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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Five Guys Fast Food Illustration - Paris

Five Guys, fast-food restaurant illustration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on November 1, 2025. The Five Guys fast food chain is changing its offerings in six of its French locations. These restaurants now serve halal meat and no longer sell beer. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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All Saints Day at the Almudena Cemetery - Spain

A person during All Saints' Day at the Nuestra Señora de la Almudena cemetery (formerly the East cemetery), on November 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). According to a study conducted by Ipsos for Mémora, six out of ten Spaniards (58%) commemorate All Saints' Day and 48% do so by visiting the cemetery to remember their deceased loved ones, most consider it important to maintain this tradition (84%), and family gatherings (30%) and floral offerings in significant places (24%) predominate. Photo by Fernando aánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Saints Day at the Almudena Cemetery - Spain

A person during All Saints' Day at the Nuestra Señora de la Almudena cemetery (formerly the East cemetery), on November 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). According to a study conducted by Ipsos for Mémora, six out of ten Spaniards (58%) commemorate All Saints' Day and 48% do so by visiting the cemetery to remember their deceased loved ones, most consider it important to maintain this tradition (84%), and family gatherings (30%) and floral offerings in significant places (24%) predominate. Photo by Fernando aánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Saints Day at the Almudena Cemetery - Spain

A person during All Saints' Day at the Nuestra Señora de la Almudena cemetery (formerly the East cemetery), on November 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). According to a study conducted by Ipsos for Mémora, six out of ten Spaniards (58%) commemorate All Saints' Day and 48% do so by visiting the cemetery to remember their deceased loved ones, most consider it important to maintain this tradition (84%), and family gatherings (30%) and floral offerings in significant places (24%) predominate. Photo by Fernando aánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Saints Day at the Almudena Cemetery - Spain

View of the 'Pirulí' during All Saints' Day, at the Nuestra Señora de la Almudena cemetery (formerly East Cemetery), on November 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). According to a study conducted by Ipsos for Mémora, six out of ten Spaniards (58%) commemorate All Saints' Day and 48% do so by visiting the cemetery to remember their deceased loved ones, most consider it important to maintain this tradition (84%), and family gatherings (30%) and floral offerings in significant places (24%) predominate. Photo by Fernando aánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Saints Day at the Almudena Cemetery - Spain

Two visitors during All Saints' Day at the Nuestra Señora de la Almudena cemetery (formerly the East cemetery), on November 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). According to a study conducted by Ipsos for Mémora, six out of ten Spaniards (58%) commemorate All Saints' Day and 48% do so by visiting the cemetery to remember their deceased loved ones, most consider it important to maintain this tradition (84%), and family gatherings (30%) and floral offerings in significant places (24%) predominate. Photo by Fernando aánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Saints Day at the Almudena Cemetery - Spain

Several visitors during All Saints' Day at the Nuestra Señora de la Almudena cemetery (formerly the East cemetery), on November 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). According to a study conducted by Ipsos for Mémora, six out of ten Spaniards (58%) commemorate All Saints' Day and 48% do so by visiting the cemetery to remember their deceased loved ones, most consider it important to maintain this tradition (84%), and family gatherings (30%) and floral offerings in significant places (24%) predominate. Photo by Fernando aánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Saints Day at the Almudena Cemetery - Spain

Two visitors during All Saints' Day at the Nuestra Señora de la Almudena cemetery (formerly the East cemetery), on November 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). According to a study conducted by Ipsos for Mémora, six out of ten Spaniards (58%) commemorate All Saints' Day and 48% do so by visiting the cemetery to remember their deceased loved ones, most consider it important to maintain this tradition (84%), and family gatherings (30%) and floral offerings in significant places (24%) predominate. Photo by Fernando aánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Saints Day at the Almudena Cemetery - Spain

A bouquet of flowers on a tombstone during All Saints' Day, at the Nuestra Señora de la Almudena cemetery (formerly East Cemetery), on November 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). According to a study conducted by Ipsos for Mémora, six out of ten Spaniards (58%) commemorate All Saints' Day and 48% do so by visiting the cemetery to remember their deceased loved ones, the majority consider it important to maintain this tradition (84%), and family gatherings (30%) and floral offerings in significant places (24%) predominate. Photo by Fernando aánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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All Saints Day at the Almudena Cemetery - Spain

Visitor during All Saints' Day, at the Nuestra Señora de la Almudena cemetery (formerly East Cemetery), on November 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). According to a study conducted by Ipsos for Mémora, six out of ten Spaniards (58%) commemorate All Saints' Day and 48% do so by visiting the cemetery to remember their deceased loved ones, most consider it important to maintain this tradition (84%), and family gatherings (30%) and floral offerings in significant places (24%) predominate. Photo by Fernando aánchez / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chhath Puja Assam - Nepal

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the sun with Hindu devotees making offerings to the setting and rising sun. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chhath Puja Assam - Nepal

