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Festivals and Traditions in Europe

Images of traditional festivals in Europe, highlighting illuminated events, processions, and cultural customs in a festive atmosphere.

Saint Michael Monastery, Night traffic, Kiev, Ukraine. Saint Michael's is a functioning Greek Orthodox Monastery in Kiev.
Saint Michael Monastery, Night traffic, Kiev, Ukraine. Saint Michael's is a functioning Greek Orthodox Monastery in Kiev.
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Scanno, Italy A delivery man for the DPD package delivery service delivers a package to an old door with a baptism dress.
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San Francisco de el Rabinal church, El Rabinal Department, Guatemala, Central America
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Eminonu Yeni Camii New Mosque with pretzel vendor in the square, Turkey Istanbul
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Archdc Toledo 04-16-14 Holy Week 2014. Holy Wednesday. Procession of the Holy Christ of Humility Photo: Luna Revenga.
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France. Paris. 1st district. In front of the Marsan pavilion of the Louvre. Devotees of Hare Krishna
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Illuminated church with festively decorated Christmas tree and red ball, ahaus, münsterland, germany
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Moors and Christians, "Es Firó", Plaza De Sa Constitució final celebration, Soller, Sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.
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Portugal, Azores, Sao Miguel Island, Ponta Delgada. Festa Santo Christo dos Milagres festival, street designs for the holy procession made with templates and dyed wood shavings
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Southwestern France, Lourdes, basilicas of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and of our Lady of the Rosary
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Freshly painted colorful graves, Day of the Dead celebration at the General Cemetery, Santo Tomas Chichicastenango, Republic of Guatemala, Central America.
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Russian Orthodox Cathedral,Nice,Alpes-Maritimes department,Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region,southeast of France,Europe.
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Peace angel and dolphin well of the Maximiliansanlagen, Bogenhausen, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany,
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Krampuslauf or Perchtenlauf during advent in Munich, an old tradition taking place during Christmas time in the alps of Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol. The Munich Krampuslauf is a huge event and attraction
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Ceramic tiles image of Virgin de la Oliva, Church of Divino Salvador, Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Spain.
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Christmas church tower with fairy lights and Christmas tree in the foreground, ahaus, münsterland, germany
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Iglesia de Santa Prisca(s.XVII).Taxco. Estado de Morelos.Mexico.
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Mexico.Chiapas.San Cristobal de las Casas.Catedral y Mercado artesania.
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Firework at Sachkhand Saheb Gurudwara for 300th year of Consecration of perpetual Guru Granth Sahib Nanded Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox
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River Gave, Sanctuary, Grotto Massabielle, Apparition site, Basilica of the Rosary and Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Lourdes, Hautes Pyrenees, France, Europe
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In Dresden, about 3, 000 people gathered on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. In the evening, the Church of Our Lady was illuminated in the Ukrainian national colours
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Eminonu Yeni Camii New Mosque with pretzel vendor in the square.Turkey Istanbul
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Portugal, Azores, Sao Miguel Island, Ponta Delgada. Festa Santo Christo dos Milagres festival, street designs for the holy procession made with templates and dyed wood shavings
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Church fire
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Papa Benedicto XVI visita la Sagrada Família.
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Mexico, Mexico City, Crowds Gathered In The Plaza De La Constitucion Or Zocalo At Christmas With Illuminated Decorations At Night.
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Easter Sunday, Lima, Peru, South America
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Gathering at Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire's basilica in the city of Lourdes. Yearly gathering of young christians, members of the FRAT. Lourdes. France.
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Freshly painted colorful graves Freshly painted colorful graves, Day of the Dead celebration at the General Cemetery, Santo Tomas Chichicastenango, Republic of Guatemala, Central America Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22071258
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Church of Saints Peter and Paul Church of Saints Peter and Paul in the Old Town district of Kraków, Poland Copyright: xZoonar.com/Photographer:xMariuszxS.xJurgielewiczx 2627983
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Germany, Saxony, Leipzig, Bach concert in front of the Thomas church
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Good Friday Procession at the Church of San Leonardo, San Casciano dei Bagni, Province of Siena, Italy, Europe
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Large Christmas tree in front of illuminated church at night, festive atmosphere, ahaus, münsterland, germany
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The Barkhor devotional circumambulation for pilgrims and locals, Lhasa, Tibet, Asia
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tourists in Kwai Chai Hong, a restored laneway of pre-war shophouses in Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown, Malaysia, Enter the Dragon Bruce Lee poster.
