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Home Museum Of Zaid Mohammad Fares - Bardarash

An antique radio and globe are placed on ornate chairs inside the museum of Zaid Mohammad Fares in Bardarash, Iraq on August 23, 2025. Zaid Mohammad Fares, a prominent figure in Bardarash County of Dohuk Province, has opened a private museum inside his home, collecting and preserving folklore objects, manuscripts, and tools of his ancestors for more than 28 years to introduce the younger generation to their heritage. Photo by Showan Sulaiman Ali/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chabieh and Hasina Procession in Karbala - Iraq

A man holds an ornate ceremonial mace and a decorated banner during a Muharram procession in Karbala, Iraq, on June 29, 2025. Members of a cultural and religious troupe in Iraq prepare for a Chabieh and Hasina procession, an important part of Muharram commemorations marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussein. Before joining the procession, participants wear traditional costumes inspired by historical depictions of the warriors of Karbala, including special vests, sashes, and ornamental weapons. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chabieh and Hasina Procession in Karbala - Iraq

A man holds an ornate ceremonial mace and a decorated banner during a Muharram procession in Karbala, Iraq, on June 29, 2025. Members of a cultural and religious troupe in Iraq prepare for a Chabieh and Hasina procession, an important part of Muharram commemorations marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussein. Before joining the procession, participants wear traditional costumes inspired by historical depictions of the warriors of Karbala, including special vests, sashes, and ornamental weapons. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Qadiri Disciples Gather in Akre - Iraq

A hand touches the ornate metal lattice of the Abdulaziz Gilani shrine in Akre, Iraq, on June 7, 2025. Qadiri Waliani Tariqat followers gather here annually on the second day of Eid al-Adha to honor their spiritual legacy. Photo by Shwan Zangana/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chichibu Night Festival in eastern Japan

Chichibu Night Festival, featuring ornate floats, is held in Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2024.

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Chichibu Night Festival in eastern Japan

Chichibu Night Festival, featuring ornate floats, is held in Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2024.

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Chichibu Night Festival in eastern Japan

Chichibu Night Festival, featuring ornate floats, is held in Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2024.

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Opishnia Artil in Poltava region

MALI BUDYSHCHI, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ornate tableware made by local masters is displayed at the Opishnia Artil, Mali Budyshchi village, Poltava region, central Ukraine.

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Opishnia Artil in Poltava region

MALI BUDYSHCHI, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - Ornate tableware created by local masters is displayed at the Opishnia Artil, Mali Budyshchi village, Poltava region, central Ukraine.

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Foreign Tourists Visit Afghanistan

The ornate ceiling of a historic building in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2024. Herat, the third-largest city in Afghanistan, is an oasis in the fertile Hari River valley, south of the Paropamisus Mountains. As the capital of Herat Province, it had an estimated population of 574,276 in 2020 and serves as a key cultural and historical center in western Afghanistan. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign Tourists Visit Afghanistan

The ornate ceiling of a historic building in Herat, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2024. Herat, the third-largest city in Afghanistan, is an oasis in the fertile Hari River valley, south of the Paropamisus Mountains. As the capital of Herat Province, it had an estimated population of 574,276 in 2020 and serves as a key cultural and historical center in western Afghanistan. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon, lion dance troupes in Yangon prepare for Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations

STORY: Dragon, lion dance troupes in Yangon prepare for Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of performances and rehearsals STORYLINE: As the Chinese New Year is drawing near, dragon and lion dance troupes in Yangon, Myanmar are intensifying their rehearsals for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year performances. These vibrant and traditional performances are an integral part of the Spring Festival celebrations in Myanmar's major cities. In anticipation of the festivities, Myanmar's Chinese community is also diligently decorating their homes with auspicious red paper-cuts, vibrant flowers, glowing red lanterns, and ornate Chinese couplets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanmar. (XHTV)

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[Breaking News]Chichibu Night Festival in eastern Japan

CHICHIBU, Japan, Dec. 3 Kyodo - Chichibu Night Festival, featuring ornate floats, is held in Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Chichibu Night Festival in eastern Japan

Chichibu Night Festival, featuring ornate floats, is held in Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2023.

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Chichibu Night Festival in eastern Japan

Chichibu Night Festival, featuring ornate floats, is held in Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2023.

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Chichibu Night Festival in eastern Japan

Chichibu Night Festival, featuring ornate floats, is held in Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2023.

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Chichibu Night Festival in eastern Japan

Chichibu Night Festival, featuring ornate floats, is held in Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2023.

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Live concert takes old maqam music into young Iraqis' hearts

STORY: Live concert takes old maqam music into young Iraqis' hearts DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:22 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraqi maqam singers singing on the stage of the al-Baghdadi Museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BASIM AL-ENZII, Head of tourism affairs at the al-Baghdadi Museum 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SAMER AL-ASMAR, Maqam singer STORYLINE: In an old building near the Tigris River running through Baghdad, a weekly-staged music ensemble of Iraqi maqam offers the audience a nostalgic journey into the past everyday life of the Iraqi capital. Perhaps in the robust cultural scene of modern-day Iraq, it was uncommon to see young people root for this traditional form of music, but the Friday live concerts held by the al-Baghdadi Museum broke this usual rule. A lead singer appeared on stage accompanied by a five-member orchestra, named Chalghi, playing the oud, fiddle, dumbek, and a small tambourine called daff. Swaying to the ornate songs that flew from the sing

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Chichibu night festival draws record spectators

CHICHIBU, Japan - The Chichibu night festival featuring ornate floats in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, draws a record 315,000 spectators Dec. 3. The festival is one of Japan's three float festivals along with the Gion festival in Kyoto and the Takayama festival in Gifu Prefecture. (Kyoto)

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Australia returns sword to Japanese soldier's family

SYDNEY, Australia - A meter-long ornate Japanese sword, having been owned by Shigenori Ohba, will be returned to his family. Ohba died in 1991.

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Japanese emperor, empress attend recital

VIENNA, Austria - Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (3rd from R), are briefed by Austrian President Thomas Klestil (R) about the ornate Brahms Room of the Society of the Friends of Music in Vienna on July 15 before a special recital by members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. At left is the president's wife Margot Klestil-Loeffler.

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Japanese-built bridge in Vietnam faces collapse

An ornate wooden bridge built by Japanese merchants centuries ago in the central Vietnamese town of Hoi An was almost completely submerged by flood waters over the weekend and faces imminent collapse. The photo was taken in September, 1996. The picturesque 18-meter bridge, built between 1593 and 1596 by Japanese merchants who lived and worked in Hoi An, is now a tourist site and a symbol of friendship between Japan and Vietnam.

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Moulin Rouge! (2001)

John Leguizamo Characters: Toulouse-Lautrec Film: Moulin Rouge! (USA/AUS 2001) Director: Baz Luhrmann 09 May 2001 Date: 09 May 2001

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Crossed Swords (1977)

Charlton Heston Characters: Henry VIII Film: Crossed Swords (1978) Director: Richard Fleischer 03 June 1977 Date: 03 June 1977

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Anastasia film (1956)

Ingrid Bergman Characters: Anna Koref Film: Anastasia (1956) Director: Anatole Litvak 13 December 1956 Date: 13-Dec-56

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Anastasia film (1956)

Yul Brynner & Ingrid Bergman Characters: General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine, Anna Koreff Film: Anastasia (1956) Director: Anatole Litvak 13 December 1956 Date: 13-Dec-56

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Nikko Toshogu-2

Toshogu - Shinto shrine in the city of Nikko, Tochigi prefecture, dedicated to the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokygawa Ieyasu. The shrine was established to house Ieyasu's remains. The extant highly ornate shrine buildings and gateways were erected in 1636. (Photo taken on November 24, 1999)

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Australia returns sword to Japanese soldier's family

SYDNEY, Australia - A meter-long ornate Japanese sword, having been owned by Shigenori Ohba, will be returned to his family. Ohba died in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Chichibu night festival draws record spectators

CHICHIBU, Japan - The Chichibu night festival featuring ornate floats in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, draws a record 315,000 spectators Dec. 3. The festival is one of Japan's three float festivals along with the Gion festival in Kyoto and the Takayama festival in Gifu Prefecture. (Kyoto)

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Monju-do,Kurodani Konkai Komyoji Temple

The Sanmon (two-story gate) of Kurodani Konkai Komyoji Temple was built in 1860 in the irimoya style (hip and gable roof) with ornate roof tiles. A hanging plaque bears an inscription by Emperor Gokomatsu (1377-1433) saying, The First Gate of Jodo Shinshu (Pure Land Buddhism). A stone bridge is visible in the right foreground. Taken by Felix Beato.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number62‐26‐0]

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Ornate Mastigure, Uromastyx ornata

The Ornate Mastigure, Uromastyx ornata, in Bratislava zoo, Slovakia, July 5, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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UNESCO-designated festival in Japan

The Chichibu night festival, featuring ornate floats, is held in Chichibu, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2019. The festival was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNESCO-designated festival in Japan

The Chichibu night festival, featuring ornate floats, is held in Chichibu, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2019. The festival was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNESCO-designated festival in Japan

The Chichibu night festival, featuring ornate floats, is held in Chichibu, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2019. The festival was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNESCO-designated festival in Japan

The Chichibu night festival, featuring ornate floats, is held in Chichibu, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2019. The festival was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese-built bridge in Vietnam faces collapse

An ornate wooden bridge built by Japanese merchants centuries ago in the central Vietnamese town of Hoi An was almost completely submerged by flood waters over the weekend and faces imminent collapse. The photo was taken in September, 1996. The picturesque 18-meter bridge, built between 1593 and 1596 by Japanese merchants who lived and worked in Hoi An, is now a tourist site and a symbol of friendship between Japan and Vietnam. ==Kyodo