A country of cultural and biological diversity, it is known for its beaches and coral reefs and, inland, active volcanoes, Mt. Wilhelm and dense rainforest.
There are also traditional tribal villages, many with their own languages. Papua New Guinea also stages annual festivals throughout the country from July to November.
These include :
- Tumbuna Festival 11 to 21 May 2023 Tumbuna, which in Tok Pisin means ancestors, is a celebration of the local traditions with traditional dress, dancing and singing by local tribes.
- Melba Festival 13 to 23 July 2023 The Melba people enjoy a colourful ‘sing sing’ with their own celebration of life.
- Mount Hagen Festival 10 to 22 August 2023 A festival with traditional dances, ritual performances and feasting was first staged in 1961 to help unify tribes. Today the focus, as with all the festivals is to entertain and educate.
- Goroko Festival 7 to 19 September 2023 Many tribes come to the festival to play their music and dance in colourful displays of tribal rituals.
- Kalam Festival – Simbai 18 to 21 September 2023 Kalam Festival - Simbai showcases the culture of the Simbai people of Madang Province, one of Papua New Guinea's ethnic groups.
- Kum Festival 18 to 28 October 2023 Kum Festival on Kum Mountain in Mount Hagen is dedicated to pasin bilong tumbuna, meaning the way of the ancestors before colonization.
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