Traditions

Photo Story: Halloween parade in Kawasaki, Japan

Participants in costumes wait for the start of a Halloween parade in Kawasaki city, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, on Sunday 27 October 2019. Some 2,000 participants dressed in costumes participated in…

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Photo Story: The Night of the 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns in New York

Photos of some of the pumpkins displayed during the Night of the 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns on Governors Island in New York, USA, on the night of the 25 October 2019. The…

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Photo Story: The Mare de Deu de Gracia festival in Spain

A rider on a horse takes part in the second 'jaleo' of the Mare de Deu de Gracia feast in Mahon, Menorca, Balearics, Spain. Some 144 horse riders participated in…

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Photo Story: Color Run in Brussels

Participants during the Color Run in Brussels, Belgium on August 31 2019. The 5km run sees runners get covered in colored powder from head to toe. Photos: EPA-EFE/ARIS OIKONOMOU

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Photo Story: Patron saint festivities in Spain

A 'recortador', or bull dodger, performs with a bull at La Tercera bullring after the second 'encierro', or running-of-the-bulls, in the town of San Sebastian de los Reyes, outside Madrid,…

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Photo Story: The Marksmanship Festival in Neuss

Marksmen and music corps pass the town hall square during the traditional marksmen royal parade in Neuss, Germany, on Sunday 25 August 2019. Every year for five days beginning with…

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Photo Story: The Palio di Siena horse race in Italy

Remorex (2 from R) the horse remained without a jockey, following a fall at mid-race, on its way to win the Palio di Siena, Italy, on the 16 August 2019.…

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Photo Story: Ferragosto in Rome

A backpacker walks in front of the Colosseum in the Italian capital, which is emptying for the summer vacations, in what is known as 'Ferragosto', Rome, Italy. Ferragosto is an…

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Photo Story: Preparations for Virgin of La Paloma festivities in Madrid

Local policemen and faithful move a float for the Virgin of Paloma's procession before the mass and procession to mark the Virgin of Paloma day in Madrid, Spain, 15 August…

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Photo Story: The Mukha masks of Assam

Masks which are known as Mukha locally are displayed during an exhibition in Guwahati, India. The roots to Mukha, the masks made locally, could be traced to Majuli, the…

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Photo Story: Fireworks rule the night from Poland to Singapore

Fireworks are a popular summertime tradition not only in Malta but in various corners of the world as these photos illustrate. Photos of various fireworks displays that were held…

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Photo Story: The 29th Hanse Sail festival

A tall ship sails next to a lighthouse during the Hanse sail maritime festival, Rostock-Warnemuende, Germany. The 29th Hanse Sail maritime festival running from 08 to 11 August 2019.…

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Photo Story: Main Festival in Germany ends

People enjoy the show as fireworks illuminate the sky to celebrate the end of the Main Festival or Mainfest in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The Mainfest was originally a…

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Photo story: Vikings invade Spain

People take part in the re-enactment of a Viking invasion in the village of Catoira, Galicia, north-western Spain, on the 04 August 2019. Each first Sunday in August, residents of…

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Photo Story: Traditional Skutsjesilen competition on the lakes of Friesland

An aerial view of vessels participating in the traditional Skutsjesilen competition on a lake in Earnewald, Friesland, The Netherlands. For two weeks, 14 traditional Frisian flat-bottomed boats compete against each…

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Photo Story: Navy Day celebration in St. Petersburg

Despite the long history of the Russian Navy, its own holiday appeared in the Russian fleet only in the USSR, on June 22, 1939. The tradition to celebrate the Navy Day on the last…

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Photo Story: Swiss Alphorn International Festival

Alphorn players play their instruments and a view of alphorns during the Alphorn International Festival in Nendaz, Switzerland, 28 July 2019. Alpenhorn blowers from the entire world descend on Nendaz for the…

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Photo Story: Shrimp cutter parade in Germany

Flagged shrimp trawlers (Krabbenkutter in German) leave the fishery port during the annual cutter parade (Kutterregatta) in Neuharlingersiel, northern Germany, on the 20 July 2019. About a dozen of vessels…

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Photo Story: Preparation for Oktoberfest 2019 in Munich

Craftsmen prepare for the upcoming Oktoberfest on the Theresienwiese fair ground in Munich, Germany. The famous traditional Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival that annually is visited by hundreds of…

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