Hindu devotees offer prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the sun with Hindu devotees making offerings to the setting and rising sun. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chhath Puja Assam - Nepal

Hindu devotees offer prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the sun with Hindu devotees making offerings to the setting and rising sun. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chhath Puja Assam - Nepal

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to the setting sun on the occasion of the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct. 27, 2025. The Chhath festival is dedicated to the sun with Hindu devotees making offerings to the setting and rising sun. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians arrange offerings for their ancestors' souls during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually in the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic Chinese people burn incense as they pray during the Hungry Ghost Festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic Chinese people burn incense as they pray during the Hungry Ghost Festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

An ethnic Chinese Indonesian woman carries incense as an offering to the spirits of her ancestors during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

A Chinese-Indonesian man throws food into a fire during the Hungry Ghost Festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians carry an effigy of the "king of ghosts" during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually in the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic Chinese people burn an effigy of the 'King of Ghosts' during the Hungry Ghost Festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually in the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic Chinese people burn an effigy of the 'King of Ghosts' during the Hungry Ghost Festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually in the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

An ethnic Chinese man burns "hell money" during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians prepare offerings to throw "hell money," prepared as offerings for their ancestors' souls, into the air during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs. Prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians throw "hell money," prepared as offerings for their ancestors' souls, into the air during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs. Prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians throw "hell money," prepared as offerings for their ancestors' souls, into the air during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs. Prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians throw "hell money," prepared as offerings for their ancestors' souls, into the air during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs. Prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians throw "hell money," prepared as offerings for their ancestors' souls, into the air during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs. Prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Barcelona Honors 17A Bombing Victims on 8th Anniversary - Barcelona

Roberto Manrique, activist for victims of terrorism, victim of the ETA attack in Hipercor and former advisor (2018-23) of the extinct Unit of Attention and Assessment of People Affected by Terrorism (Uavat), puts a toy among the floral offerings in tribute to the child who died in La Rambla in Barcelona in the attack on August 17, 2017, during the tribute to the victims of the 17A attack on its 8th anniversary, in La Rambla, on August 17, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). This Sunday marks the eighth anniversary of the August 17, 2017 jihadist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, which left 368 victims, including 16 dead. The main event has taken place at the Pla de l'Os de la Rambla Mosaic, the scene where the van was stopped after running over numerous passers-by. Photo by Lorena Sopêna/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Buddhist Devotees Mark Guru Purnima - India

Buddhist monks and devotees offer prayers during Guru Purnima or Asari Purnima, the full moon day of July, in a Buddhist temple in Agartala on July 10, 2025. The sacred day commemorates the beginning of Tathagata Buddha’s 45-year journey of sharing his teachings for the well-being of all sentient beings. Observed across the Buddhist world, Guru Purnima honors spiritual teachers and marks the start of the traditional monastic Rains Retreat known as Vassa Vāsa. Followers gather in temples for meditation, chanting, and ceremonial offerings, deepening their spiritual practice during the auspicious period. The atmosphere is filled with reverence as communities pay homage to the Dharma and recommit to the path of compassion, mindfulness, and wisdom. The annual observance underscores the vital role of the guru in guiding seekers toward liberation. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Buddhist Devotees Mark Guru Purnima - India

Buddhist monks and devotees offer prayers during Guru Purnima or Asari Purnima, the full moon day of July, in a Buddhist temple in Agartala on July 10, 2025. The sacred day commemorates the beginning of Tathagata Buddha’s 45-year journey of sharing his teachings for the well-being of all sentient beings. Observed across the Buddhist world, Guru Purnima honors spiritual teachers and marks the start of the traditional monastic Rains Retreat known as Vassa Vāsa. Followers gather in temples for meditation, chanting, and ceremonial offerings, deepening their spiritual practice during the auspicious period. The atmosphere is filled with reverence as communities pay homage to the Dharma and recommit to the path of compassion, mindfulness, and wisdom. The annual observance underscores the vital role of the guru in guiding seekers toward liberation. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Buddhist Devotees Mark Guru Purnima - India

Buddhist monks and devotees offer prayers during Guru Purnima or Asari Purnima, the full moon day of July, in a Buddhist temple in Agartala on July 10, 2025. The sacred day commemorates the beginning of Tathagata Buddha’s 45-year journey of sharing his teachings for the well-being of all sentient beings. Observed across the Buddhist world, Guru Purnima honors spiritual teachers and marks the start of the traditional monastic Rains Retreat known as Vassa Vāsa. Followers gather in temples for meditation, chanting, and ceremonial offerings, deepening their spiritual practice during the auspicious period. The atmosphere is filled with reverence as communities pay homage to the Dharma and recommit to the path of compassion, mindfulness, and wisdom. The annual observance underscores the vital role of the guru in guiding seekers toward liberation. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM