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[Breaking News]Kyoto temple special light-up for autumn foliage

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 7 Kyodo - Eikando Zenrinji temple in Kyoto is lit up for a test run on Nov. 7, 2025, ahead of its special event for nighttime viewing of autumn foliage running from Nov. 15 to Dec. 10. (Kyodo)

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Vancouver Fireworks - Canada

Fireworks light up the sky during the 2025 Celebration of Light at English Bay in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 19, 2025. The 33rd Celebration of Light fireworks show kicked off here Saturday. This year's event features an all-Canadian lineup, with pyrotechnic teams from Yukon, Quebec, and Nova Scotia scheduled to perform on July 19, 23, and 26, respectively. Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vancouver Fireworks - Canada

Fireworks light up the sky during the 2025 Celebration of Light at English Bay in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 19, 2025. The 33rd Celebration of Light fireworks show kicked off here Saturday. This year's event features an all-Canadian lineup, with pyrotechnic teams from Yukon, Quebec, and Nova Scotia scheduled to perform on July 19, 23, and 26, respectively. Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vancouver Fireworks - Canada

Fireworks light up the sky during the 2025 Celebration of Light at English Bay in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 19, 2025. The 33rd Celebration of Light fireworks show kicked off here Saturday. This year's event features an all-Canadian lineup, with pyrotechnic teams from Yukon, Quebec, and Nova Scotia scheduled to perform on July 19, 23, and 26, respectively. Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vancouver Fireworks - Canada

Fireworks light up the sky during the 2025 Celebration of Light at English Bay in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 19, 2025. The 33rd Celebration of Light fireworks show kicked off here Saturday. This year's event features an all-Canadian lineup, with pyrotechnic teams from Yukon, Quebec, and Nova Scotia scheduled to perform on July 19, 23, and 26, respectively. Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vancouver Fireworks - Canada

Fireworks light up the sky during the 2025 Celebration of Light at English Bay in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 19, 2025. The 33rd Celebration of Light fireworks show kicked off here Saturday. This year's event features an all-Canadian lineup, with pyrotechnic teams from Yukon, Quebec, and Nova Scotia scheduled to perform on July 19, 23, and 26, respectively. Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 Kick Off - China

An athlete attends a training session for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, on March 20, 2025. World is all set for the first major global competition since the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, when over 500 athletes light up the World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 2025. At least 120 countries are sending teams to the three-day event (21-23 March), with 26 gold medals up for grabs at the Nanjing Sports Training Centre in the People's Republic of China. Photo by Li Ming/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 Kick Off - China

An athlete attends a training session for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, on March 20, 2025. World is all set for the first major global competition since the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, when over 500 athletes light up the World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 2025. At least 120 countries are sending teams to the three-day event (21-23 March), with 26 gold medals up for grabs at the Nanjing Sports Training Centre in the People's Republic of China. Photo by Li Ming/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kyoto temple's special light-up for autumn foliage

KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 7 Kyodo - Eikando Zenrinji temple in Kyoto is lit up for a test run on Nov. 6, 2024, ahead of its special event for nighttime viewing of autumn foliage running from Nov. 11 to Dec. 1. Around 3,000 maple trees will be lit up at the event. (Kyodo)

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US: Rockefeller Center 2024 Christmas Tree Arrives In New York City 3

On Saturday, November 9, the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree officially arrived in New York City after its 140-mile journey from West Stockbridge in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

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US: Rockefeller Center 2024 Christmas Tree Arrives In New York City

On Saturday, November 9, the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree officially arrived in New York City after its 140-mile journey from West Stockbridge in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

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US: Rockefeller Center 2024 Christmas Tree Arrives In New York City 2

On Saturday, November 9, the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree officially arrived in New York City after its 140-mile journey from West Stockbridge in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

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US: Spectacular Fireworks Over National Mall In Washington D.C. To Celebrate Independence Day

The United States celebrated its Independence Day on Thursday, July 4. Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to enjoy a spectacular celebration fireworks show.

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US: Macy’s Fireworks Light Up NYC Skyline To Celebrate Independence Day 2

Macy’s launched 60,000 firework shells from the Hudson River on Thursday, July 4, lighting up the night skies over New York City to celebrate the U.S. Independence Day.

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US: Macy’s Fireworks Light Up NYC Skyline To Celebrate Independence Day 3

Macy’s launched 60,000 firework shells from the Hudson River on Thursday, July 4, lighting up the night skies over New York City to celebrate the U.S. Independence Day.

