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African Cultural Rituals

Vibrant scenes of rituals and ceremonies among African communities, highlighting traditional dress, cultural expressions, and communal gatherings.

Clergy procession for Meskel celebration. Coptic Christian ceremony. Lalibela. Ethiopia, Africa.
Clergy procession for Meskel celebration. Coptic Christian ceremony. Lalibela. Ethiopia, Africa.
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Toba Batak people performing a Sigale Gale puppet dance with a life-sized wooden puppet standing on a platform at Huta Bolon Museum in Simanindo villa...
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King Yu Vincent, 92, wearing a traditional robe, Palace of Laikom, Laikom, Northwest Region, Cameroon, Africa
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Miss Belize in church during service on Garifuna Settlement Day, annual festival held in late November, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, Belize. (Editorial Usage Only)
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Ijebu Indigenes attend and perform during the colorful Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu. The colorful festival is celebrated on the second day after the Eid al-Adha. The Ojude Oba festival is a cultural and exuberant spectacle of sound, colour and joie de vivre. Ogun state, Nigeria.
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Tigray region, Axum, Aksum, St Mary's Cathedral, Maryam Tsion, inside, church servant shows old bible of the cathedral, Ethiopia, Africa
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Sunday mass in Notre Dame de la Delivrance basilica, Keur Moussa, Senegal.
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Kano, Nigeria - 17 March 2022: View of a man adorned in elaborate traditional attire, featuring vibrant colors and intricate patterns, stands out against the backdrop of Kundila housing estate.
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Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lalibela. Deacons carry a wooden ceremonial cross during the annual Timkat Festival of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church which celebrates Epiphany.
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Algaita instrumentalists during the annual durbar festival in Zaria, Nigeria.
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The Paramount Chief from Western Province, the Litunga, visiting the Kulamba Ceremony, Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa Copyright: IanxMurphy 1383-68 Editorial Use Only
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Young boys carrying posters in religious procession.
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Orphanage for Hutu and Tutsi war orphans, run by archdiocese of Gitega.
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Easter Service at a Ethiopian Church in Stone Mountain, Georgia
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Africa, South Africa, Mpumalanga Province, KwaNdebele, Ndebele tribe, Mabhoko village, the artist Francina Mbonani painting her house
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Easter Service at an Ethiopian Church in Stone Mountain, Georgia
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Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Kumasi. Ashanti chief in traditional Kente Cloth at Akwasidae Festival.
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Mass in Saint Peters catholic church, Kibuye/Karongi, Rwanda.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with Sultan Muhammadu Sa�ad Abubakar, and Governor of Sokoto Aminu Waziri Tambuwai as musicians wail on drums and horns after arrived the Secretary at the Sultan�s Palace in Sokoto, Nigeria, on August 23, 2016, for meetings with religious leaders and to deliver a speech about countering violent extremism.
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South Indian kathakali dancer applying makeup looking in mirror  Kerala  India MR 761C Copyright: xKrishnadasxMenon/DinodiaxPhotox
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Voodo ceremony at Akodessewa fetish Market. Lome. Togo.
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CHINA, Yunnan Province, Lijiang. Lijiang Old Town, Women (NR) in Naxi Minority clothes, the Naxi People are the main ethnic group in Lijiang.
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Ijebu Indigenes attend and perform during the colorful Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu. The colorful festival is celebrated on the second day after the Eid al-Adha. The Ojude Oba festival is a cultural and exuberant spectacle of sound, colour and joie de vivre. Ogun state, Nigeria.
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Mardi Gras Indian on Super Sunday for the fesat of S. Joseph.
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Brazilian woman wearing a traditional costume, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America
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Benin: a healing ceremony during which patients prepare for their illness to be driven into the chickens they are holding, who will then be sacrificed to the god Legba. Photograph by H.V. Meyerowitz, 19--.
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Ganauan music performer with traditional instruments, Khamlia, Errachidia, Morocco
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Women dressed in white robes and red or purple sashes at a church service in Douala, Cameroon, Africa
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People are seen receiving free medical care at a makeshift shelter at the Durumi IDP Camp in Abuja. The Durumi IDP Camp houses over 2,000 internally displaced persons. People displaced are sheltered in camps due to insurgency in the northeastern provinces of Nigeria which continues to increase every day. Nigeria.
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Argungu, Nigeria - 12 February 2026: Aerial view of a vibrant festival crowd gathered around a sandy arena, a kaleidoscope of colors under the soft light.
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Abuja, Nigeria. 29th May 2023. Nigeria Vice President/elect, Senator Kashim Shettima was sworn into office. The ceremony took place amid tight security at the 5,000/capacity Eagle Square venue in the capital, Abuja.
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Ethiopian pilgrims at World Youth Day . Madrid. Spain.
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Baby being baptised, Bukoba, Kagera region, Tanzania, Africa
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The chairwoman and the "press officer" of the Rastafari Marcus Garvey Community, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa
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The chairwoman and the "press officer" of the Rastafari Marcus Garvey Community, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa
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Africa, Cameroon, Ngaoundere, El Kebir sacrifice feast, the King Mohamadou Hayatou Issa
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Men during morning prayer service in the TB and leprosy settlement, Manyemen, Cameroon, Africa
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins thousands of Ghanaians for the Ghana State Funeral of President John Atta Mills in Accra, Ghana, on August 10, 2012.
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Man turns to prayer
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Interior of San Lazaro Catholic Church, El Rincon, Cuba,
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Bride and groom taking their wedding vows, Bamenda, Cameroon, Africa
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Soltan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III attended the 2023 Presidential inauguration public lecture and Jumaat prayer marking the inauguration and swearing-in of the President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the National Mosque in Abuja, Nigeria. 
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Africa, South Africa, Mpumalanga Province, KwaNdebele, Ndebele tribe, Mabhoko village, the artist Francina Ndimande
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African american people doing prayer hands gesture
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with Sultan Muhammadu Sa�ad Abubakar, and Governor of Sokoto Aminu Waziri Tambuwai as musicians wail on drums and horns after the Secretary arrived at the Sultan�s Palace in Sokoto, Nigeria, on August 23, 2016, for meetings with religious leaders and to deliver a speech about countering violent extremism.
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West Indies, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Union Island, Baptist Preacher And Congregation In Clifton At Easter Morning Harbourside Service For Those Lost At Sea
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Catholic man praying.
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West Indies, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Union Island, Baptist Preacher And Congregation In Clifton At Easter Morning Harbourside Service For Those Lost At Sea
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Confident optimistic woman holding hands in a prayer and talks to Jesus, praying for good luck and health against blue background. Young adult with spiritual belief being religious. Camera B.
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Young African American Man in Traditional African Clothing
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Musician playinga traditional wind instrument, Nigeria
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. International Folk Art Market. Performers from the Sultanate of Oman.
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Nigerian chief wearing jewel crown at tribal gathering cultural event at Port Harcourt in Nigeria, West Africa
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Sultan Muhammadu Sa�ad Abubakar, flanked by Governor of Sokoto Aminu Waziri Tambuwai, greets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as he arrives at the Sultan�s Palace in Sokoto, Nigeria, on August 23, 2016, for meetings with religious leaders and to deliver a speech about countering violent extremism.
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Sister Teresa, a nun who operates an orphange near the Army Base, watches as supplies of food and other material are delivered by Army personnel during the Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine) operation. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA IIBIG PINE Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)
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Anna Hazare hunger strike fast at Ramlila ground new delhi India Asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox
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Germany, Berlin, 18.11.1992, Ecumenical African Choir, in the Protestant Church in Kaulsdorf
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Mass in Saint Peters catholic church, Kibuye/Karongi, Rwanda.
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Pilgrim from U.S.A., World Youth Day, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific
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Participants at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom held at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 16, 2019.
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Young African American Man in Traditional African Clothing
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Exhibition hall in the Independence Memorial Museum, Windhoek, Namibia, Africa
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Togo, Akata Djokpe, Catholic priest in Akata Djokpe lepers' village
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Madrid, 04/14/2015. Interview with Oliver Dashe Doeme, bishop in Nigeria. Photo: Ernesto Acute Archdc.
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Anna Hazare Supporters selling badges tag at ramlila maidan new delhi India Asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox
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