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FRANCE. ALSACE. BAS-RHIN (67)ANDLAU. NESTLED IN THE HEART OF THE ALSACE WINE ROUTE, THIS SMALL VILLAGE CHARMS VISITORS WITH ITS VINEYARDS ABLAZE WITH AUTUMN COLORS Photo by Vincent Schneider/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News]Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

SHINGU, Japan, Jan. 24 Kyodo - Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025.

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Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025.

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Making of paper charms at Japanese shrine

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - "Kimenfuda" paper charms depicting ogres are printed at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 14, 2025, ahead of a Feb. 2 bean-scattering ceremony to drive out devils and attract good fortune. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED: Making of paper charms at Japanese shrine

"Kimenfuda" paper charms depicting ogres are printed at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 14, 2025, ahead of a Feb. 2 bean-scattering ceremony to drive out devils and attract good fortune.

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CORRECTED: Making of paper charms at Japanese shrine

"Kimenfuda" paper charms depicting ogres are printed at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 14, 2025, ahead of a Feb. 2 bean-scattering ceremony to drive out devils and attract good fortune.

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Charm burning ritual at eastern Japan temple

Monks throw charms and amulets onto a fire in appreciation for the granting of worshippers' wishes during a year-end "otakiage" ritual at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2024.

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Charm burning ritual at eastern Japan temple

Monks throw charms and amulets onto a fire in appreciation for the granting of worshippers' wishes during a year-end "otakiage" ritual at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2024.

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ITALY-VENICE-BIENNALE-CHINA'S NATIONAL PAVILION

(240419) -- VENICE, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit China's national pavilion in the 60th Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy, April 18, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: China's traditional and contemporary art charms audience at 60th Venice Biennale" (Xinhua/Zhang Xinwen)

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ITALY-VENICE-BIENNALE-CHINA'S NATIONAL PAVILION

(240419) -- VENICE, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit China's national pavilion in the 60th Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy, April 18, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: China's traditional and contemporary art charms audience at 60th Venice Biennale" (Xinhua/Han Xiao)

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ITALY-VENICE-BIENNALE-CHINA'S NATIONAL PAVILION

(240419) -- VENICE, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit China's national pavilion in the 60th Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy, April 18, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: China's traditional and contemporary art charms audience at 60th Venice Biennale" (Photo by Xu Dayou/Xinhua)

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Chinese art charms audience at 60th Venice Biennale

STORY: Chinese art charms audience at 60th Venice Biennale SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: VENICE, Italy CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of 60th Venice Biennale 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG XIAOSONG, Curator of China's National Pavilion, Professor from the Zhejiang University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Italian): LAURA FINCATO, Veteran Italian politician and honorary citizen of Suzhou STORYLINE: China's National Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale opened to public on Thursday in Venice, Italy, which attracts audience from all around the world. The pavilion aims to bring together diverse elements, reflecting the Chinese cultural values of inclusiveness and the shared pursuit of beauty. According to Wang Xiaosong, Curator of China's National Pavilion, art is the best bridge to connect various cultures. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG XIAOSONG, Curator of China's National Pavilion, Professor from the Zhejiang University "The theme of this year's national pavilion

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Making of Setsubun lucky charms in Japan

SHINGU, Japan, Jan. 26 Kyodo - Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun, signifying the arrival of spring in the old calendar in Japan, on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Making of Setsubun lucky charms in Japan

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun, signifying the arrival of spring in the old calendar in Japan, on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024.

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Making of Setsubun lucky charms in Japan

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun, signifying the arrival of spring in the old calendar in Japan, on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024.

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Charm burning ritual at eastern Japan temple

A year-end "otakiage" ritual, in which monks throw charms and amulets onto a temple fire in appreciation for the granting of worshippers' wishes, is held at Naritasan Shinsho-ji in Narita in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2023.

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Charm burning ritual at eastern Japan temple

A year-end "otakiage" ritual, in which monks throw charms and amulets onto a temple fire in appreciation for the granting of worshippers' wishes, is held at Naritasan Shinsho-ji in Narita in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2023.

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Charm burning ritual at eastern Japan temple

A year-end "otakiage" ritual, in which monks throw charms and amulets onto a temple fire in appreciation for the granting of worshippers' wishes, is held at Naritasan Shinsho-ji in Narita in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2023.

