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Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

A Kashmiri artisan paints Christmas gift items at the workshop before sending them to the market ahead of Christmas celebrations in Srinagar. The artisans say that the Christmas items are made of papier-mache and are sent to local markets and also exported to the U.S, Italy, Germany ,France ,Canada, Australia and many other parts of the world. Srinagar Kashmir, India, December 16, 2023. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

A Christmas gift is seen at the workshop ahead of Christmas celebrations in Srinagar. The artisans say that the Christmas items are made of papier-mache and are sent to local markets and also exported to the U.S, Italy, Germany ,France ,Canada, Australia and many other parts of the world. Srinagar Kashmir, India, December 16, 2023. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

A Kashmiri artisan shows gift items made of papier mache baubles at the workshop before sending them to the market ahead of Christmas celebrations in Srinagar. The artisans say that the Christmas items are made of papier-mache and are sent to local markets and also exported to the U.S, Italy, Germany ,France ,Canada, Australia and many other parts of the world. Srinagar Kashmir, India, December 16, 2023. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

A Kashmiri artisan paints Christmas gift items at the workshop before sending them to the market ahead of Christmas celebrations in Srinagar. The artisans say that the Christmas items are made of papier-mache and are sent to local markets and also exported to the U.S, Italy, Germany ,France ,Canada, Australia and many other parts of the world. Srinagar Kashmir, India, December 16, 2023. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

A Kashmiri artisan paints Christmas gift items at the workshop before sending them to the market ahead of Christmas celebrations in Srinagar. The artisans say that the Christmas items are made of papier-mache and are sent to local markets and also exported to the U.S, Italy, Germany ,France ,Canada, Australia and many other parts of the world. Srinagar Kashmir, India, December 16, 2023. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

A Kashmiri artisan arranges gift items made of papier mache baubles at the workshop before sending them to the market ahead of Christmas celebrations in Srinagar. The artisans say that the Christmas items are made of papier-mache and are sent to local markets and also exported to the U.S, Italy, Germany ,France ,Canada, Australia and many other parts of the world. Srinagar Kashmir, India, December 16, 2023. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

Manufacturing Christmas Decorations - India

A Christmas gift is seen at the workshop ahead of Christmas celebrations in Srinagar. The artisans say that the Christmas items are made of papier-mache and are sent to local markets and also exported to the U.S, Italy, Germany ,France ,Canada, Australia and many other parts of the world. Srinagar Kashmir, India, December 16, 2023. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanon's Valentine's Day gloomy as financial crisis continues

STORY: Lebanon's Valentine's Day gloomy as financial crisis continues DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:25 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a flowers shop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RABIH BOU KHEIR, Flower shop salesman 3. various of street views in Lebanon 4. various of a gift shop 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FADI BOU DARGHAM, Jewelry shop owner STORYLINE: Valentine's Day in Lebanon was usually celebrated enthusiastically in various ways. But this year, the financial crisis prompted many couples to either give up the tradition or turn to less expensive celebrations. Flower shops complained about the low demand for their items on this occasion amid the collapse of the local pound to the U.S. dollar. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RABIH BOU KHEIR, Flower shop salesman "There is no demand because prices are rising and the dollar is expensive. Nobody is buying except for last year and the years before." Lebanon's financial crisis plunged over 80 percent of the population into poverty as sa

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INDIA-MADHYA PRADESH-BHOPAL-VALENTINE'S DAY

INDIA-MADHYA PRADESH-BHOPAL-VALENTINE'S DAY

(230213) -- BHOPAL, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman selects gift items ahead of the Valentine's Day in Bhopal, capital of India's Madhya Pradesh state, Feb. 12, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)

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Rio de Janeiro celebrates New Year

STORY: Rio de Janeiro celebrates New Year DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:53 LOCATION: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people celebrating 2. various of fireworks show 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): ANGELA RAMOS, Tourist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): MARCOS SOUZA, Music producer STORYLINE: The municipal government of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, set up stages around the city and set off fireworks Saturday night to welcome the New Year. Some of the local residents wore white clothes as a tradition to pay tribute to Iemanja, the Queen of the Sea. Before the shows, people cast beauty items such as mirrors and necklaces, and sent flowers as a gift, to the sea. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): ANGELA RAMOS, Tourist "There's no better New Year's Eve than Copacabana. It's an out-of-the-ordinary emotion." Rio resumed the full party this year, with two stages in Copacabana in the South Zone of the city, in addition to nine other celebration locations throughout the city. At the events, ma

