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Steinmeier and King Felipe VI At Gernika Cemetery - Spain

King Felipe VI (r) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (l) during a ceremony of atonement for the victims of the bombing of Guernica in the town's cemetery on November 28, 2025, in Guernica, Biscay, Basque Country (Spain). With this tribute, the German head of state has closed the circle of Germany's request for forgiveness to the people of Guernica, which was expressed in a letter in 1997 by the then German president, Roman Herzog. Photo by Casa de S.M. el Rey/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Steinmeier and King Felipe VI At Gernika Cemetery - Spain

King Felipe VI (r) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (l) during a ceremony of atonement for the victims of the bombing of Guernica in the town's cemetery on November 28, 2025, in Guernica, Biscay, Basque Country (Spain). With this tribute, the German head of state has closed the circle of Germany's request for forgiveness to the people of Guernica, which was expressed in a letter in 1997 by the then German president, Roman Herzog. Photo by Casa de S.M. el Rey/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Steinmeier and King Felipe VI At Gernika Cemetery - Spain

King Felipe VI (r) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (l) during a ceremony of atonement for the victims of the bombing of Guernica in the town's cemetery on November 28, 2025, in Guernica, Biscay, Basque Country (Spain). With this tribute, the German head of state has closed the circle of Germany's request for forgiveness to the people of Guernica, which was expressed in a letter in 1997 by the then German president, Roman Herzog. Photo by Casa de S.M. el Rey/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Steinmeier and King Felipe VI At Gernika Cemetery - Spain

King Felipe VI (r) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (l) during a ceremony of atonement for the victims of the bombing of Guernica in the town's cemetery on November 28, 2025, in Guernica, Biscay, Basque Country (Spain). With this tribute, the German head of state has closed the circle of Germany's request for forgiveness to the people of Guernica, which was expressed in a letter in 1997 by the then German president, Roman Herzog. Photo by Casa de S.M. el Rey/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Steinmeier and King Felipe VI At Gernika Cemetery - Spain

King Felipe VI (r) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (l) during a ceremony of atonement for the victims of the bombing of Guernica in the town's cemetery on November 28, 2025, in Guernica, Biscay, Basque Country (Spain). With this tribute, the German head of state has closed the circle of Germany's request for forgiveness to the people of Guernica, which was expressed in a letter in 1997 by the then German president, Roman Herzog. Photo by Casa de S.M. el Rey/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Steinmeier and King Felipe VI At Gernika Cemetery - Spain

King Felipe VI (r) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (l) during a ceremony of atonement for the victims of the bombing of Guernica in the town's cemetery on November 28, 2025, in Guernica, Biscay, Basque Country (Spain). With this tribute, the German head of state has closed the circle of Germany's request for forgiveness to the people of Guernica, which was expressed in a letter in 1997 by the then German president, Roman Herzog. Photo by Casa de S.M. el Rey/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Steinmeier and King Felipe VI At Gernika Cemetery - Spain

King Felipe VI (r) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (l) during a ceremony of atonement for the victims of the bombing of Guernica in the town's cemetery on November 28, 2025, in Guernica, Biscay, Basque Country (Spain). With this tribute, the German head of state has closed the circle of Germany's request for forgiveness to the people of Guernica, which was expressed in a letter in 1997 by the then German president, Roman Herzog. Photo by Casa de S.M. el Rey/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Steinmeier and King Felipe VI At Gernika Cemetery - Spain

King Felipe VI (r) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (l) during a ceremony of atonement for the victims of the bombing of Guernica in the town's cemetery on November 28, 2025, in Guernica, Biscay, Basque Country (Spain). With this tribute, the German head of state has closed the circle of Germany's request for forgiveness to the people of Guernica, which was expressed in a letter in 1997 by the then German president, Roman Herzog. Photo by Casa de S.M. el Rey/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

(250930) -- JERUSALEM, September 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

(250930) -- JERUSALEM, September 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

(250930) -- JERUSALEM, September 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews select chickens before the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Select Chickens Before the Kaparot Ritual - Jerusalem

(250930) -- JERUSALEM, September 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews select chickens before the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Brittany

FRANCE, MORBIHAN (56) SAINTE ANNE D AURAY, PROCESSION ON THE DAY OF ATONEMENT OF SAINTE ANNE, TRADITIONALS COSTUMES AND BANNERS, BRITTANY Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-YOM KIPPUR

(230925) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children are seen on a road during Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, on Sept. 25, 2023. Yom Kippur, Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn day of reflection and fasting, on which most automobiles are not allowed on roads. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-YOM KIPPUR

(230925) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children ride bicycles on a road during Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, on Sept. 25, 2023. Yom Kippur, Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn day of reflection and fasting, on which most automobiles are not allowed on roads. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-YOM KIPPUR

(230925) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child rides a wiggle car on a road during Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, on Sept. 25, 2023. Yom Kippur, Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn day of reflection and fasting, on which most automobiles are not allowed on roads. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-YOM KIPPUR

(230925) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Roadblocks are seen set up on a road during Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, on Sept. 25, 2023. Yom Kippur, Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn day of reflection and fasting, on which most automobiles are not allowed on roads. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-YOM KIPPUR

(230925) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children ride bicycles on a road during Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, on Sept. 25, 2023. Yom Kippur, Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn day of reflection and fasting, on which most automobiles are not allowed on roads. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-YOM KIPPUR

(230925) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk on a road during Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, on Sept. 25, 2023. Yom Kippur, Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn day of reflection and fasting, on which most automobiles are not allowed on roads. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-YOM KIPPUR

(230925) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child rides a bicycle on a road during Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, on Sept. 25, 2023. Yom Kippur, Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn day of reflection and fasting, on which most automobiles are not allowed on roads. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YOM KIPPUR

(230925) -- TEL AVIV, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People ride bicycles on a road during Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sept. 25, 2023. Yom Kippur, Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn day of reflection and fasting, on which most automobiles are not allowed on roads. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YOM KIPPUR

(230925) -- TEL AVIV, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People ride bicycles on a road during Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sept. 25, 2023. Yom Kippur, Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn day of reflection and fasting, on which most automobiles are not allowed on roads. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YOM KIPPUR

(230925) -- TEL AVIV, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People ride bicycles on a road during Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sept. 25, 2023. Yom Kippur, Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn day of reflection and fasting, on which most automobiles are not allowed on roads. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-YOM KIPPUR

(230925) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police set up a temporary roadblock for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Jerusalem, on Sept. 24, 2023. Yom Kippur is a solemn day of reflection and fasting, on which most automobiles are not allowed on roads in West Jerusalem. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-YOM KIPPUR

(230925) -- JERUSALEM, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police set up a temporary roadblock for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Jerusalem, on Sept. 24, 2023. Yom Kippur is a solemn day of reflection and fasting, on which most automobiles are not allowed on roads in West Jerusalem. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)

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Jews perform Tashlich ritual ahead of Day of Atonement

STORY: Jews perform Tashlich ritual ahead of Day of Atonement DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:40 LOCATION: ASHDOD, Israel CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of ultra-Orthodox Jews arriving to perform the Tashlich ritual on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in southern Israeli city of Ashdod 2. various of ultra-Orthodox Jews performing the Tashlich ritual STORYLINE: Ultra-Orthodox Jews on Thursday performed the Tashlich ritual on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Ashdod, Israel. Tashlich is a ceremony performed before Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. During this ceremony, Jews symbolically cast off their "sins" of the previous year into flowing water. This year, the Jewish Day of Atonement runs from the sunset of Sept. 24 to the sunset of Sept. 25. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ashdod, Israel. (XHTV)

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ISRAEL-KAPAROT CEREMONY

(230921) -- BNEI BRAK, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra Orthodox Jews perform the Kaparot ceremony, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Bnei Brak, a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel on Sept. 20, 2023. (JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-KAPAROT CEREMONY

(230921) -- BEIT SHEMESH, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra Orthodox Jews perform the Kaparot ceremony, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Beit Shemesh, Israel, on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-KAPAROT CEREMONY

(230921) -- BNEI BRAK, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Ultra-Orthodox Jew holds a white chicken for the Kaparot ceremony, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Bnei Brak, a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel on Sept. 20, 2023. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform Kaparot ritual ahead of Day of Atonement

STORY: Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform Kaparot ritual ahead of Day of Atonement DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ultra-Orthodox Jews performing the Kaparot ritual STORYLINE: Ultra-Orthodox Jews performed the Kaparot ritual in the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, during which white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. The ritual consists of carefully passing a chicken over one's head three times while reciting the appropriate text, hoping to transfer their sins. The chicken is then slaughtered in a humane fashion in accordance with the laws of kashrut. The chicken itself is discreetly donated to a charitable cause, such as a yeshiva or orphanage, where it will be eaten just as any other chicken. Alternatively, the chicken will be sold. This year the Jewish Day of Atonement runs from the sunset of Sept. 24 to the sunset of Sept. 25. Xinhua News Agency cor

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YOM KIPPUR-CYCLING

(221005) -- TEL AVIV, Oct. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A boy rides a bicycle in the empty streets on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in the central Israeli city of Tel Aviv, Oct. 5, 2022. Israel came to a standstill from Tuesday at sundown as Jews marked the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar. During the holiday, which starts on Tuesday at dusk and ends on Wednesday at nightfall, stores, restaurants, cinemas and other business and public venues are shut down. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YOM KIPPUR-CYCLING

(221005) -- TEL AVIV, Oct. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People ride bicycles in the empty streets on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in the central Israeli city of Tel Aviv, Oct. 5, 2022. Israel came to a standstill from Tuesday at sundown as Jews marked the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar. During the holiday, which starts on Tuesday at dusk and ends on Wednesday at nightfall, stores, restaurants, cinemas and other business and public venues are shut down. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-YOM KIPPUR