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Chinese-learning Iranian students keen to promote Chinese culture

STORY: Chinese-learning Iranian students keen to promote Chinese culture SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: CULTURE/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese Culture Week held at the University of Tehran STORYLINE: The Chinese Culture Week, which is being held at the University of Tehran, aims to introduce Chinese culture to more Iranians. Held inside the lobby of the institute, which was established in 2009, the event displayed a range of artworks that contain different elements of Chinese culture, produced by Iranian professors and students at the university. Any visitor to the event would be amazed by the Chinese tea, food, and various artworks produced through Chinese knotting and traditional paper cutting -- all displayed by Iranian students learning Chinese. "Chinese knots are believed to bring good luck and act as charms that can ward off evil spirits," Zeinab Ghafourian, a 19-year-old sophomore studying Chinese at the Confuc

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CHINA-CHENGDU-BELGIAN-MINI PROGRAM (CN)

(230809) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dieter Vanonckelen works on his computer in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on July 21, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Belgian presents charms of Chengdu" (Xinhua/Lu Youyi)

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Asian Games launch "Asian Games, Hangzhou Charms" campaign on 50 Days To Go milestone

STORY: Asian Games launch "Asian Games, Hangzhou Charms" campaign on 50 Days To Go milestone DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the short film "Asian Games SHOW Hangzhou" STORYLINE: The Hangzhou Asian Games launched the "Asian Games, Hangzhou Charms" campaign here on Friday, as part of the celebration marking the milestone of 50 Days To Go until the Opening Ceremony on Sept. 23. The "Asian Games, Hangzhou Charms" campaign is a trilogy of short films that deliver a unique view of Hangzhou, from the perspective of sports, urban experience and legacy. The first short film, "Asian Games SHOW Hangzhou", is a stop-motion animation produced on Hangzhou silk. As a quintessential cultural element of Hangzhou, Silk was a gift presented to the Heads of State at the 2016 Hangzhou G20 Summit, as a symbol of cultural exchange, modernity and fashion. The short film, produced by individual frames embroidered on a thousand individual pieces of Hangz

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CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-ZONGZI (CN)

(230621) -- RONGSHUI, June 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students walk with freshly made Zongzi in Dangjiu Village, Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 20, 2023. A series of public events in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival were held for students here on Tuesday to help them better understand the charms of traditional Chinese culture. Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, is always a popular food on this occasion. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-ZONGZI (CN)

(230621) -- RONGSHUI, June 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students are pictured with freshly made Zongzi in Dangjiu Village, Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 20, 2023. A series of public events in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival were held for students here on Tuesday to help them better understand the charms of traditional Chinese culture. Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, is always a popular food on this occasion. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-ZONGZI (CN)

(230621) -- RONGSHUI, June 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students learn from the elders to make Zongzi in Dangjiu Village, Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 20, 2023. A series of public events in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival were held for students here on Tuesday to help them better understand the charms of traditional Chinese culture. Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, is always a popular food on this occasion. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Setsubun lucky charms in Japan

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2023.

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Setsubun lucky charms in Japan

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2023.

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Making of paper charms at Japanese shrine

"Kimenfuda" paper charms depicting ogres are printed at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2023, ahead of a Feb. 3 bean-scattering ceremony to drive out devils and attract good fortune.

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Making of paper charms at Japanese shrine

"Kimenfuda" paper charms depicting ogres are printed at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2023, ahead of a Feb. 3 bean-scattering ceremony to drive out devils and attract good fortune.

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EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

(230113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the opera Rigoletto at Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 12, 2023. Seats were all occupied at the main hall of Cairo Opera House as opera lovers watched Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, which was staged in Cairo again after more than 150 years. Based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun) by French dramatist Victor Hugo, Rigoletto was first staged in Egypt in 1869 to mark the country's celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Verdi's Rigoletto charms Egyptian opera lovers again after 150 years

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EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

(230113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the opera Rigoletto at Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 12, 2023. Seats were all occupied at the main hall of Cairo Opera House as opera lovers watched Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, which was staged in Cairo again after more than 150 years. Based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun) by French dramatist Victor Hugo, Rigoletto was first staged in Egypt in 1869 to mark the country's celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Verdi's Rigoletto charms Egyptian opera lovers again after 150 years

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EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

(230113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the opera Rigoletto at Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 12, 2023. Seats were all occupied at the main hall of Cairo Opera House as opera lovers watched Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, which was staged in Cairo again after more than 150 years. Based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun) by French dramatist Victor Hugo, Rigoletto was first staged in Egypt in 1869 to mark the country's celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Verdi's Rigoletto charms Egyptian opera lovers again after 150 years

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EGYPT-CAIRO-OPERA-RIGOLETTO

(230113) -- CAIRO, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform the opera Rigoletto at Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 12, 2023. Seats were all occupied at the main hall of Cairo Opera House as opera lovers watched Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece Rigoletto, which was staged in Cairo again after more than 150 years. Based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun) by French dramatist Victor Hugo, Rigoletto was first staged in Egypt in 1869 to mark the country's celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Verdi's Rigoletto charms Egyptian opera lovers again after 150 years

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Charm burning ritual at eastern Japan temple

A year-end "otakiage" ritual, in which monks throw charms and amulets onto a temple fire in appreciation for the granting of worshipers' wishes, is held at Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2022.