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Yokozuna Hakuho retains east slot for New Year tournament

Yokozuna Hakuho retains east slot for New Year tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho holds gift items for Christmas at his sumo stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Dec. 24, 2014. Hakuho retained the prestigious east yokozuna slot for the sixth meet in a row as the Japan Sumo Association released the rankings earlier in the day for the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Summer gift season

Summer gift season

OSAKA, Japan - An employee speaks to a customer on items for "chugen" summer gifts at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka on May 15, 2013, the day the department store began accepting orders for the gifts.

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Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

TOKYO, Japan - Young women choose decorative items for Valentine's Day chocolates at a store in Musashino, Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2011, the eve of the gift-giving day. Girls and women customarily give chocolates as gifts in Japan on Feb. 14.

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Summer gift-giving

Summer gift-giving

OSAKA, Japan - Shopkeepers, some clad in summer cotton kimono called ''yukata,'' raise their fists in a ceremony marking the start of accepting orders for ''chugen'' summer gifts in western Japan at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka on May 19, 2010. Luxury foods and beverages are some of the popular items people give in a Japanese custom of sending gifts to elders and people who have offered help.

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Summer gift season

Summer gift season

TOKYO, Japan - Shopkeepers, some clad in summer cotton kimono called ''yukata,'' raise their fists in a ceremony to kick off a campaign to sell ''chugen'' summer gifts at the Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on May 11, 2010. Luxury foods and beverages are among popular items given under Japan's chugen custom of sending gifts to elders and people who have offered help.

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Summer gift season

Summer gift season

TOKYO, Japan - Shopkeepers, some clad in summer cotton kimono called ''yukata,'' raise their fists in a ceremony to kick off a campaign to sell ''chugen'' summer gifts at the Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on May 11, 2010. Luxury foods and beverages are among popular items given under Japan's chugen custom of sending gifts to elders and people who have offered help.

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Fashion magazines with brand gifts growing in popularity in Japan

Fashion magazines with brand gifts growing in popularity in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Fashion magazines and brand-name gift items, such as tote bags and pouches, are bound together and piled up at a Tokyo bookstore Dec. 27, 2009. Some bound-in gift items are displayed in clear plastic bags on top of magazines while advertising signs show photos of others.

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(2)Stores start campaigns for year-end gift season

(2)Stores start campaigns for year-end gift season

OSAKA, Japan - Many gift items on display at an Osaka department store feature the logo of the Hanshin Tigers, which clinched the Central League championship for the first time in 18 years. Major department stores nationwide started their campaigns for the annual ''oseibo'' year-end gift-giving season on Nov. 1, hoping to recover some of the losses incurred during the prolonged economic slump.

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Advert for Mappin & Webb luxury items 1916

Advert for Mappin & Webb luxury items 1916

Varity of sterling silver luxury Christmas gifts for the homefront.1916

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(CORRECTED) Fashion magazines with brand gifts growing in

(CORRECTED) Fashion magazines with brand gifts growing in

TOKYO, Japan - Fashion magazines and brand-name gift items, such as tote bags and pouches, are bound together and piled up at a Tokyo bookstore Dec. 27, 2009. Some bound-in gift items are displayed in clear plastic bags on top of magazines while advertising signs show photos of others. (Kyodo)

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Fashion magazines with brand gifts growing in popularity in Japan

Fashion magazines with brand gifts growing in popularity in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Fashion magazines and brand-name gift items, such as tote bags and pouches, are bound together and piled up at a Tokyo bookstore. Some bound-in gift items are displayed in clear plastic bags on top of magazines while advertising signs show photos of others. (Kyodo)

