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[Breaking News]Traditional winter festival in Nara

NARA, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - A winter festival is held in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2026, with burning on Mt. Wakakusa and fireworks lighting up the sky. (Kyodo)

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Traditional winter festival in Nara

A winter festival is held in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2026, with burning on Mt. Wakakusa and fireworks lighting up the sky.

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Traditional winter festival in Nara

A winter festival is held in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2026, with burning on Mt. Wakakusa and fireworks lighting up the sky.

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Traditional winter festival in Nara

A winter festival is held in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2026, with burning on Mt. Wakakusa and fireworks lighting up the sky.

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Nachi Falls lit up in western Japan

Lighting tested at World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls and Seiganto-ji temple in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2025, as a rehearsal for a light-up on New Year's eve.

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Nachi Falls lit up in western Japan

Lighting tested at World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls and Seiganto-ji temple in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2025, as a rehearsal for a light-up on New Year's eve.

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Christmas installations in Bologna - Italy

Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Basilica of San Petronio in the background. Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Basilica of San Petronio in the background, on December 21, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas installations in Bologna - Italy

Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the City Hall in the background. Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Basilica of San Petronio in the background, on December 21, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas installations in Bologna - Italy

Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the City Hall in the background. Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Basilica of San Petronio in the background, on December 21, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas installations in Bologna - Italy

Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Basilica of San Petronio in the background. Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Basilica of San Petronio in the background, on December 21, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas installations in Bologna - Italy

Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Basilica of San Petronio in the background. Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Basilica of San Petronio in the background, on December 21, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas installations in Bologna - Italy

Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Basilica of San Petronio in the background. Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Basilica of San Petronio in the background, on December 21, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas installations in Bologna - Italy

Bologna. Iwagumi Lighting - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, has created an installation in Piazza Maggiore, featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Asinelli Tower in the background. Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Basilica of San Petronio in the background, on December 21, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas installations in Bologna - Italy

Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura Christmas installations and art experiences created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who created, in Piazza Maggiore, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, an installation featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk. Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Basilica of San Petronio in the background, on December 21, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas installations in Bologna - Italy

Bologna. Iwagumi Lighting - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, has created an installation in Piazza Maggiore, featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Asinelli Tower in the background. Bologna. Lighting of Iwagumi - Dismisura, a Christmas installation and art experience created by Australian artist Nimrod Weisin of the ENESS studio, who, in collaboration with Illumina and Bologna Welcome, created an installation in Piazza Maggiore featuring canvas megaliths that light up at dusk, with the Basilica of San Petronio in the background, on December 21, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Geminid meteor shower

The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks over Cape Toi in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in the early hours of Dec. 15, 2025, with shooting stars lighting up the night sky.

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Geminid meteor shower

The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks over Cape Toi in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, with shooting stars lighting up the night sky.

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Geminid meteor shower

The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks over Cape Toi in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, with shooting stars lighting up the night sky.

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Geminid meteor shower

The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks over Cape Toi in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, with shooting stars lighting up the night sky.

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Geminid meteor shower

The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks over Cape Toi in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, with shooting stars lighting up the night sky.

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Geminid meteor shower

Composite photo shows shooting stars lighting up the night sky over Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

Composite photo shows shooting stars lighting up the night sky over Cape Toi in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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China: Man Uses Electric Racket Zaps Massive Mosquito Swarm in Shanghai

On May 30, 2025, in Shanghai, China, a video captured a man standing outdoors, swinging an electric mosquito racket through a thick cloud of mosquitoes. Each sweep of the swatter produced a burst of crackling sparks, lighting up the darkness as the insects were zapped midair.

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Japan: Meteors Light Up Night Skies as Northern Taurids Meteor Shower Reaches Its Peak

The Northern Taurids meteor shower reached its peak on Wednesday, November 12, with fireballs, bright meteors, lighting up the night skies across Japan.

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Final day of Osaka expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks lighting up the skies above the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on its final day on Oct. 13, 2025.

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Illuminated kochia field in eastern Japan park

A field of kochia plants is lit up at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2025, the first day of a special 12-day lighting event.

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Illuminated kochia field in eastern Japan park

A field of kochia plants is lit up at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2025, the first day of a special 12-day lighting event.

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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August 15th fireworks in Calvi - France

Fireworks over the citadel of Calvi, Corsica, as part of the Celebrations of the Assumption, on Saint Mary's Day. Fireworks in Calvi for Saint Mary's Day, August 15, 2023. Launched from the ramparts of the citadel, above the bay of the city of Semper Fidelis. Twenty minutes of intense joy with a multitude of beautiful multicolored rockets lighting up the Bay of Calvi with a thousand lights. August 15, 2025, in Calvi, Corsica, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK, LIBERTY ISLAND. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY LIGHTING UP THE WORLD, WITH A CLOSE-UP OF HER FAMOUS TORCH. BUILT BY AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI (WITH THE HELP OF GUSTAVE EIFFEL FOR ITS METAL FRAME), AND INAUGURATED ON OCTOBER 28, 1886, IT WAS OFFERED BY FRANCE, DURING THE CENTENARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, TO AFFIRM THE HISTORIC ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES (ON THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST SINCE 1984). THE STATUE ALSO QUICKLY BECAME AND REMAINS A SYMBOL OF THE ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS FROM MANY COUNTRIES TO THE UNITED STATES. Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK, LIBERTY ISLAND. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY LIGHTING UP THE WORLD, WITH A CLOSE-UP OF HER FAMOUS TORCH. BUILT BY AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI (WITH THE HELP OF GUSTAVE EIFFEL FOR ITS METAL FRAME), AND INAUGURATED ON OCTOBER 28, 1886, IT WAS OFFERED BY FRANCE, DURING THE CENTENARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, TO AFFIRM THE HISTORIC ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES (ON THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST SINCE 1984). THE STATUE ALSO QUICKLY BECAME AND REMAINS A SYMBOL OF THE ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS FROM MANY COUNTRIES TO THE UNITED STATES. Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM