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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLE. PROCESSION OF MAJOR OR PROCESSION OF AUGUST 15. EACH YEAR IN THE CATHEDRAL OF THE MAJOR, ONE CAN WITNESS THE FULFILLMENT OF A VERY STRONG FOLK TRADITION, BROUGHT FROM SOUTHERN ITALY. FOR THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION, AUGUST 15, THE MARSEILLES CELEBRATE WITH FERVOR AND DEVOTION THE PROCESSION TO OUR LADY. THE GOLDEN VIRGIN LEAVES THE MAJOR TO GO IN PROCESSION, LED BY A GROUP OF MEN IN THE STREETS OF THE OLD PANIER DISTRICT, NEAR THE MIDDLE OF A CROWD OF FOLLOWERS WHO ACCOMPANY HER TO AND BACK. STRINGS AND MESSAGES ARE HUNG ON THE ARM OF THE VIRGIN OF THE MAJOR, CHILDREN ARE PRESENTED TO HER, THE HANDKERCHIEFS BRUSH HER GOLDEN MANTLE (AND ARE HELD UNTIL AUGUST 15 NEXT, BECAUSE THIS PROVIDES PROTECTION) Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

About 300 yellow handkerchiefs with written messages hang on ropes in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2025, the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

YUBARI, Japan - Yellow handkerchiefs are displayed in the snow on the night of Nov. 18, 2014 in Yubari, Hokkaido in northern Japan, where the 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief" was shot, to express condolences over the death of actor Ken Takakura who starred in the film. (Photo taken with an exposure time of 30 seconds)

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3,000 yellow handkerchiefs fly to support post-quake work

SENDAI, Japan - About 3,000 yellow handkerchiefs sent from across Japan are tied to a zelkova tree in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 23, 2014, as a symbol of support for reconstruction work after the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.

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Girl's dream to become designer lives on in handkerchiefs

IWAKI, Japan - Photo taken in July 2013 shows a handkerchief featuring the late Himeka Suzuki's award-winning painting. Himeka was killed at age 10 by the massive tsunami waves that engulfed her hometown of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, and other places along the northeastern Japan coast in March 2011.

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Girl's dream to become designer lives on in handkerchiefs

IWAKI, Japan - Takashi Suzuki (R), father of Himeka who was killed at age 10 by the tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake, takes a walk along the coast in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, together with one of her two younger brothers on July 10, 2013. In the back is the Shioyasaki lighthouse overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the subject of an award-winning painting by Himeka.

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Girl's dream to become designer lives on in handkerchiefs

IWAKI, Japan - Takashi Suzuki (R), father of Himeka who was killed at age 10 by the tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake, takes a walk along the coast in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, together with one of her two younger brothers on July 10, 2013. In the back is the Shioyasaki lighthouse overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the subject of an award-winning painting by Himeka.

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Half year after disaster

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - People observe a moment's silence at a park in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in front of an around 120-meter-long ''rainbow,'' made of about 18,000 handkerchiefs from around the country bearing messages of encouragement, at 2:46 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2011, the time when a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck six months earlier, triggering a killer tsunami.

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(2)Amphibious ship with supplies for Iraq leaves for Kuwait

MURORAN, Japan - People wave yellow handkerchiefs Feb. 20 to send off the Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious ship Oosumi. It left the Hokkaido port of Muroran for Kuwait to carry supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force troops stationed in Iraq.

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Yokosuka store sells 'Koizumi goods' following LDP victory

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Shoppers look at ''Koizumi goods'' featuring images of Prime Minister Junichi Koizumi at the Sakaiya department store in the premier's hometown of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 30. The department store started the sale of about 10 kinds of Koizumi goods such as handkerchiefs, mugs and badges -- all of which bear the likeness of Koizumi.

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Okinawa citizens protest U.S. military presence following rape

URASOE, Japan - Residents in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, tie about 100,000 handkerchiefs decorated with antimilitary messages to fences surrounding a local U.S. military base on July 20 in protest at the recent rape of an Okinawa woman allegedly by a U.S. serviceman. About 100 protesters tied the handkerchiefs, sent from several parts of Japan and blazoned with messages such as ''No to the bases!,'' ''Never tolerate violence against women'' and ''Peace'' to fences surrounding the U.S. Marine Corps' Makiminato Service Area, a 2,750,000-square-meter storage facility.

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Yokosuka store sells 'Koizumi goods' following LDP victory

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Shoppers look at ''Koizumi goods'' featuring images of Prime Minister Junichi Koizumi at the Sakaiya department store in the premier's hometown of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 30. The department store started the sale of about 10 kinds of Koizumi goods such as handkerchiefs, mugs and badges -- all of which bear the likeness of Koizumi.

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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Patrick Dewaere & Gerard Depardieu Characters: Stephane, Raoul Film: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs; Preparez Vos Mouchoirs; Get Your Handkerchiefs Ready (1978) Director: Frank Capra 11 January 1978 Date: 11 January 1978

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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Riton Liebman & Carole Laure Characters: Christian Beloeil (as Riton), Solange Film: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs; Preparez Vos Mouchoirs; Get Your Handkerchiefs Ready (1978) Director: Frank Capra 11 January 1978 Date: 11 January 1978

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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Gerard Depardieu Characters: Raou Film: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs; Preparez Vos Mouchoirs; Get Your Handkerchiefs Ready (1978) Director: Frank Capra 11 January 1978 Date: 11 January 1978

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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Carole Laure Characters: Solange Film: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs; Preparez Vos Mouchoirs; Get Your Handkerchiefs Ready (1978) Director: Frank Capra 11 January 1978 Date: 11 January 1978

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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Carole Laure, Patrick Dewaere & Gerard Depardieu Characters: Solange, Stephane, Raoul Film: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs; Preparez Vos Mouchoirs; Get Your Handkerchiefs Ready (1978) Director: Frank Capra 11 January 1978 Date: 11 January 1978

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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Gerard Depardieu, Riton Liebman & Carole Laure Characters: Raoul, Christian Beloeil (as Riton), Solange Film: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs; Preparez Vos Mouchoirs; Get Your Handkerchiefs Ready (1978) Director: Frank Capra 11 January 1978 Date: 11 January 1978

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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Carole Laure Characters: Solange Film: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs; Preparez Vos Mouchoirs; Get Your Handkerchiefs Ready (1977) Director: Frank Capra 11 January 1978 Date: 11 January 1978

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The Girls He Left Behind Him by Ethel Parkinson

World War One postcard showing a cluster of small girls waving their handkerchiefs and bidding farewell to a war ship sailing off into the distance, obviously carrying a particularly popular sailor. Date: c.1915

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GET SMART

GET SMART [US 2008] TERENCE STAMP, KEN DAVITIAN Date: 2008

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DO NOT DISTURB

DO NOT DISTURB ROD TAYLOR Date: 1965

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Yellow handkerchiefs carry supportive messages

Photo taken March 8, 2016, shows yellow handkerchiefs flying in the wind in the northeastern Japanese town of Yamamoto, which was heavily damaged by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. The 1,200 handkerchiefs carry supportive messages from around the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yellow handkerchiefs carry supportive messages

Photo taken March 8, 2016, shows yellow handkerchiefs flying in the wind in the northeastern Japanese town of Yamamoto, which was heavily damaged by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. The 1,200 handkerchiefs carry supportive messages from around the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fans mourn actor Takakura on 1st anniversary of his death

A husband and wife who are fans of the late actor Ken Takakura gaze at yellow handkerchiefs on display at a facility in Yubari, Hokkaido, commemorating the 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief" he starred in, on Nov. 10, 2015, the first anniversary of his death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

About 200 yellow handkerchiefs hang from ropes in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 7, 2021, with a message written on each ahead of the 10th anniversary of the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Half year after disaster

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - People observe a moment's silence at a park in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in front of an around 120-meter-long ''rainbow,'' made of about 18,000 handkerchiefs from around the country bearing messages of encouragement, at 2:46 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2011, the time when a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck six months earlier, triggering a killer tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Yellow handkerchiefs in disaster area

SENDAI, Japan - Fisherman Yoshio Sato displays yellow handkerchiefs in the Arahama area of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 28, 2012. Local residents have displayed yellow handkerchiefs like banners in the area to express hope for reconstruction from the March 2011 quake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

YUBARI, Japan - Yellow handkerchiefs are displayed in the snow on the night of Nov. 18, 2014 in Yubari, Hokkaido in northern Japan, where the 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief" was shot, to express condolences over the death of actor Ken Takakura who starred in the film. (Photo taken with an exposure time of 30 seconds)(Kyodo)

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A beautiful young woman, lady, girl, cold, runny nose, headache, tissues, paper hankies, cup of tea, scarf, handkerchiefs, handkerchief

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A beautiful young woman, lady, girl, cold, runny nose, headache, tissues, paper hankies, cup of tea, scarf, handkerchiefs, handkerchief

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A beautiful young woman, lady, girl, cold, runny nose, headache, tissues, paper hankies, cup of tea, scarf, handkerchiefs, handkerchief, nose-blowing

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A beautiful young woman, lady, girl, cold, runny nose, headache, tissues, paper hankies, scarf, handkerchiefs, handkerchief, nose-blowing

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A beautiful young woman, lady, girl, cold, runny nose, headache, tissues, paper hankies, cup of tea, scarf, handkerchiefs, handkerchief, nose-blowing

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