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US: Macy’s Fireworks Light Up NYC Skyline To Celebrate Independence Day 4

Macy’s launched 60,000 firework shells from the Hudson River on Thursday, July 4, lighting up the night skies over New York City to celebrate the U.S. Independence Day.

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US: Macy’s Fireworks Light Up NYC Skyline To Celebrate Independence Day

Macy’s launched 60,000 firework shells from the Hudson River on Thursday, July 4, lighting up the night skies over New York City to celebrate the U.S. Independence Day.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, poses during a test light-up of a gigantic ring-shaped wooden structure at the site of the event on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka on May 21, 2024.

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US: George Washington Bridge Illuminated On President’s Day

The George Washington Bridge, a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, was illuminated on Monday, February 19, to celebrate President's Day.

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Light festival held in New Zealand to celebrate Maori New Year

STORY: Light festival held in New Zealand to celebrate Maori New Year DATELINE: July 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival STORYLINE: Tirama Mai light festival kicked off on Friday in Christchurch, New Zealand. This annual winter festival of light celebrates the Maori New Year and the winter season. Around 20 different lighting displays, artworks and interactive installations light up the city. Residents and visitors alike will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in this event in the coming week as the lighting festival is being held from July 7 to July 15. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wellington. (XHTV)

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28th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People light up lanterns at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, during an event marking the 28th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the western Japan city and its vicinity killing more than 6,000 people.

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Xinhua Headlines: Top 10 China news stories of 2022

(221229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. Top 10 China news stories of 2022 1. Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Paralympics inspire world Between Feb. 4 and 20 and March 4 and 13, China successfully hosted the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, respectively. Overcoming various difficulties and challenges, China presented a simple, safe and splendid event to the world. Beijing became the world's first "dual-Olympic city" and Chinese athletes achieved the country's best-ever Winter Games results. On April 8, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaking at the ceremony honoring those who made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, hailed the spirit of bearing the big picture in mind, being confident and open, rising to challenges, pursuing

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Fireworks at shrine

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up a torii gate and buildings in an event at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, a World Heritage Site on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture on Aug. 14, 2010.

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Fireworks at shrine

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up a torii gate and buildings in an event at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, a World Heritage Site on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture on Aug. 14, 2010.

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Sumida River Fireworks Festival lights up rainy Tokyo night

TOKYO, Japan, July 29 Kyodo - Fireworks light up the rain-filled night sky over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 29, 2017, during the annual fireworks festival. Organizers said about 748,000 people attended the event, with umbrellas and rain gear close at hand, as some 22,000 fireworks were set off.

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Lights lit to recreate row of cherry trees in vacated zone

TOKYO, Japan - Numerous lights arranged in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, light up the night on Dec. 5, 2014, to recreate an image of the famous Yonomiri row of cherry trees in the prefectural town of Tomioka before the official start of the illumination the following night. The third event of its kind is aimed at encouraging some 20,000 people or more evacuated to Iwaki from municipalities around Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi power plant following the nuclear disaster.

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Nikko's World Heritage temple partially lit up

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - The Gomado Hall of Rinnoji Temple at Nikko Toshogu Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is illuminated on a trial basis in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014, on the eve of the three-day "Light up Nikko 2014" event.

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Spring ritual at Todaiji temple

NARA, Japan - Torches light up Nigatsudo hall of Todaiji temple in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara as the ''Omizutori'' (water drawing) ritual began on March 1, 2011. The spring event to pray for peace and good harvest was the 1,260th of its kind as it was first held at the temple in 752.

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Spring ritual at Todaiji temple

NARA, Japan - Torches light up Nigatsudo hall of Todaiji temple in this multiple exposure photo in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara as the ''Omizutori'' (water drawing) ritual began on March 1, 2011. The spring event to pray for peace and good harvest was the 1,260th of its kind as it was first held at the temple in 752.

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Children light up eco-friendly Christmas tree

TOKYO, Japan - Children, together with a Santa Claus and a woman, bounce and jump on a specially designed part of the floor to try to generate electricity free of carbon dioxide to light up LED bulbs on a Christmas tree at Odakyu department store in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2009. The event will last until Dec. 25.

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Nagoya Castle lit in blue to commemorate World Diabetes Day

TOKYO, Japan - Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, is lit up with blue lights in commemoration of the U.N.-designated World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14. Medical groups launched an event to light up the castle as well as other structures from Hokkaido to Kagoshima Prefecture, including Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, as part of their campaign to prevent the disease.