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Summer gift-giving

Summer gift-giving

OSAKA, Japan - Shopkeepers, some clad in summer cotton kimono called ''yukata,'' raise their fists in a ceremony marking the start of accepting orders for ''chugen'' summer gifts in western Japan at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka on May 19, 2010. Luxury foods and beverages are some of the popular items people give in a Japanese custom of sending gifts to elders and people who have offered help. (Kyodo)

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Summer gift season

Summer gift season

TOKYO, Japan - Shopkeepers, some clad in summer cotton kimono called ''yukata,'' raise their fists in a ceremony to kick off a campaign to sell ''chugen'' summer gifts at the Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on May 11, 2010. Luxury foods and beverages are among popular items given under Japan's chugen custom of sending gifts to elders and people who have offered help. (Kyodo)

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Summer gift season

Summer gift season

TOKYO, Japan - Shopkeepers, some clad in summer cotton kimono called ''yukata,'' raise their fists in a ceremony to kick off a campaign to sell ''chugen'' summer gifts at the Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on May 11, 2010. Luxury foods and beverages are among popular items given under Japan's chugen custom of sending gifts to elders and people who have offered help. (Kyodo)

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Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

TOKYO, Japan - Young women choose decorative items for Valentine's Day chocolates at a store in Musashino, Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2011, the eve of the gift-giving day. Girls and women customarily give chocolates as gifts in Japan on Feb. 14. (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Hakuho retains east slot for New Year tournament

Yokozuna Hakuho retains east slot for New Year tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho holds gift items for Christmas at his sumo stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Dec. 24, 2014. Hakuho retained the prestigious east yokozuna slot for the sixth meet in a row as the Japan Sumo Association released the rankings earlier in the day for the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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Nick Archer, Charlie Chaplin, exhibits, exhibit, Chaplin's shoes, bowler hat, bamboo walking stick

Nick Archer, Charlie Chaplin, exhibits, exhibit, Chaplin's shoes, bowler hat, bamboo walking stick

British ambassador to Prague Nick Archer (center) shows to his colleagues showcase with the origins of shoes, bowler hat and a replica of bamboo walking stick of the Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), British comic actor, filmmaker, and composer, in the ambassador's residence in Prague, Czech Republic, on Chaplin's 130th birth anniversary, April 16, 2019. Exhibits are lent from the depository of the National Technical Museum (NTM) in Prague. Typical items for Chaplin's slapstick were acquired for the NTM cinematographic collection by its founder, Jindrich Brychta, a gift from Wheeler Dryden, the secretary of Chaplin.(CTK Photo/Petr Mlch)

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Nick Archer, Charlie Chaplin, exhibits, exhibit, Chaplin's shoes, bowler hat, bamboo walking stick

Nick Archer, Charlie Chaplin, exhibits, exhibit, Chaplin's shoes, bowler hat, bamboo walking stick

British ambassador to Prague Nick Archer (right) shows to his colleagues showcase with the origins of shoes, bowler hat and a replica of bamboo walking stick of the Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), British comic actor, filmmaker, and composer, in the ambassador's residence in Prague, Czech Republic, on Chaplin's 130th birth anniversary, April 16, 2019. Exhibits are lent from the depository of the National Technical Museum (NTM) in Prague. Typical items for Chaplin's slapstick were acquired for the NTM cinematographic collection by its founder, Jindrich Brychta, a gift from Wheeler Dryden, the secretary of Chaplin.(CTK Photo/Petr Mlch)

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Nick Archer, Charlie Chaplin, exhibits, exhibit, Chaplin's shoes, bowler hat, bamboo walking stick

Nick Archer, Charlie Chaplin, exhibits, exhibit, Chaplin's shoes, bowler hat, bamboo walking stick

British ambassador to Prague Nick Archer shows to his colleagues showcase with the origins of shoes, bowler hat and a replica of bamboo walking stick of the Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), British comic actor, filmmaker, and composer, in the ambassador's residence in Prague, Czech Republic, on Chaplin's 130th birth anniversary, April 16, 2019. Exhibits are lent from the depository of the National Technical Museum (NTM) in Prague. Typical items for Chaplin's slapstick were acquired for the NTM cinematographic collection by its founder, Jindrich Brychta, a gift from Wheeler Dryden, the secretary of Chaplin.(CTK Photo/Petr Mlch)

