Buddha Purnima 2023: India's devotees gather to wash sins away

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Holy Fire descends at the Church Of Holy Sepulchre In Jerusalem

The Holy Fire descended in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. For security reasons, only 1.8 thousand pilgrims watched the ceremony in the temple this year, although usually there are more than 10 thousand.

Floods, Landslides Result In 36 Dead In Brazils São Paulo state State, Cities cancel Carnival due to deadly floods

Heavy rains, flooding and landslides in Brazil's state of São Paulo state have resulted in over 30 deaths, while more than 330 people were left without homes, Brazilian media report.

Brazil celebrates its return to full-scale Carnival festivities

 

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The samba was playing, revellers were dancing and throughout the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, parties and pageantry filled the streets.

The Fire Dance: The mysterious dance of the Pa Then people, Vietnam - VIDEO

 The Pa Then people are perhaps one of Vietnam’s smallest ethnic minorities but their mysterious ritual fire dance resonates far beyond their communities in the northeastern provinces of Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang.

VIDEO: Russian Snowkiting Championship takes place in Tolyatti: Snow, wind and parachute

 

About 100 athletes from all over Russia came to Tolyatti to take part in the national snow-kiting championship.

Car fires "tradition" in France: About 700 cars burned on New Year's Eve, 490 people detained

 

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Ukraines Lviv Sets Up Public Nativity Scene With Figures Of Biden, Nationalist Bandera

Authorities of Ukraine's Lviv region have installed a Christmas nativity scene featuring miniature figures of US President Joe Biden and controversial Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera in the Nahuyevychi State Historical and Cultural Preserve.

Putin to residents of new regions: "Welcome home!"

 

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Khmer Dolta Festival: Ox Racing in Vietnam, 38 couples of oxen are selected

 

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Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini crowned in South Africa

 

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 After a year-long family feud, Misuzulu kaZwelithini has been crowned Zulu king in a traditional ceremony in South Africa.

Pliva waterfall in the Bosnian town of Jajce: Annual diving competition

 

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India's Snake Festival: Playing with Scorpions is Form of worship for devotees

 

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1. Villagers in India’s Karnataka state played with scorpions as part of the festivities at an annual snake worship festival on August 3, 2022.

VIDEO: "Splash of the strait" fest in Chile's Punta Arenas: plunging into freezing waters

 

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Three people were gored by bulls during celebrations in Pamplona

An American and two Spaniards were gored Monday during one of the famous San Fermin bull runs in Pamplona, ​​northern Spain, which injure dozens each year.

1 million for biggest hajj pilgrimage since pandemic, security forces in Saudi Arabia in preparation

 

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 1. One million people, including 850,000 from abroad, are allowed at this year's Hajj   -- a key pillar of Islam that all able-bodied Muslims  are required to perform at least once -- after two years of drastically curtailed numbers due to the pandemic.

One of India's biggest Religious festivals, Millions of Hindus celebrate Chariot Festival in India

 

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 The 3 chariots are constructed from over 4,000 pieces of wood by a few families who have the hereditary rights to make them.

Hong Kong fishermen & Tai O Fishing Village in the Western coast of Lantau Island

 

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Wife Carrying Race in Hungary

 

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 Around 30 Hungarian couples, with husbands carrying their wives on their backs, raced over rough terrain on May 7, 2022, in the nation's third wife-carrying contest.

Rio de Janeiro delayed Carnival celebration after two months

 

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