(221004) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Police set up a temporary roadblock for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Jerusalem, on Oct. 4, 2022. Israel came to a standstill on Tuesday at sundown as Jews marked the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-YOM KIPPUR

(221004) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Police set up a temporary roadblock for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Jerusalem, on Oct. 4, 2022. Israel came to a standstill on Tuesday at sundown as Jews marked the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-YOM KIPPUR

(221004) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Police set up a temporary roadblock for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Jerusalem, on Oct. 4, 2022. Israel came to a standstill on Tuesday at sundown as Jews marked the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)

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Jews perform Tashlich ritual ahead of Day of Atonement

STORY: Jews perform Tashlich ritual ahead of Day of Atonement DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: ASHDOD, Israel CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. shot of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Ashdod beach during Tashlich ceremony 2. various of ultra-Orthodox Jews heading to the beach 3. various of ultra-Orthodox Jews praying during Tashlich ceremony 4. various of ultra-Orthodox Jews "throwing" their sins into the water 5. various of ultra-Orthodox Jews praying during Tashlich ceremony 6. general view of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Ashdod beach during Tashlich ceremony STORYLINE: Ultra-orthodox Jews on Monday performed the Tashlich ritual on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Ashdod, Israel. Tashlich is a ceremony performed before Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. During this ceremony, Jews symbolically cast off their "sins" of the previous year into flowing water. This year the Jewish Day of Atonement runs from the sunset of Oct. 4 to the sunset of Oct. 5. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting

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ISRAEL-ASHDOD-TASHLICH RITUAL

(221003) -- ASHDOD, Oct. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform the Tashlich ritual on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Ashdod, Israel, on Oct. 3, 2022. Tashlich is a ritual during which believers cast their sins into the water and the fish, and it is performed ahead of the Jewish Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-ASHDOD-TASHLICH RITUAL

(221003) -- ASHDOD, Oct. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform the Tashlich ritual on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Ashdod, Israel, on Oct. 3, 2022. Tashlich is a ritual during which believers cast their sins into the water and the fish, and it is performed ahead of the Jewish Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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Jews perform Kaparot ritual ahead of Day of Atonement

STORY: Jews perform Kaparot ritual ahead of Day of Atonement DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:49 LOCATION: BEIT SHEMESH, Israel CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jewish people buying white chickens 2. various of Jewish people passing white chicken over others' heads STORYLINE: Ultra-orthodox Jews on Sunday performed the Kaparot ritual in the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, during which white chickens were slaughtered as a symbol of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. The ritual consists of carefully passing a chicken over one's head three times while reciting the appropriate text, hoping to transfer the sins. The chicken is then slaughtered in a humane fashion in accordance with the laws of kashrut. The chicken itself is discreetly donated to a charitable cause, where it will be eaten just as any other chicken. This year the Jewish Day of Atonement will run from the sunset of Oct. 4 to the sunset of Oct. 5. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from

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Atonement (2007)

Keira Knightley Characters: Cecilia Tallis Film: Atonement (UK/USA/FR 2007) Director: Joe Wright 28 August 2007 Date: 28 August 2007

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Atonement (2007)

Keira Knightley Characters: Cecilia Tallis Film: Atonement (UK/USA/FR 2007) Director: Joe Wright 28 August 2007 Date: 28 August 2007

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Atonement (2007)

Keira Knightley Characters: Cecilia Tallis Film: Atonement (UK/USA/FR 2007) Director: Joe Wright 28 August 2007 Date: 28 August 2007

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Atonement (2007)

Keira Knightley Characters: Cecilia Tallis Film: Atonement (UK/USA/FR 2007) Director: Joe Wright 28 August 2007 Date: 28 August 2007

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Atonement (2007)

Keira Knightley Characters: Cecilia Tallis Film: Atonement (UK/USA/FR 2007) Director: Joe Wright 28 August 2007 Date: 28 August 2007

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Atonement (2007)

Keira Knightley Characters: Cecilia Tallis Film: Atonement (UK/USA/FR 2007) Director: Joe Wright 28 August 2007 Date: 28 August 2007

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Atonement (2007)

James Mcavoy & Keira Knightley Characters: Robbie Turner, Cecilia Tallis Film: Atonement (UK/USA/FR 2007) Director: Joe Wright 28 August 2007 Date: 28 August 2007

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Atonement (2007)

Keira Knightley Characters: Cecilia Tallis Film: Atonement (UK/USA/FR 2007) Director: Joe Wright 28 August 2007 Date: 28 August 2007

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Atonement (2007)

Keira Knightley Characters: Cecilia Tallis Film: Atonement (UK/USA/FR 2007) Director: Joe Wright 28 August 2007 Date: 28 August 2007

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Atonement (2007)

Keira Knightley Characters: Cecilia Tallis Film: Atonement (UK/USA/FR 2007) Director: Joe Wright 28 August 2007 Date: 28 August 2007

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Atonement (2007)

Keira Knightley Characters: Cecilia Tallis Film: Atonement (UK/USA/FR 2007) Director: Joe Wright 28 August 2007 Date: 28 August 2007