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Charlie Chaplin, exhibits, exhibit, Chaplin's shoes, bowler hat, bamboo walking stick

Charlie Chaplin, exhibits, exhibit, Chaplin's shoes, bowler hat, bamboo walking stick

British ambassador to Prague Nick Archer shows to his colleagues showcase with the origins of shoes, bowler hat and a replica of bamboo walking stick of the Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), British comic actor, filmmaker, and composer, in the ambassador's residence in Prague, Czech Republic, on Chaplin's 130th birth anniversary, April 16, 2019. Exhibits are lent from the depository of the National Technical Museum (NTM) in Prague. Typical items for Chaplin's slapstick were acquired for the NTM cinematographic collection by its founder, Jindrich Brychta, a gift from Wheeler Dryden, the secretary of Chaplin.(CTK Photo/Petr Mlch)

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Charlie Chaplin, exhibit, Chaplin's bowler hat

Charlie Chaplin, exhibit, Chaplin's bowler hat

British ambassador to Prague Nick Archer showed to his colleagues showcase with the origins of shoes, bowler hat (pictured) and a replica of bamboo walking stick of the Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), British comic actor, filmmaker, and composer, in the ambassador's residence in Prague, Czech Republic, on Chaplin's 130th birth anniversary, April 16, 2019. Exhibits are lent from the depository of the National Technical Museum (NTM) in Prague. Typical items for Chaplin's slapstick were acquired for the NTM cinematographic collection by its founder, Jindrich Brychta, a gift from Wheeler Dryden, the secretary of Chaplin.(CTK Photo/Petr Mlch)

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Charlie Chaplin, exhibits, exhibit, Chaplin's shoes, bowler hat, bamboo walking stick

Charlie Chaplin, exhibits, exhibit, Chaplin's shoes, bowler hat, bamboo walking stick

British ambassador to Prague Nick Archer shows to his colleagues showcase with the origins of shoes, bowler hat and a replica of bamboo walking stick of the Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), British comic actor, filmmaker, and composer, in the ambassador's residence in Prague, Czech Republic, on Chaplin's 130th birth anniversary, April 16, 2019. Exhibits are lent from the depository of the National Technical Museum (NTM) in Prague. Typical items for Chaplin's slapstick were acquired for the NTM cinematographic collection by its founder, Jindrich Brychta, a gift from Wheeler Dryden, the secretary of Chaplin.(CTK Photo/Petr Mlch)

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Nick Archer, Charlie Chaplin, exhibits, exhibit, Chaplin's shoes, bowler hat, bamboo walking stick

Nick Archer, Charlie Chaplin, exhibits, exhibit, Chaplin's shoes, bowler hat, bamboo walking stick

British ambassador to Prague Nick Archer (right) shows to his colleagues showcase with the origins of shoes, bowler hat and a replica of bamboo walking stick of the Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), British comic actor, filmmaker, and composer, in the ambassador's residence in Prague, Czech Republic, on Chaplin's 130th birth anniversary, April 16, 2019. Exhibits are lent from the depository of the National Technical Museum (NTM) in Prague. Typical items for Chaplin's slapstick were acquired for the NTM cinematographic collection by its founder, Jindrich Brychta, a gift from Wheeler Dryden, the secretary of Chaplin.(CTK Photo/Petr Mlch)

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(2)Stores start campaigns for year-end gift season

(2)Stores start campaigns for year-end gift season

OSAKA, Japan - Many gift items on display at an Osaka department store feature the logo of the Hanshin Tigers, which clinched the Central League championship for the first time in 18 years. Major department stores nationwide started their campaigns for the annual ''oseibo'' year-end gift-giving season on Nov. 1, hoping to recover some of the losses incurred during the prolonged economic slump. (Kyodo)

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Mitsukoshi begins year-end sales campaign

Mitsukoshi begins year-end sales campaign

A sales clerk at the main store of department store operator Mitsukoshi Ltd. in Tokyo shows gift items being sold by the company during its year-end sales campaign, which was launched on Oct. 11, 2017. Shown on the table are vouchers for housework service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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