PRINCESS INES'S BAPTISM

PRINCESS INES'S BAPTISM

Queen Silvia and King Carl Gustaf followed by the christening celebrants, the Chief Chaplain, Bishop Johan Dalman and the Pastor of the Royal Court, Ordinary Chaplain Michael Bjerkhagen, emerge after Princess Ines's christening in Drottningholm Palace Chapel in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 June 2025.Photo: Claudio Bresciani / TT / Code 10090

PRINCESS INES BAPTISM

PRINCESS INES BAPTISM

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia with Princess Ines and the christening celebrants the Chief Chaplain, Bishop Johan Dalman and the Pastor of the Royal Court Assembly, Ordinary Chaplain Michael Bjerkhagen during Princess Ines's christening in Drottningholm Palace Chapel in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 June 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

PRINCESS INES BAPTISM

PRINCESS INES BAPTISM

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia with Princess Ines and the christening celebrants the Chief Chaplain, Bishop Johan Dalman and the Pastor of the Royal Court Assembly, Ordinary Chaplain Michael Bjerkhagen during Princess Ines's christening in Drottningholm Palace Chapel in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 June 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

Colorful celebrations held to mark Bengali New Year in Dhaka

STORY: Colorful celebrations held to mark Bengali New Year in Dhaka SHOOTING TIME: April 14, 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:28 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mega colourful procession in Dhaka STORYLINE: Hundreds of thousands of people in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, participated on Sunday in a colorful procession featuring evocative masks, floats and motifs of Bangladeshi culture. The procession greeted Pohela Boishakh, the first day of the New Year, with renewed hope and good spirits. Celebrants rang in Bengali New Year 1431 with a combination of traditional and modern ritual practices. People in traditional costumes joined the procession called Mangal Shobhajatra, which kicked off at Dhaka University. It followed a curtain-raising, musical soiree that ended at dawn in Ramna park. Students of Dhaka University's Institute of Fine Arts coordinated the procession to welcome the Bengali New Year. The soiree was sponsored by Chhayanaut, a leading cul

Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Funeral Service Of The Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Funeral Service Of The Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Celebrants pray over the remains of former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor during her funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2023. O'Connor, the first woman US Supreme Court justice, died on December 1, 2023 at 93 of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness. She served as one of the nine justices on the court until 2006 and wielded enormous influence as a crucial "swing vote" in a court evenly divided between liberals and conservatives. Photo by Jim Watson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Funeral Service Of The Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Funeral Service Of The Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Celebrants pray over the remains of former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor during her funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2023. O'Connor, the first woman US Supreme Court justice, died on December 1, 2023 at 93 of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness. She served as one of the nine justices on the court until 2006 and wielded enormous influence as a crucial "swing vote" in a court evenly divided between liberals and conservatives. Photo by Jim Watson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Scene from North Korea

Scene from North Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Celebrants outline the Korean Peninsula at Aliran Festival in Pyongyang. The photo was taken in April 2002. (Kyodo)

Scene from North Korea

Scene from North Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Celebrants outline the Korean Peninsula at Aliran Festival in Pyongyang. The photo was taken in April 2002. (Kyodo)

Scene from North Korea

Scene from North Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Celebrants outline the Korean Peninsula at Aliran Festival in Pyongyang. The photo was taken in April 2002. (Kyodo)

Seen from North Korea

Seen from North Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Celebrants outline the Korean Peninsula at Aliran Festival in Pyongyang. The photo was taken in April 2002. (Kyodo)

Seen from North Korea

Seen from North Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Celebrants outline the Korean Peninsula at Aliran Festival in Pyongyang. The photo was taken in April 2002. (Kyodo)

Seen from North Korea

Seen from North Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Celebrants outline the Korean Peninsula at Aliran Festival in Pyongyang. The photo was taken in April 2002. (Kyodo)

FEATURE: Christian nuptials all about inclusiveness, says American celebrant

FEATURE: Christian nuptials all about inclusiveness, says American celebrant

Pews and 200-year-old stained glass windows, which were imported from England and reconstructed in Japan, displayed at St. Raphael Chapel Ginza in Tokyo's upscale shopping district ahead of a Christian-styled wedding on June 3, 2017. Nearly 95 percent of celebrants performing weddings at the wedding chapel are foreign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

FEATURE: Christian nuptials all about inclusiveness, says American celebrant

FEATURE: Christian nuptials all about inclusiveness, says American celebrant

A staff member at St. Raphael Chapel Ginza located in Tokyo's upscale shopping district prepares the pews for a Christian-styled wedding on June, 3, 2017. Nearly 95 percent of celebrants performing weddings at the wedding chapel are foreign. The 200-year-old stained glass windows were imported from England and reconstructed in Japan. ==Kyodo

FEATURE: Christian nuptials all about inclusiveness, says American celebrant

FEATURE: Christian nuptials all about inclusiveness, says American celebrant

A pipe organ on display at St. Raphael Chapel Ginza in Tokyo's upscale shopping district ahead of a Christian-styled wedding on June 3, 2017. Nearly 95 percent of celebrants performing weddings at the wedding chapel are foreign. The 200-year-old stained glass windows were imported from England and reconstructed in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

FEATURE: Christian nuptials all about inclusiveness, says American celebrant

FEATURE: Christian nuptials all about inclusiveness, says American celebrant

Christian images are depicted on 200-year-old stained glass windows, which were imported from England and reconstructed in Japan, ahead of a Christian-styled wedding at St. Raphael Chapel Ginza in Tokyo's upscale shopping district on June, 3, 2017. Nearly 95 percent of celebrants performing weddings at the wedding chapel are foreign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire festival at World Heritage site

Fire festival at World Heritage site

Celebrants hold up torches during an annual fire festival at Kumanonachitaisha Shrine in the western Japan town of Nachikatsuura on July 14, 2017. The World Heritage site marks the 1,700th anniversary of its founding this year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire festival at World Heritage site

Fire festival at World Heritage site

Celebrants hold up torches during an annual fire festival at Kumanonachitaisha Shrine in the western Japan town of Nachikatsuura on July 14, 2017. The World Heritage site marks the 1,700th anniversary of its founding this year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire festival at World Heritage site

Fire festival at World Heritage site

Celebrants hold up torches during an annual fire festival at Kumanonachitaisha Shrine in the western Japan town of Nachikatsuura on July 14, 2017. The World Heritage site marks the 1,700th anniversary of its founding this year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo