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Guwahati Nuns Mark Solemn Day - India

A woman lights incense sticks at a grave decorated with flowers during All Souls’ Day observances in Guwahati, India, November 2, 2025. All Souls’ Day is a Christian holiday dedicated to honoring and praying for the souls of the departed. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guwahati Nuns Mark Solemn Day - India

A woman lights incense sticks at a grave covered with flower petals during All Souls’ Day observances in Guwahati, India, November 2, 2025. All Souls’ Day is a Christian holiday dedicated to honoring and praying for the souls of the departed. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leone XIV Celebrates Mass at Verano Cemetery - Rome

The Pontiff blesses the chalice and host with incense. On the day of the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, POPE LEO XIV presides over the Eucharistic celebration at the monumental entrance to the Verano Cemetery. Rome - Italy, November 2, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leone XIV Celebrates Mass at Verano Cemetery - Rome

The Pontiff blesses the chalice and host with incense. On the day of the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, POPE LEO XIV presides over the Eucharistic celebration at the monumental entrance to the Verano Cemetery. Rome - Italy, November 2, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic Chinese people burn incense as they pray during the Hungry Ghost Festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic Chinese people burn incense as they pray during the Hungry Ghost Festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

An ethnic Chinese Indonesian woman carries incense as an offering to the spirits of her ancestors during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois At Notre-Dame De Paris

Priests carry incense and lit candles during France's late Cardinal and former Paris archbishop Andre Vingt-Trois funeral ceremony at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris on July 23, 2025. Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, who was archbishop of Paris between 2005 and 2017, died on July 18, 2025, at the age of 82.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois At Notre-Dame De Paris

Priests carry incense and lit candles during France's late Cardinal and former Paris archbishop Andre Vingt-Trois funeral ceremony at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris on July 23, 2025. Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, who was archbishop of Paris between 2005 and 2017, died on July 18, 2025, at the age of 82.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois At Notre-Dame De Paris

Priests carry incense and lit candles during France's late Cardinal and former Paris archbishop Andre Vingt-Trois funeral ceremony at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris on July 23, 2025. Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, who was archbishop of Paris between 2005 and 2017, died on July 18, 2025, at the age of 82.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois At Notre-Dame De Paris

Priests carry incense and lit candles during France's late Cardinal and former Paris archbishop Andre Vingt-Trois funeral ceremony at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris on July 23, 2025. Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, who was archbishop of Paris between 2005 and 2017, died on July 18, 2025, at the age of 82.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois At Notre-Dame De Paris

Priests carry incense and lit candles during France's late Cardinal and former Paris archbishop Andre Vingt-Trois funeral ceremony at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris on July 23, 2025. Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, who was archbishop of Paris between 2005 and 2017, died on July 18, 2025, at the age of 82.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Tourists pose for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

This photo shows bundles of incense sticks placed at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist tries to make an incense stick in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager demonstrates how to make incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager demonstrates how to make incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager puts a bundle of incense sticks onto a shelf in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Burning Incense and Praying For Blessings

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 2, 2025 - Tourists burn incense and pray for blessings at the Wa Imperial Palace scenic spot in Handan, North China's Hebei province, Feb 2, 2025.

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Burning Incense and Praying For Blessings

HANDAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 2, 2025 - Tourists burn incense and pray for blessings at the Wa Imperial Palace scenic spot in Handan, North China's Hebei province, Feb 2, 2025.

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Chinese New Year 2025 - Indonesia

Ethnic Chinese individuals burned incense to celebrate the Earth Snake New Year at the Maitreya Monastery in the Chinatown of Medan, located in the Cemara Asri Complex in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on January 28, 2025. The atmosphere of the 2025 Earth-Snake Chinese New Year celebration was filled with harmony and tolerance. The diversity of religions and cultures contributed to the richness of the event, inspiring all Indonesian people. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese New Year 2025 - Indonesia

Ethnic Chinese individuals burned incense to celebrate the Earth Snake New Year at the Maitreya Monastery in the Chinatown of Medan, located in the Cemara Asri Complex in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on January 28, 2025. The atmosphere of the 2025 Earth-Snake Chinese New Year celebration was filled with harmony and tolerance. The diversity of religions and cultures contributed to the richness of the event, inspiring all Indonesian people. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese New Year 2025 - Indonesia

Ethnic Chinese individuals burned incense to celebrate the Earth Snake New Year at the Maitreya Monastery in the Chinatown of Medan, located in the Cemara Asri Complex in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on January 28, 2025. The atmosphere of the 2025 Earth-Snake Chinese New Year celebration was filled with harmony and tolerance. The diversity of religions and cultures contributed to the richness of the event, inspiring all Indonesian people. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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