, Sri LankaPoson A Sri Lankan Buddhist festival marking the ancient arrival of Buddhism on the islandSpiritual 🇨🇳 China and 5 morePostpartum confinement A period of rest, nourishment, and seclusion for mothers after giving birth.Rite of passage 🇨🇦 Canada and 1 morePotlatch A ceremonial feast of gift-giving and wealth distribution among First Nations on the Northwest Coast.Festival · Feasts and festival meals 🇺🇸 United StatesPotluck A shared meal where every guest brings a dish, kept by churches, clubs and neighborsTable custom · Dinner 🇳🇿 Waitangi, New ZealandPōwhiri A formal Māori welcome onto a marae, with calls, speeches, song and the hongiEtiquette 🇺🇸 United States and 2 morePowwow A communal gathering of dancing, singing and fellowship across Native North AmericaFestival 🇱🇰 Sri LankaPoya A monthly full moon Buddhist holiday of observance and fasting in Sri LankaSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇨🇿 Prague, CzechiaPrague SoundsStruny podzimu An annual music festival in Prague presenting jazz, classical and electronic artistsFestival 🇮🇳 IndiaPranamaप्रणाम A traditional Indian gesture of reverent bowing, prostration, and touching the feetEtiquette 🇮🇳 IndiaPrathamastami An Odia ritual blessing the firstborn child for long life and good fortuneRite of passage 🇵🇹 Coimbra, PortugalPraxePraxe Académica A set of student initiation rituals and traditions in Portuguese universities.Rite of passage 🇨🇳 China and 1 morePrayer wheelའཁོར་ལོ། A cylindrical wheel spun in Tibetan Buddhist practice to accumulate merit and wisdomSpiritual 🇺🇸 United StatesPre-Cana Meetings and courses Catholic couples take before a wedding, often called Pre-CanaRite of passage 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel and 5 morePresentation of Jesus at the TempleIn praesentatione Domini A February feast of candles and welcome, kept forty days after ChristmasSpiritual 🇮🇹 Italy and 2 morePresentation of Mary A Christian feast on November 21 marking a child's dedication to God in Jerusalem.Spiritual 🇸🇮 Slovenia and 1 morePrešeren DayPrešernov dan A national celebration of arts and literature observed across Slovenia on 8 FebruaryCeremony 🇺🇸 Washington, United StatesPresidents' DayWashington's Birthday An annual American holiday honouring George Washington and the nation's past leadersCeremony 🇮🇳 India and 5 morePretaप्रेत Offerings and rites for spirits enduring deep hunger across Asian traditions.Spiritual 🇪🇸 Pamplona, Spain and 5 moreProcessional giants Towering costumed figures carried through town streets during communal festivalsFestival 🇧🇪 Bruges, BelgiumProcession of the Holy BloodHeilig Bloedprocessie An annual sacred parade and historical pageant through the streets of Bruges, Belgium.Spiritual 🇮🇱 IsraelProfession of Faith A public declaration of religious belief across Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditionsSpiritual 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 2 moreProgrammer's Day A professional day for programmers, fixed to the 256th day of the yearCeremony 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreProstration Bowing the whole body to the ground, in prayer and as a sign of respectSpiritual 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 morePub quiz A weekly social trivia game played by teams at tables in pubs and barsGame 🇮🇪 Killorglin, IrelandPuck FairAonach an Phoic An annual Kerry gathering centred on the crowning of a mountain goat.Festival 🇮🇳 India and 2 morePujaपूजा (pūjā) Hindu worship: light, flowers and food offered to a deity or a guestSpiritual 🇮🇳 Thrissur, IndiaPulikaliപുലിക്കളി Painted tigers and leopards dance through Thrissur on the fourth day of OnamPerformance 🇮🇳 IndiaPumsavanaपुंसवन (Puṁsavana) A Hindu rite of passage held in the third or fourth month of pregnancy to celebrate fetal development.Rite of passage 🇮🇳 India and 1 morePunjabi wedding traditions The multi-day marriage customs and rituals of Hindu and Sikh Punjabi familiesRite of passage · Sweets given and shared 🇬🇧 Hinton St George, United KingdomPunkie Night A Somerset Halloween custom where children carry mangelwurzel lanterns and sing for candles.Festival 🇭🇳 Honduras and 4 morePunta A lively dance and music style of the Garifuna people, celebrated in Central America and the Caribbean.Performance 🇧🇿 Dangriga, Belize and 4 morePunta rock A fast-paced Garifuna dance music mixing traditional percussion with electric guitarsPerformance 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel and 1 morePurimפּוּרִים A lively Jewish festival of storytelling, shared food, masks and charityFestival · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇱 Israel and 1 morePurim costume The Jewish custom of wearing masks and disguises during the festival of PurimDress 🇮🇳 IndiaPushkaram A river worship festival rotating across twelve sacred Indian rivers over twelve yearsSpiritual 🇮🇳 Pushkar, IndiaPushkar FairKartik Mela An annual camel and livestock fair with lake pilgrimage rites in Rajasthan, IndiaFestival 🇮🇳 IndiaPushpanjaliपुष्पाञ्जलि A Hindu ritual of offering flowers with cupped hands, used in worship and as an opening dance.Spiritual 🇮🇳 Madurai, India and 4 morePuthanduபுத்தாண்டு (Puttāṇṭu) The first day of the Tamil solar calendar, celebrated by Tamils with family feasts and auspicious trays.Festival · Feasts and festival meals 🇫🇲 Satawal, MicronesiaPwo An initiation that turns students of Caroline Islands wayfinding into navigatorsRite of passage 🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 morePyebaek폐백 A Korean wedding rite where newlyweds bow to elders and share dates, chestnuts and wineRite of passage 🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine and 7 morePysankaписанка A wax-resist egg decorating tradition kept by Slavic communities for Easter and spring renewal.Festival

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