Traditions beginning with Q
14 traditions under Q.
🇶🇦 Doha, QatarQatar National Dayاليوم الوطني القطري (Al-Yawm al-Waṭani al-Qatari)
A national holiday in Qatar marking the unification of the peninsula under Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani.Ceremony
🇵🇰 Islamabad, Pakistan and 2 moreQawwaliقَوّالی
Devotional Sufi singing from South Asia, led by hereditary parties at shrinesPerformance
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreQimen Dunjia奇門遁甲
A classical Chinese divination system that maps time, space, and strategySpiritual
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreQingming Festival清明节
A spring custom of sweeping family graves and honouring ancestors across East Asia.Spiritual
🇨🇳 China and 2 moreQixi Festival七夕
A Chinese night of romance, needlecraft wishes and stargazing for two mythic loversFestival
🇨🇳 ChinaQizhuang旗裝 (qízhuāng)
The traditional attire of the Manchu people, characterized by riding coats, trousers, and horse-hoof cuffs.Dress
🇵🇪 Cusco, PeruQoyllur Rit'iQuyllurit'i
An Andean mountain pilgrimage uniting indigenous star lore and Catholic devotionSpiritual
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreQuaker wedding
A silent marriage ceremony in a Quaker meeting, with no priest and no set orderRite of passage
🇸🇾 Aleppo, SyriaQudud Halabiyaقدود حلبية
Syrian songs of love and longing, shaped in Aleppo and set to old melodiesPerformance
🇨🇦 Quebec City, CanadaQuebec Winter CarnivalCarnaval de Québec
A midwinter celebration of snow, outdoor sports and caribou in Quebec City.Festival · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies
🇬🇧 London, United KingdomQueen Charlotte's Ball
A historic coming-of-age gala where young women curtsey to an ornate birthday cakeRite of passage
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreQuilting bee
A communal gathering where people stitch quilts together while sharing news and strengthening community bonds.Festival
🇩🇰 Denmark and 1 moreQuinquagesima
The last Sunday before Lent in Western Christianity, marking the start of Carnival and Shrovetide.Festival · Feasts and festival meals
🇰🇼 KuwaitQurain Cultural Festival
An annual arts festival in Kuwait that showcases theatre, literature and visual art.Festival
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Qingming Festival: Jacklee ., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Qixi Festival: shizhao ( talk )拍摄，画者不明, Public domain, source
- Qatar National Day: Mohamod Fasil, CC BY 2.0, source
- Qoyllur Rit'i: AgainErick, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Qawwali: Saswat swarup mishra, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Quebec Winter Carnival: Shapiros10, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Quilting bee: Carol M. Highsmith via Library of Congress, Commons, CC0, source
- Qudud Halabiya: Thorsten Krienke, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Quinquagesima: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Qizhuang: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, source
- Queen Charlotte's Ball: The Illustrated London News, Public domain, source