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Clear filtersNaadam - the Mongolian National Games, three days of wrestling, horse racing and throat singing on the steppe
Naadam is Mongolia's national festival, held over three days from 11 to 13 July. It combines the Three Games of Men - wrestling, horse racing and archery - with the opening ceremony and a public holiday across the country.
Tanabata - the Japanese star festival of wish-making, when bamboo streamers and paper wishes cross the Milky Way
Tanabata is a Japanese festival on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, marking the one night a year that the two lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi can meet across the Milky Way. Colourful wishes are tied to bamboo for the stars to read.
Dragon Boat Festival - Duanwu, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, dragon boat races, and zongzi
Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu) on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month is a Chinese festival commemorating the poet-statesman Qu Yuan (ca. 340-278 BC), observed with dragon boat races, zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), and hanging calamus and mugwort. A 3-day public holiday in mainland China.
Marine Day (Umi no Hi) - third Monday of July, the Happy Monday system
Japan's Marine Day (Umi no Hi) on the third Monday of July was established in 1996 to give thanks to the ocean. Originally fixed on July 20, the date was moved to a Monday in 2003 under the Happy Monday reform. The day is the ocean counterpart to Mountain Day in Japan's natural-landscape holiday pair.
Matariki - the Maori New Year, the Pleiades, and the Matariki public holiday
Matariki is the Maori New Year, observed when the Pleiades star cluster (Matariki) rises in the New Zealand sky in late June or early July. It became a public holiday in New Zealand in 2022, observed on a Friday closest to the first rising of Matariki. The day is marked by remembrance of the dead, celebration of the present, and reflection on the year ahead.
Running of the Bulls - the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, July 6-14
Running of the Bulls (Encierro) is part of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, held July 6-14 annually. Bull runs through the old town each morning. Cultural + regional, not a national public holiday.
NAIDOC Week - the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee and the celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures
NAIDOC Week is an annual celebration of the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, held every July.
Raksha Bandhan - the Hindu festival of sibling bonds, observed on the full moon of Shravan
Raksha Bandhan (literally "the bond of protection") is a Hindu festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, observed on the full moon (Purnima) of the Hindu month of Shravan (July-August). Sisters tie a protective thread (rakhi) on their brothers' wrists; brothers pledge to protect. Observed across India, Nepal, and the Hindu diaspora.