Asia is the world's largest and most populated continent covering 8.6% of the Earth's surface area and 29.4% of its land .With over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population.
Asia, with its cultural and religious diversity and growing affluence, has a vast range of rich festivals and celebrations. Colorful and festive events unite Asian cultures in a kaleidoscope of diverse native arts & crafts, music, dance, food, martial arts and traditional cultural activities. Mouth watering cuisine from Indonesia, Korea, China, India, Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines and other countries fulfill the spirit of festivals in Asia.
Asian life is adorned with festivals like the week long Ati-atihan Festival of Philippines when people paint their faces with black soot and wear bright, outlandish costumes as they dance in revelry and by the Nachi-no-Hi-Matsuri of Japan which begins on the morning of 14 July every year with, music and dance and the famous Horse Racing Festival of Tibet, Diwali the festival of lights of India and the Chinese new year.
- Festivals in Afghanistan
- Festivals in Bangladesh
- Festivals in Brunei
- Festivals in Cambodia
- Festivals in China
- Festivals in India
- Festivals in Indonesia
- Festivals in Japan
- Festivals in Kazakhstan
- Festivals in Malaysia
- Festivals in Maldives
- Festivals in Nepal
- Festivals in Pakistan
- Festivals in Philippines
- Festivals in Singapore
- Festivals in South Korea
- Festivals in Sri Lanka
- Festivals in Taiwan
- TFestivals in hailand
- Festivals in Uzbekistan
