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For
good weather and festivals, early June:
Bolivia
[La Paz] Feast Day of Gran Poder [culture party and parades] late-May/early-June
Tibet
[Gyangzê] Tamang Horse Racing Festival] May/June, 4 days
and lots more in this month. Tibet
Pictures
Mongolia
[Nationwide] Ovoo [shamanistic shrine] Festival [horse racing, feasts,
offerings, praying by buddhist monks], weekends, dates vary acc.
to location.
Brazil
[Parati and Nationwide] Festas Juninas. Brazil
Pictures
Madagascar, Famadihana 'turning of the bones' [reburying the dead] ceremonies
June -November. Madagascar
Pictures
Tunisia,
June/July, Moulid al Nabi, celebrating Mohamed's birthday with feasts
and parades. Tunisia
Pictures
For good weather and festivals, late
June:
Indonesia [Tenganan, Bali] Usaba Sambah [Fistfighting, traditional costumes]
June/July, 1 day. Bali
Pictures
Philippines
[Balayan] St.John's Pig Parade [Roast pigs with costume are carried
around the town for the baptism ceremony] 24th.
Papua
New Guinea [Port Moresby] Port Moresby Show [Traditional Dances]
Mid-June. PNG Pictures
Ecuador
[Otavalo and nearby villages] Feast of St. John the Baptist, 24th.
Peru,
[Cusco] Inti Raymi. An Inca festival packed with colourful dances
and parades, set in and around one of the most beautiful towns on
earth. One week ending June 24th. Watch out for your wallet though.
See Peru Pictures
Thailand,
Loei, Phi Ta Khon Festival [Spirit Dance], late June. Thailand
Pictures
Or go for
festivals only, not the weather! i.e. this is not the best season:
Malaysia,
Kota Belud [Sabah, Borneo], Kota Belud Tamu Besar [tribal gathering],
May/June, 1 day, Sarawak [Borneo], Gawai Dayak [tribal gathering],
late-May/June. Malaysia
Pictures
Mexico [Papantla de Olarte, Veracruz State] Fiesta De Corpus Cristi [rituals,
dance] May/early-June. Mexico
Pictures
India Hemis Gompa [monastery], Hemis Festival [Tibetan monks festival],
June/July, 2 days
Puri, Rath Yatra [Chariot Festival], full moon day in June/July. India Pictures
Korea,
Nationwide, Tano Festival [parade, wrestling, fireworks, floating
lanterns+] May/June, 20 days
Chonju, P'ungnam Festival [dance, folk arts, games and sports],
May/June, 1 day
Venezuela,
Curiepe & the Barlovento region, The Big Drums of San Juan [Caribbean
dancing], June 23-25
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