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UK: Contentious Moygashel Bonfire Display Sparks Police Investigation

A contentious bonfire featuring an effigy of refugees in a boat was lit in Moygashel, Northern Ireland, on Thursday, July 10. The display, which included a burning Ireland flag and anti-refugee placards, sparked a police hate incident investigation.

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Butter Week celebration in Kyivs Pyrohiv Folk Museum

Butter Week celebration in Kyivs Pyrohiv Folk Museum

A man and a woman set an effigy on fire to mark the end of the Kolodii. Masnytsia festival at the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pyrohiv in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 1, 2025, on the weekend of Butter Week before Great Lent. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Butter Week celebration in Kyivs Pyrohiv Folk Museum

Butter Week celebration in Kyivs Pyrohiv Folk Museum

An effigy is on fire at the end of the Kolodii. Masnytsia festival at the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pyrohiv in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 1, 2025, on the weekend of Butter Week before Great Lent. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Butter Week celebration in Kyivs Pyrohiv Folk Museum

Butter Week celebration in Kyivs Pyrohiv Folk Museum

An effigy is on fire at the end of the Kolodii. Masnytsia festival at the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pyrohiv in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 1, 2025, on the weekend of Butter Week before Great Lent. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Butter Week celebration in Kyivs Pyrohiv Folk Museum

Butter Week celebration in Kyivs Pyrohiv Folk Museum

A man and a woman set an effigy on fire to mark the end of the Kolodii. Masnytsia festival at the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pyrohiv in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 1, 2025, on the weekend of Butter Week before Great Lent. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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US: Netanyahu Effigy Burned During Protest Outside Union Station In Washington, D.C.

Protesters outside the Union Station in Washington, D.C. burned an effigy of Netanyahu while chanting “Free Palestine” on the event of the Israel Prime Minister's speech at US congress on Wednesday, July 24.

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Students Protest Against Exam Scam - India

Students Protest Against Exam Scam - India

Activists burning an effigy with the photo of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, as take a protest against recent scam in NEET and UGC-NET exam. Student of numerous political parties protested alleged government irregularities. on June 25, 2024 in Kolkata, India. Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Against Exam Scam - India

Students Protest Against Exam Scam - India

Activists burning an effigy with the photo of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, as take a protest against recent scam in NEET and UGC-NET exam. Student of numerous political parties protested alleged government irregularities. on June 25, 2024 in Kolkata, India. Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Against Exam Scam - India

Students Protest Against Exam Scam - India

Activists burning an effigy with the photo of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, as take a protest against recent scam in NEET and UGC-NET exam. Student of numerous political parties protested alleged government irregularities. on June 25, 2024 in Kolkata, India. Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Against Exam Scam - India

Students Protest Against Exam Scam - India

Activists burning an effigy with the photo of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, as take a protest against recent scam in NEET and UGC-NET exam. Student of numerous political parties protested alleged government irregularities. on June 25, 2024 in Kolkata, India. Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shrovetide celebrated in Pyrohiv Open Air Museum

Shrovetide celebrated in Pyrohiv Open Air Museum

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 16, 2024 - The ritual of burning the effigy of the "Clumsy Grandfather" is held as part of the holiday "Kolodii. Masnyitsa" on Spivoche Pole at the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pyrohiv, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Shrovetide celebrated in Pyrohiv Open Air Museum

Shrovetide celebrated in Pyrohiv Open Air Museum

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 16, 2024 - The ritual of burning the effigy of the "Clumsy Grandfather" is held as part of the holiday "Kolodii. Masnyitsa" on Spivoche Pole at the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pyrohiv, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Shrovetide celebrated in Pyrohiv Open Air Museum

Shrovetide celebrated in Pyrohiv Open Air Museum

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 16, 2024 - A plate with fake dumplings decorates the food zone with traditional Kolodii dishes as part of the holiday "Kolodii. Masnyitsa" on Spivoche Pole at the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pyrohiv, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Shrovetide celebrated in Pyrohiv Open Air Museum

Shrovetide celebrated in Pyrohiv Open Air Museum

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 16, 2024 - Participants have a round dance around the burning effigy as part of the holiday "Kolodii. Masnyitsa" on Spivoche Pole at the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pyrohiv, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Maslenitsa celebration

Maslenitsa celebration

17.03.2024, Maardu. The tradition of Maslenitsa dates back to pagan times, when Russian folk would bid farewell to winter and welcome spring. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Celebrants commemorate the departure of winter by burning a straw effigy of Lady Maslenitsa." Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Jumping over burning straw effigy

Jumping over burning straw effigy

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A Russian woman and a male Chinese student jump over a burning straw effigy in an event to bid farewell to winter at a university in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Feb. 24, 2012. The event is part of a Russian religious week called Maslenitsa.

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RUSSIA-MASLENITSA-CELEBRATIONS

RUSSIA-MASLENITSA-CELEBRATIONS

(220307) -- MOSCOW, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People watch a burning effigy during Maslenitsa celebrations in Gamzyuki village, Kaluga region, Russia, on March 6, 2022. Maslenitsa is a traditional holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

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Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

A View of Burning Effigy of Demon king Ravana during the Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi or Dussehra festival celebrations in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 15 October 2021 . Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

A View of Burning Effigy of Demon king Ravana during the Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi or Dussehra festival celebrations in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 15 October 2021 . Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

A View of Burning Effigy of Demon king Ravana during the Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi or Dussehra festival celebrations in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 15 October 2021 . Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

A View of Burning Effigy of Demon king Ravana during the Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi or Dussehra festival celebrations in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 15 October 2021 . Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

A View of Burning Effigy of Demon king Ravana during the Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi or Dussehra festival celebrations in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 15 October 2021 . Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

A View of Burning Effigy of Demon king Ravana during the Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi or Dussehra festival celebrations in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 15 October 2021 . Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

A View of Burning Effigy of Demon king Ravana during the Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi or Dussehra festival celebrations in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 15 October 2021 . Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

A View of Burning Effigy of Demon king Ravana during the Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi or Dussehra festival celebrations in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 15 October 2021 . Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

A View of Burning Effigy of Demon king Ravana during the Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi or Dussehra festival celebrations in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 15 October 2021 . Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi - India

A View of Burning Effigy of Demon king Ravana during the Hindu festival of Vijaya Dashmi or Dussehra festival celebrations in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 15 October 2021 . Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest against the dissolution of the parliament in Nepal

Protest against the dissolution of the parliament in Nepal

Policemen try to extinguish the burning effigy of Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Oli during the protest against the dissolution of parliament for the second time in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 1, 2021.

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Jumping over burning straw effigy

Jumping over burning straw effigy

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A Russian woman and a male Chinese student jump over a burning straw effigy in an event to bid farewell to winter at a university in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Feb. 24, 2012. The event is part of a Russian religious week called Maslenitsa. (Kyodo)

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