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Tokyo Tower lit in blue to commemorate World Diabetes Day

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Tower is lit up with blue lights in commemoration of the U.N.-designated World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14. Medical groups launched an event to light up the tower as well as other structures from Hokkaido to Kagoshima Prefecture, including Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, as part of their campaign to prevent the disease.

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Asian Games close

The 13th Asian Games come to a close in Bangkok on Dec. 20 as fireworks light up the sky in the closing ceremony at Rajamangala National Stadium. Some 9,900 athletes and officials from 41 national Olympic committees took part in the 15-day multi-sport event.

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Shinjuku light-up event

Festive lights brighten up streets near Tokyo's JR Shinjuku Station on Nov. 14, 2022, the first day of the Shinjuku Minami Rumi winter illumination event that lasts through Feb. 14.

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Shinjuku light-up event

Festive lights brighten up streets near Tokyo's JR Shinjuku Station on Nov. 14, 2022, the first day of the Shinjuku Minami Rumi winter illumination event that lasts through Feb. 14.

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Illumination event in Sapporo

Sapporo White Illumination, a seasonal light-up event, begins at Odori Park in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2021.

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Illumination event in Sapporo

Sapporo White Illumination, a seasonal light-up event, begins at Odori Park in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2021.

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Illumination event in Sapporo

Sapporo White Illumination, a seasonal light-up event, begins at Odori Park in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2021.

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Fireworks in Miyajima

Fireworks light up the sky over the "floating" torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on the island of Miyajima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 11, 2015, during the Miyajima Water Fireworks Display event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fireworks at shrine

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up a torii gate and buildings in an event at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, a World Heritage Site on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture on Aug. 14, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Fireworks at shrine

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fireworks light up a torii gate and buildings in an event at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, a World Heritage Site on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture on Aug. 14, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Children light up eco-friendly Christmas tree

TOKYO, Japan - Children, together with a Santa Claus and a woman, bounce and jump on a specially designed part of the floor to try to generate electricity free of carbon dioxide to light up LED bulbs on a Christmas tree at Odakyu department store in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2009. The event will last until Dec. 25. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Tower lit in blue to commemorate World Diabetes Day

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Tower is lit up with blue lights in commemoration of the U.N.-designated World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14. Medical groups launched an event to light up the tower as well as other structures from Hokkaido to Kagoshima Prefecture, including Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, as part of their campaign to prevent the disease. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya Castle lit in blue to commemorate World Diabetes Day

TOKYO, Japan - Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, is lit up with blue lights in commemoration of the U.N.-designated World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14. Medical groups launched an event to light up the castle as well as other structures from Hokkaido to Kagoshima Prefecture, including Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, as part of their campaign to prevent the disease. (Kyodo)

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Spring ritual at Todaiji temple

NARA, Japan - Torches light up Nigatsudo hall of Todaiji temple in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara as the ''Omizutori'' (water drawing) ritual began on March 1, 2011. The spring event to pray for peace and good harvest was the 1,260th of its kind as it was first held at the temple in 752. (Kyodo)

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Spring ritual at Todaiji temple

NARA, Japan - Torches light up Nigatsudo hall of Todaiji temple in this multiple exposure photo in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara as the ''Omizutori'' (water drawing) ritual began on March 1, 2011. The spring event to pray for peace and good harvest was the 1,260th of its kind as it was first held at the temple in 752. (Kyodo)

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Lights lit to recreate row of cherry trees in vacated zone

TOKYO, Japan - Numerous lights arranged in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, light up the night on Dec. 5, 2014, to recreate an image of the famous Yonomiri row of cherry trees in the prefectural town of Tomioka before the official start of the illumination the following night. The third event of its kind is aimed at encouraging some 20,000 people or more evacuated to Iwaki from municipalities around Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi power plant following the nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)

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Nikko's World Heritage temple partially lit up

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - The Gomado Hall of Rinnoji Temple at Nikko Toshogu Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is illuminated on a trial basis in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014, on the eve of the three-day "Light up Nikko 2014" event. (Kyodo)

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Shiroyone Senmaida light-up event in Wajima

Small terraced rice paddies called Shiroyone Senmaida on steep slopes along the Sea of Japan in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, are lit up with about 21,000 solar-powered light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 15, 2016, the start of a light-up event until March 12 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shiroyone Senmaida light-up event in Wajima

Small terraced rice paddies called Shiroyone Senmaida on steep slopes along the Sea of Japan in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, are lit up with about 21,000 solar-powered light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 15, 2016, the start of a light-up event until March 12 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo