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Chichibu Night Festival in eastern Japan

Fireworks glitter above decorated floats during Chichibu Night Festival in Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2025.

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Chichibu Night Festival in eastern Japan

Fireworks glitter above decorated floats during Chichibu Night Festival in Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2025.

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Chichibu Night Festival in eastern Japan

Fireworks glitter above decorated floats during Chichibu Night Festival in Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2025.

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Chichibu Night Festival in eastern Japan

Fireworks glitter above decorated floats during Chichibu Night Festival in Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2025.

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US: 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Opens Holiday Season 2

The 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off the holiday season with spectacle, featuring new giant balloons like Buzz Lightyear and PAC-MAN. The parade started on West 77th Street and Central Park West in the Upper West Side and ended at Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square on West 34th Street.

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US: 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Opens Holiday Season

The 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off the holiday season with spectacle, featuring new giant balloons like Buzz Lightyear and PAC-MAN. The parade started on West 77th Street and Central Park West in the Upper West Side and ended at Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square on West 34th Street.

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Giant float festival in southwestern Japan

People watch giant floats during the Karatsu Kunchi festival, designated as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage asset, in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Giant float festival in southwestern Japan

People watch giant floats during the Karatsu Kunchi festival, designated as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage asset, in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Idol Immersion in India

An idol of Hindu Goddess Durga floats in a pond after immersion in Andawa village, near Prayagraj, India on October 2, 2025. The ritual marked the conclusion of the Durga Puja festival, when devotees submerge idols in water bodies as part of the farewell to the goddess. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Idol Immersion in India

An idol of Hindu Goddess Durga floats in a pond after immersion in Andawa village, near Prayagraj, India on October 2, 2025. The ritual marked the conclusion of the Durga Puja festival, when devotees submerge idols in water bodies as part of the farewell to the goddess. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Light Boat Festival - China

A light boat floats on Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos, October 8, 2025. Boun Lai Heua Fai, a light boat festival, was held in the northern Lao world heritage town of Luang Prabang on Wednesday. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Light Boat Festival - China

A light boat floats on Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos, October 8, 2025. Boun Lai Heua Fai, a light boat festival, was held in the northern Lao world heritage town of Luang Prabang on Wednesday. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Light Boat Festival - China

A light boat floats on Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Laos, October 8, 2025. Boun Lai Heua Fai, a light boat festival, was held in the northern Lao world heritage town of Luang Prabang on Wednesday. Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Takayama autumn festival in central Japan

Colorful floats, lit by chochin lanterns, proceed through a street in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 9, 2025, during the Takayama autumn festival.

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Takayama autumn festival in central Japan

Colorful floats, lit by chochin lanterns, proceed through a street in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 9, 2025, during the Takayama autumn festival.

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Takayama autumn festival in central Japan

Colorful floats parade in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 9, 2025, the first day of the two-day annual Takayama Autumn Festival.

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Takayama autumn festival in central Japan

Colorful floats parade in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 9, 2025, the first day of the two-day annual Takayama Autumn Festival.

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Japan: Historic Kishiwada Danjiri Festival Kicks Off in Osaka With Massive Floats

The annual Kishiwada Danjiri Festival began on September 13 in Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture, running through September 14. Thirty-four massive wooden floats, each over 4 meters tall and weighing more than 4 tons, raced through the city streets of the Kishiwada and Haruki districts to the spirited chant of “Sorya, Sorya.” Festival participants in matching happi coats pulled the floats with ropes, while “daiku-gata” performers danced atop the roofs with fans. At intersections, the floats performed the festival’s signature “yarimawashi,” a dramatic 90-degree turn executed at high speed, thrilling spectators with cheers. Drums, flutes, and bells added to the festive atmosphere. The festival, held for over 300 years since the Edo period, continues late into the evening on September 13, with a ceremonial shrine visit (“Miyairi”) scheduled on September 14.

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Kashmir Floods Homes - Pampur

A boat floats on the swollen Jhelum river in Pampur, India, on September 4, 2025. Days of heavy rain pushed the Jhelum river above the danger mark at Sangam and Ram Munshi Bagh, triggering floods across the Kashmir Valley. Authorities reported breaches along the river in parts of Budgam district and urged residents of low-lying areas to evacuate. Schools remained closed for a second day as rescue teams moved people to safer locations. Photo by Faisal Khan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environmental Pollution in Kolkata - India

A Ganesha idol floats amidst plastic waste in the Ganges at Babughat in Kolkata, India, on September 2, 2025. The immersion of idols, which are often coated with synthetic paints containing heavy metals, is identified by environmental agencies like the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) as a major seasonal contributor to water pollution. Photo by Amit Ghosh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Exposition in Osaka

Floats from the Okuma Kabuto festival of Ishikawa Prefecture's Nanao are carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

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Kurdistan Democratic Party Celebrates 79th Anniversary With Mass Wedding - Iraq

A balloon floats above the mass wedding celebration in Zakho, Iraq, on August 16, 2025. The event, marking the 79th anniversary of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), was organized by the Zakho Autonomous Administration and attended by officials, community figures, and locals. Photo by Mohammed Majid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan marks 80th anniv. of WWII surrender

A lantern floats on a river in Tokyo in memory of over 100,000 victims killed in U.S. air raids of the capital during World War II on Aug. 15, 2025, the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war.

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[Breaking News]Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

AOMORI, Japan, Aug. 4 Kyodo - Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets of the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2025, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival. (Kyodo)

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets of the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2025, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets of the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2025, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Festival in northeastern Japan

Decorated floats are lined up in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2025, as the annual Hachinohe Sansha Taisai festival kicks off. The floats, each 11 meters high and 8 meters wide, will be paraded for three days starting the following day as part of the five-day festival, which dates back around 300 years and, in 2016, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Festival in northeastern Japan

Decorated floats are lined up in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2025, as the annual Hachinohe Sansha Taisai festival kicks off. The floats, each 11 meters high and 8 meters wide, will be paraded for three days starting the following day as part of the five-day festival, which dates back around 300 years and, in 2016, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Festival in northeastern Japan

Decorated floats are lined up in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2025, as the annual Hachinohe Sansha Taisai festival kicks off. The floats, each 11 meters high and 8 meters wide, will be paraded for three days starting the following day as part of the five-day festival, which dates back around 300 years and, in 2016, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Festival in northeastern Japan

Decorated floats are lined up in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2025, as the annual Hachinohe Sansha Taisai festival kicks off. The floats, each 11 meters high and 8 meters wide, will be paraded for three days starting the following day as part of the five-day festival, which dates back around 300 years and, in 2016, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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