ILEA000003737: Annual turf-burning rite held on Wakakusayama in Nara

Japan holds festival to pay tribute to philosophy of Confucius

STORY: Japan holds festival to pay tribute to philosophy of Confucius SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: TAKU, Japan CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese elementary school students chanting songs in honor of Confucius 2. various of placing the offerings before images of Confucius 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): TOSHIHIKO YOKOO, Mayor of Taku City 4. various of the statue of Confucius 5. various of the tribute activities 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): Elementary school student 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): SHUNJI ISHIDA, Education director in Taku City STORYLINE: A group of first- and second-grade Japanese elementary school students on Thursday chanted songs in honor of Confucius in the courtyard of the 316-year-old Taku Seibyo, a Confucian temple in the city of Taku, Saga Prefecture, southwest Japan. Sekisai, a traditional ritual event for consoling the souls of Confucius and his disciples, is held twice a year, on April 18 in spring and the fourth Sun

Earth Day - Canada

New Orleans band James Andrews & Crescent City All Stars take part in a 'March to End the Plastic Era' rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, ON, Canada, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) is set to take place in the nation's capital as delegates from 176 countries work to negotiate a treaty to eliminate plastic waste in less than 20 years. Photo by Spencer Colby/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGY-TURQUOISE-DRAGON-FORM ARTIFACT (CN)

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows part of a turquoise dragon-form artifact at Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing, capital of China. Unearthed from Erlitou site in the city of Luoyang, the turquoise dragon-form artifact has a total length over 70 centimeters and was formed from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise. Chinese archaeologists dubbed the artifact the "Dragon of China", which has great historical, artistic and scientific value. (Xinhua/Li He)

CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-DRAGON-ELEMENTS (CN)

(240206) -- BEIJING, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists from Malaysia pose for photos wearing dragon themed hats at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 23, 2024. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 kilometers between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Gates, palaces, temples, squares and gardens of the old city are all linked up to the axis. As the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon approaches, many festive elements with the theme of "dragon" have been spotted at the axis of Beijing, bringing citizens and tourists a journey of "dragon" culture through ancient and modern times. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

CHINA-BEIJING-HONG'EN TEMPLE-OPENING TO PUBLIC (CN)

(240118) -- BEIJING, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 18, 2024 shows a digital art hall at the Hong'en Temple in Beijing, capital of China. The over 700-year-old Hong'en Temple opened to public recently. It is located to the north of the Bell Tower in Beijing, with Beijing Central Axis passing through its west annex hall. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 kilometers between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023 shows an ancient road paved by stones, where the ancient emperors passed from the Forbidden City to the place of sacrifice, in the north of Yongding Gate on the southernmost part of the Beijing Central Axis in Beijing, capital of China. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 km between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project. It was included on the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage sites in 2012. (Xinhua/Li He)

CHINA-BEIJING-SPRING FESTIVAL-GERMAN (CN)

(230202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jennifer Kerstin Zhang and her husband Zhang Dingran visit a temple fair at the Badachu Park in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 24, 2023. The past Spring Festival holiday has been a hectic yet sanguine one for Jennifer Kerstin Zhang, from Germany's southern city of Wurzburg. "We cleaned the house in advance, prepared hearty delicacies, watched the Spring Festival gala, and made dumplings together to usher in the Year of the Rabbit," she said. TO GO WITH "Across China: German entrepreneur flushed with success, confident in China" (Xinhua/Ma Xiaodong)

Namibia hosts 62nd annual Windhoek Oktoberfest

STORY: Namibia hosts 62nd annual Windhoek Oktoberfest DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:35 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Oktoberfest in Windhoek STORYLINE: The 62nd annual Windhoek Oktoberfest concluded in Namibia's capital city of Windhoek on Saturday. The festival is the only Oktoberfest in Africa where a celebration of authentic German traditions and a great atmosphere takes place fueled by Namibian passion. The festival made a return to Namibia after two years of being shelved due to the COVID-19 pandemic and celebrated the reunification of communities after a devastating pandemic. Part of the cultural experience of Oktoberfest was the food and beverage offering. The festival also offered traditional German games and entertainment for all ages. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Windhoek. (XHTV)

POLAND-WARSAW-WARSAW UPRISING-ANNIVERSARY

(220802) -- WARSAW, Aug. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a parade in commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising in the center of Warsaw, Poland, Aug. 1, 2022. Poland commemorated the 78th anniversary of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising on Monday, with events taking place across the capital city. (Photo by Alexey Vitvitsky/Xinhua)

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-PARLIAMENT FIRE-CITY HALL-HANDOVER

(220201) -- CAPE TOWN, Feb. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The handover of the City Hall of Cape Town takes place at the City Hall in Cape Town, legislative capital of South Africa, on Jan. 31, 2022. The recent Parliament fire forced the parliament to move its flagship program, the State of the Nation Address, to be delivered by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Feb. 10, from the parliament building to the historic City Hall of Cape Town.Geordin Hill-Lewis, Cape Town mayor, officially handed over the City Hall to Parliament's Presiding Officers on Monday. (Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua)

Annual turf-burning rite held on Wakakusayama in Nara

NARA, Japan - The annual ritual turf burning on Wakakusayama, a hill in the eastern part of the city of Nara, takes place Jan. 15. Temple pagodas in the ancient Japanese capital are silhouetted against the flames. This photograph was taken with a 70-minute exposure from 5:50 p.m.

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