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Charm burning ritual at eastern Japan temple

A year-end "otakiage" ritual, in which monks throw charms and amulets onto a temple fire in appreciation for the granting of worshipers' wishes, is held at Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2022.

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Annual 'Ebisu' festival for business success begins

OSAKA, Japan - "Fuku musume," or good luck girls, clad in kimono and donning golden headwear resembling those of ancient Japanese court nobles hand out lucky charms of bamboo branches to visitors at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2015. The "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event preludes the main "Toka Ebisu" festival held annually through Jan. 11 during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success.

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Old charms burned in ceremony at Buddhist temple

NARITA, Japan - Buddhist priests put old charms on the fire as a token of thanks for worshippers' health and other wishes in the past year in an annual "Otakiage" ceremony at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple on Dec. 28, 2014.

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Western Japan Shinto shrine sells lucky charms

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Charms with attractive "kanji" characters such as "un" for luck and "qi" for life energy written on them are on sale on Dec. 5, 2014, at Kotozaki Hachimangu, a Shinto shrine in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan.

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Post-quake temporary home residents make owl charms

MORIOKA, Japan - Sadako Yoshida, a resident of temporary housing in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, built after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, holds a bunch of owl-shaped good luck charms called "Fuku-chan," in the northeastern Japan city in March 2014.

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Picture-story show highlights charms of Asahikawa

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A woman performs an original picture-story show using a custom-ordered wooden frame to highlight the charms of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on March 29, 2014.

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London Games send-off ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Women's wrestling champion Saori Yoshida (L), Japan Olympic delegation Hinomaru flag-bearer, attaches a good-luck charm to her jacket during a send-off ceremony for the national team to the London Olympics, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on July 21, 2012. To the right is javelin thrower Yukifumi Murakami (R), Japan Olympic team captain. They received good-luck charms made of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and made by children in disaster-stricken areas.

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'Santa48' display charms Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2010, shows Santa Claus figures ''Santa48'' decorating ''Urokonoie'' (The House of Scales), one of dozens old Western-style houses in the ''Ijinkan'' district, a popular tourist spot in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

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Enka singer Jero charms L.A. audience

LOS ANGELES, United States - Jero, an American singer of the Japanese melancholic ''enka'' songs, performs at the Aratani/Japan America Theater in Los Angeles on March 31, 2010.

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Geisha entertainers, apprentices celebrate new year

KYOTO, Japan - Traditional geisha entertainers called ''geiko'' and geisha apprentices, known as ''maiko,'' celebrate the new year with sake, Japanese rice wine, at Gion Kobu Kaburenjo theater in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2010. Some 100 geiko and maiko entertainers attended a commencement ceremony for their work for this year wearing black crested kimono and rice ears in their hair as lucky charms.

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Geisha entertainers, apprentices celebrate new year

KYOTO, Japan - Traditional geisha entertainers called ''geiko'' and apprentice geiko, known as ''maiko,'' gather for a commencement ceremony for their work for this year at Gion Kobu Kaburenjo theater in Kyoto on Jan. 7, 2010. Some 100 geiko and maiko entertainers celebrated the new year wearing black crested kimono and rice ears in their hair as lucky charms.

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Wooden charms burned at Narita event

NARITA, Japan - Priests toss wooden charms onto a fire during the annual Osamefuda Otakiage event at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2009. A total of 50,000 talismans, dedicated to the temple this year, were burned in the event to thank the temple's Buddhist icon for help.

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Wooden charms burned at Narita event

NARITA, Japan - Priests toss wooden charms onto a fire during the annual Osamefuda Otakiage event at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2009. A total of 50,000 talismans, dedicated to the temple this year, were burned in the event to thank the temple's Buddhist icon for help.

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Nakano charms Changchun audiences

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Yukari Nakano, who won the gold medal in the Winter Asian Games women's figure skating event, charms the audiences with her exhibition performance at Jilin Provincial Skating Link in Changchun on Feb. 4.

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Aichi Expo marks Cote d'Ivoire national day

NAGAKUTE, Japan - A folk dance of Cote d'Ivoire charms audiences at the African country's national day events at the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture on Aug. 3.

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Malta holds int'l kite festival

STORY: Malta holds int'l kite festival DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Valleta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people flying kites in Gozo, Malta STORYLINE: The 5th edition of the International Kite and Wind Festival was held in the village of Gharb on the island of Gozo on Saturday and Sunday. People not only enjoyed the fun of flying kites in the sky but also took a look at the stunning and colorful display of the art of kite-making. Hundreds of kites showcased their characteristic charms. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Valleta. (XHTV)