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LUCIA PROCESSION AT COMMUTER TRAIN STATION

Ninth graders at Johan Skytte School in Stockholm celebrate Lucia with a procession and by singing traditional songs at Älvsjö commuter train station in southern Stockholm on Friday.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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LUCIA PROCESSION AT COMMUTER TRAIN STATION

Ninth graders at Johan Skytte School in Stockholm celebrate Lucia with a procession and by singing traditional songs at Älvsjö commuter train station in southern Stockholm on Friday.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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LUCIA PROCESSION AT COMMUTER TRAIN STATION

Ninth graders at Johan Skytte School in Stockholm celebrate Lucia with a procession and by singing traditional songs at Älvsjö commuter train station in southern Stockholm on Friday.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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LUCIA PROCESSION AT COMMUTER TRAIN STATION

Ninth graders at Johan Skytte School in Stockholm celebrate Lucia with a procession and by singing traditional songs at Älvsjö commuter train station in southern Stockholm on Friday.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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77th Primetime Emmy Celebration - LA

Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky and Paul W. Downs arrive at Warner Bros. Television Group's 77th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominees Celebration held at Spago on September 13, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain's Barcelona celebrates day of books, love

STORY: Spain's Barcelona celebrates day of books, love SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LUCIA LEANDRO, Bookstall manager 3. various of visitors 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): IVAN FERNANDEZ, Barcelona resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): SONIA DEL CAMPO, Writer STORYLINE: On Tuesday, thousands of people flocked to the streets of Barcelona for a local festival that celebrates reading and love. Local residents and visitors from around the world strolled in the spring sunshine, browsing the many book and rose stalls set up for the traditional feast day of Saint George (Sant Jordi in Catalan). The celebration has its origins in the legend of Saint George, a Roman knight who, it is said, saved a princess from the clutches of a dragon from whose blood a red rosebush sprouted. The custom of exchanging roses and books was born about six centuries ago in Catalonia,

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Rondeles Procession - Malaga

Locals carry Rondeles in the Celebration of the procession of the Virgin of the Divine Shepherdess. December 12, 2023 in Casarabonela, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. On the eve of the feast of Santa Lucia in the small village of Casarabonela, every night of December 12, 2023, during the Christmas season, the locals participate in the ancestral celebration of Los Rondeles, carrying lighted wicker baskets (also known as Rondeles), soaked in oil. Along the street, the virgin of Los Rondeles is honored by her devotees in a ritual of light and fire as a thanksgiving for the harvest. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM