Blessing Of Pets - Madrid

Blessing Of Pets - Madrid

A woman carries two lovebirds in two fanny packs during the celebration of St. Anton's Day, Jan. 17, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Madrid City Council celebrates every year the festivities of the patron saint of animals with traditions such as buying rolls, blessing the animals or various liturgical acts, in addition to the 'Vueltas de San Antón', where animals and owners, accompanied by several units of forces and security that have animals, walk through the streets of Madrid in procession. Photo by Carlos Lujan/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ice church in Hokkaido draws winter lovebirds

Ice church in Hokkaido draws winter lovebirds

SAPPORO, Japan - Salaried worker Hideyuki Osanai (L) and nurse Momoko Tsuta walk arm in arm down the aisle during their wedding ceremony Feb. 11 in a church made of ice including its dome and pillars at the resort facilities complex Alpha Resort Tomamu in the village of Shimukappu on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. As the mercury went down to 9C below zero in the ice church, Osanai who came from Nagoya, 1,000 kilometers southwest of Hokkaido, said, ''Although it was cold, this ceremony will be a timeless memory.'' The resort complex operator said some 40 couples held wedding ceremonies this year.

Traditional marriage registration ceremonies held in E China on Chinese Valentine's Day

STORY: Traditional marriage registration ceremonies held in E China on Chinese Valentine's Day DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:18 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the activities STORYLINE: Traditional marriage registration ceremonies were held Thursday in Fuzhou, the capital city of east China's Fujian Province to mark this year's Qixi festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day. The staff arranged the marriage registration areas in advance and presented the lovebirds with perfume satchels, embodying their best wishes. The Qixi festival, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, celebrates the legend of the annual meeting between the mythological figures of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Fuzhou, China. (XHTV)