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Place of pilgrimage, group picture in front of the Basilica, Basilica of the Rosary and Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Lourdes, Department of Hautes Pyrenees, France, Europe
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In Dresden, about 3, 000 people gathered on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. On posters and banners they demanded, among other things, Stop the War and Freedom for Ukraine and expressed their solidarity with the people in Ukraine
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The Netherlands, Amsterdam, 2021-05-29. Falun Gong rally on Dam Square in Amsterdam. The qigong-inspired spiritual movement of Falung Gong, or Falun Dafa, in the Netherlands. Created in China, Falun Gong is banned in China, and its followers, mainly Chinese exiles, campaign for human rights in China. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bays, Amsterdam, le 2021-05-29. Rassemblement Falun Gong sur la place Dam a Amsterdam. Le mouvement spirituel inspire du qigong des Falung Gong, ou Falun Dafa, aux Pays-Bas. Cree en Chine, le Falun Gong est interdit en Chine, et ses adeptes, principalement des exiles chinois, milites pour les Droits de l Homme en Chine. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.
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Gathering at Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire's basilica in the city of Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrenees, France, Europe
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A banner For Democracy in Syria / Defend Rojava hangs behind a Christmas tree at the Brandenburg Tor, Berlin, 16 December 2024
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In Dresden, people gathered again on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. On posters and banners they demanded, among other things, Stop the War and Freedom for Ukraine and expressed their solidarity with the people in Ukraine
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Southwestern France, Lourdes, basilicas of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and of our Lady of the Rosary, mass
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A large propaganda installation outside the Opera House celebrating the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Communist Party, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a large solidarity rally of Dresdeners with numerous Ukrainian refugees took place on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. At the end, all participants came together to form a large chain of lights
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Bogota, Colombia March 31 Daily activities near the Church of Las Nieves built in 1580 located in the historic center of Bogota. Shoot on March 31, 2019
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Flagge von Sardinien alias Flagge der Vier Mauren *** Flag from Sardinia alias Flag the four Moors 1129209662
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Carpet Made Of Pine Needles, Flowers, Sand & Sawdust Along The Good Friday Processional Route. Carpet-Making Is Thought Of As A Sacrificial Act, As Th...
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To mark 13 February and the destruction of Dresden in the Second World War, the small right-wing extremist party Freie Sachsen organised a demonstration and marched through the centre of Dresden in front of the Church of Our Lady with revanchist and fantasy flags and loudspeakers. They distorted historical facts, voiced conspiracy theories and shouted slogans that jeopardised the rule of law, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe
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flag of Sardinia flag of Sardinia aka flag of the Four Moors Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 21813552
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The illuminated lettering Happy Ramadan shines on the evening of 10 March 2024 as part of a light installation stretched across Grosse Bockenheimer Strasse (Fressgass) in Frankfurt am Main. Ramadan is the month of fasting for Muslims and the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. According to Islamic belief, the Koran was revealed during this month. In 2024, Ramadan begins on the evening of 10 March and ends on the evening of 9 April, Grosse Bockenheimer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe
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In Dresden, about 3, 000 people gathered on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. On posters and banners they demanded, among other things, Stop the War and Freedom for Ukraine and expressed their solidarity with the people in Ukraine
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Holy door during Catholic Jubilee Italian sentence meaning Holy door, a door in a shrine opened during Catholic Jubilee Copyright: xZoonar.com/GoneWithTheWindx 9576673
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On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a large solidarity rally of Dresdeners with numerous Ukrainian refugees took place on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. At the end, all participants came together to form a large chain of lights
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In Dresden, about 3, 000 people gathered on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. On posters and banners they demanded, among other things, Stop the War and Freedom for Ukraine and expressed their solidarity with the people in Ukraine
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33rd German Protestant Church Congress in Dresden
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On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a large solidarity rally of Dresdeners with numerous Ukrainian refugees took place on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. At the end, all participants came together to form a large chain of lights
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Mexico, Oaxaca, Oaxaca City. The sign announces the display of Las Dos Fridas: The Two Fridas, a reproduction of Frida Kahlo's painting at the Night of the Radishes, by Rosa Elvia Aparicio Mendoza.