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New Year's Day Dip - Canada

A person wears New Year's paraphernalia while swimming in the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Year's Day Dip - Canada

A person wears New Year's paraphernalia while swimming in the ice-filled water in Lake Banook during the annual polar bear swim on New Year's Day in Dartmouth, N.S., Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Youth - Tehran

A group of young individuals gathers around a table littered with drug paraphernalia in Tehran, June 11, 2022. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blessing of water in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 6, 2024 - Religious paraphernalia is pictured during the blessing of the water in Rynok Square on Epiphany, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Centralized Destruction of Drugs In Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JUNE 21, 2023 - A police officer introduces drug paraphernalia and the dangers of drugs to a crowd in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, June 21, 2023. June 26, 2023, is the 36th International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

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Centralized Destruction of Drugs In Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JUNE 21, 2023 - Police tell the public about common drug paraphernalia and warn people to pay attention to prevention, June 21, 2023, Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China. June 26, 2023, is the 36th International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

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Tokyo's Shin-Okubo is hot spot of Korean culture

TOKYO, Japan - Vendors prepare 'hotteok'' Korean sweet pancakes at a food stand in Tokyo's Shin-Okubo district on Jan. 21, 2011. The area has become a hot spot for fans of Korean culture, as many stores feeding their interests have opened, including restaurants, stores selling pop star paraphernalia, and language schools.

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Tokyo's Shin-Okubo is hot spot of Korean culture

TOKYO, Japan - A street in Tokyo's Shin-Okubo district lined with Korean restaurants is crowded with people on Jan. 21, 2011. The area has become a hot spot for fans of Korean culture, as many stores feeding their interests have opened, including restaurants, stores selling pop star paraphernalia, and language schools.

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Chinese culture show staged in Ghanaian university to boost friendly ties

STORY: Chinese culture show staged in Ghanaian university to boost friendly ties DATELINE: May 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Chinese cultural performances. 2. Various of the game (using chopsticks to pick up beans) 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHU BEIJUAN, Dean of the Confucius Institute. 4. Various of Chinese cultural performances. 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HENRY NII ADJIRI QUARCOOPOME, Student from the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana 6. various of Chinese paraphernalia. 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PASCALINA ARTHUR, Student from the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana on Sunday staged a Chinese culture show to promote cultural exchanges between China and Ghana. Students and staffers of the Confucius Institute staged performances, including sword dance, Sichuan Opera and Chinese songs. Chu Beijuan, the Chinese dean of the Confucius Institute, said the event wa

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New Year Preparation in Philippines

New Year Preparation-A sidewalk vendor put up a makeshift stall selling assorted paraphernalia for the New Year celebration. Street Children tries the safe and inexpensive "toroto" or blow horn. For the past years, New Year Celebration in the Philippines causes tens of deaths among revelers because of the use of powerful firecrackers are illegal, but they are sold in the streets. 12/28/00

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Tokyo's Shin-Okubo is hot spot of Korean culture

TOKYO, Japan - Vendors prepare 'hotteok'' Korean sweet pancakes at a food stand in Tokyo's Shin-Okubo district on Jan. 21, 2011. The area has become a hot spot for fans of Korean culture, as many stores feeding their interests have opened, including restaurants, stores selling pop star paraphernalia, and language schools. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo's Shin-Okubo is hot spot of Korean culture

TOKYO, Japan - A street in Tokyo's Shin-Okubo district lined with Korean restaurants is crowded with people on Jan. 21, 2011. The area has become a hot spot for fans of Korean culture, as many stores feeding their interests have opened, including restaurants, stores selling pop star paraphernalia, and language schools. (Kyodo)

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K-pop girl idols draw young Japanese with Net blitz, boy band boo

TOKYO, Japan - Shoppers crowd Hanryu Hyakkaten (Korean Department Store) offering various paraphernalia of Korean pop artists and actors in Tokyo's Okubo district Dec. 18, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Akihabara in Tokyo

File photo taken on July 4, 2019, shows a variety of "Gacha Gacha" capsule toy vending machines in Akihabara in central Tokyo. The district, once famous for its many electronics shops, is now known as the center of Japan's "otaku" geek culture with many stores selling anime and manga paraphernalia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akihabara in Tokyo

File photo taken on July 4, 2019, shows a variety of "Gacha Gacha" capsule toy vending machines in Akihabara in central Tokyo. The district, once famous for its many electronics shops, is now known as the center of Japan's "otaku" geek culture with many stores selling anime and manga paraphernalia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akihabara in Tokyo

File photo taken on May 30, 2019, shows the Akihabara district in central Tokyo. Akihabara is famous for its many electronics shops. In more recent years, the district has gained recognition as the center of Japan's "otaku" geek culture with many stores selling anime and manga paraphernalia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo