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Religious Celebrations in Africa

Photographs capturing vibrant African ceremonies and church services, highlighting traditional garments and communal worship in culturally rich environments.

Woman Praying
Woman Praying
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Africa, South Africa, Gauteng Province, Johannesburg city, Soweto (South Western Township), Orlando West Quarter, believers in tears during a messa in a gospel church
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Evangelical preacher in church Lome. Togo.
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Toda, greeted by lifting their right foot and putting it in woman head for their blessings, Ooty Udhagamandalam, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia
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Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Yendi. Persecuted Dagomba elders shell peanuts under tree while telling their story of being accused of witchcraft.
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Nursery and kindergarten run by Catholic nuns, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa
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Easter Service at Ethiopian Church in Stone Mountain, Georgia
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Bethel Apostolic Church of God in Christ Jesus, Charlestown, Nevis, Caribbean
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A Christian devotee takes holy communion from a priest after the Christmas prayers at a Church, , in Guwahati, Assam, India on 25 December 2021. Christmas, the birthday of Lord Jesus, is celebrated on December 25 every year.
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Hindu pilgrims to the temple at Hampi dry fabrics in the wind after washing them.
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India, West Bengal, Kolkata, Missionaries of Charity sisters and nuns in the street outside the Mother's House.
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Sunday mass in Notre Dame de la Delivrance basilica, Keur Moussa, Senegal.
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Africa, Gambia. Capital city of Banjul. Local batik workshop, colorful hand-painted textiles depicting every day African life.
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Women in a Sunday service, Bamenda, Cameroon, Africa
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Celebration of gamou festival (mawlid, prophet's Muhammad's birthday) in Thies, Senegal. Muslim sheikh
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Timkat ceremony of the orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Voodoo priest Emile Vignikin in Tron Pitourika temple in Ouidah, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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Woman distributing the bread sacrament during a church service in Douala, Cameroon, Africa
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African gospel choir singing in church, Soweto township, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Mass in St Anthonys catholic church, Hanoukope, Lome, Togo.
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Himba woman in a village near the Epupa Falls checks her appearance in an old hand mirror. Kaokoland, Kunene region, northern Namibia.
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A band plays as a woman and other worshippers sing on Sunday in the Anglican Christ Church Cathedral in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
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Lalibela, eastern group of rock-hewn churches, artist painted leather with religious motifs, Ethiopia, Africa
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Locally made guns, Sangha, Dogon area, Mali, West Africa, Africa
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West Indies, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Union Island, Preacher And Baptist Congregation In Clifton At Easter Morning Harbourside Service For Those Lost At Sea
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Mass in Saint Peters catholic church, Kibuye/Karongi, Rwanda.
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Caribbean, Haiti. Voodoo sacrifice
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Tributes given to Paramount Chief Chitimukulu at the Ukusefya Pa Ng wena Ceremony, Kasama, Zambia, Africa Copyright: IanxMurphy 1383-29 Editorial Use Only
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Wedding in Kabagayi cathedral, Rwanda.
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Weddings in Kabagayi cathedral, Rwanda.
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Orthodox girl dressed for the Easter ceremony, Asmara, Eritrea, Africa
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African church. Sunday catholic mass. Catholic priest. Agbonou Koeroma. Togo.
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St. Lucians are gathering for church in their Sunday best
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Sunday mass in Notre Dame de la Delivrance basilica, Keur Moussa, Senegal.
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King Yu Vincent, 92, wearing a traditional robe, Palace of Laikom, Laikom, Northwest Region, Cameroon, Africa
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Ghana, Northern region, Tamale. A Muslim prays at a Mosque in Tamale during Ramadan.
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Bride and groom taking their wedding vows, Bamenda, Cameroon, Africa
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African boy praying
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Imam reading the Coran.
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Africa, Togo, Kpalime Valley. Rural Togolese village. Tribal elders welcome ritual ceremony, tribal chief.
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Meeting of Kolping members in Bungwe, Rwanda. Kolping is a christian German NGO.
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MALI, NEAR BANDIAGARA, DOGON COUNTRY, NIOGONO DOGON VILLAGE
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Imam reading the Coran.
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Orthodox girl praying at the Easter ceremony, Asmara, Eritrea, Africa
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Mass in St Anthonys catholic church, Hanoukope, Lome, Togo.
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Optimistic woman praying to receive something in studio, saying please and holding hands in a prayer. Positive hopeful natural girl asking for good luck against blue background. Camera A.
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Man and woman praying together with rosaries in a church, Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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A Haitian man preaches for hope while U.S. search and rescue teams search for potential victims in the city Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan 17, 2010 following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort
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Typical baiana in the Pelourinho, historical neighborhood of Salvador
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Malawi, Livingstonia. A smart man stands proudly with his bicycle outside the church in Livingstonia.
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Tabernacle church, Sigatoka, Viti Levu, Fiji, Pacific Islands, Pacific
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Nun, old woman, doing administrative tasks, Carrefour, Ouest Department, Haiti, Central America
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Mass wine at Keur Moussa abbey, Keur Moussa, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Aburi. Man walking down street beside church.
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The king of Owo in his throne, Ondo state, Nigeria, Africa
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Wedding in Lalibela, Lalibela, Ethiopia.,02/04/2010
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Catholic priest in Akata Djokpe lepers' village
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Christian Choir performing on Nacula Island in Yasawa Islands, Fiji (Blue Lagoon Resort).
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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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Group posing in front of an HIV banner at a church that's been converted into a gym, Capetown, South Africa, Africa
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Wall painting depicting a muslim spiritual leader in Fatick, Senegal
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Concha Buika, Íntima, Consolació, Sant Joan, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.
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Abuja, Nigeria. 29th May 2023. Nigeria President/elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu 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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AIDS sign in the village of Gimbii, Oromo country, Welega state, Ethiopia, Africa