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Traditional smelt festival held in Russia's St. Petersburg

STORY: Traditional smelt festival held in Russia's St. Petersburg SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival STORYLINE: A traditional smelt festival was held on Friday and Saturday at the Peter and Paul Fortress in Russia's St. Petersburg. Smelt is a tiny fish that smells like cucumber, which is considered St. Petersburg's gourmet icon. The city hosts smelt-themed festivals every year. In addition to savoring local delicacies, visitors could also take pleasure in musical performances and engage in activities like a fishing net weaving contest. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from St. Petersburg, Russia. (XHTV)

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RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-SMELT FESTIVAL

(240223) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child tastes smelt in Vladivostok, Russia, Feb. 23, 2024. Smelt is a winter delicacy that many residents of Vladivostok enjoy. The city on Friday hosted the Smelt Food Festival, where visitors can taste smelt dishes prepared by chefs from various renowned restaurants. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-SMELT FESTIVAL

(240223) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A girl learns to cook smelt in Vladivostok, Russia, Feb. 23, 2024. Smelt is a winter delicacy that many residents of Vladivostok enjoy. The city on Friday hosted the Smelt Food Festival, where visitors can taste smelt dishes prepared by chefs from various renowned restaurants. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-SMELT FESTIVAL

(240223) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People taste smelt in Vladivostok, Russia, Feb. 23, 2024. Smelt is a winter delicacy that many residents of Vladivostok enjoy. The city on Friday hosted the Smelt Food Festival, where visitors can taste smelt dishes prepared by chefs from various renowned restaurants. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-SMELT FESTIVAL

(240223) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman is pictured with a smelt dish in Vladivostok, Russia, Feb. 23, 2024. Smelt is a winter delicacy that many residents of Vladivostok enjoy. The city on Friday hosted the Smelt Food Festival, where visitors can taste smelt dishes prepared by chefs from various renowned restaurants. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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Ice fishing in Japan

Ice fishing tents are seen on the frozen surface of Lake Gando in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in the early morning of Jan. 31, 2024, as the fishing season for wakasagi, or Japanese smelt, opened on the lake the same day.

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Ice fishing in Japan

Ice fishing tents are seen on the frozen surface of Lake Gando in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in the early morning of Jan. 31, 2024, as the fishing season for wakasagi, or Japanese smelt, opened on the lake the same day.

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-SMELT FEST

(230514) -- ST. PETERSBURG, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors perform at the smelt fest in St. Petersburg, Russia, May 13, 2023. St. Petersburg started its annual smelt fest at the Peter and Paul Fortress on Saturday. Guests have chance to sample freshly cooked smelt fish, enjoy musical concerts and participate in various activities. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-SMELT FEST

(230514) -- ST. PETERSBURG, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People in uniforms present cooked at the smelt fest in St. Petersburg, Russia, May 13, 2023. St. Petersburg started its annual smelt fest at the Peter and Paul Fortress on Saturday. Guests have chance to sample freshly cooked smelt fish, enjoy musical concerts and participate in various activities. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-SMELT FEST

(230514) -- ST. PETERSBURG, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People cook smelt fish at the smelt fest in St. Petersburg, Russia, May 13, 2023. St. Petersburg started its annual smelt fest at the Peter and Paul Fortress on Saturday. Guests have chance to sample freshly cooked smelt fish, enjoy musical concerts and participate in various activities. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-SMELT FEST

(230514) -- ST. PETERSBURG, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors perform at the smelt fest in St. Petersburg, Russia, May 13, 2023. St. Petersburg started its annual smelt fest at the Peter and Paul Fortress on Saturday. Guests have chance to sample freshly cooked smelt fish, enjoy musical concerts and participate in various activities. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

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Fishermen sort 'shishamo' smelt at Kushiro port

KUSHIRO, Japan - Fishermen sort out "shishamo" smelt at Kushiro port in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido in October 2014. This year's catch of shishamo by seven fisheries associations in the region marked the lowest level of about 500 tons.

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Japan's 'shishamo' smelt caught off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - "Shishamo" smelt caught in the waters off Kushiro, Hokkaido, are shown on Nov. 8, 2014. Shishamo live exclusively around the Pacific Coast of Hokkaido.

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Ainu's traditional 'shishamo' smelt festival

KUSHIRO, Japan - The Ainu people's traditional "Shishamo" smelt festival is held in Shiranuka Town, Hokkaido, on Nov. 2, 2014, to pray for a bountiful catch and safe fishing.

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Fishers gather near Mt. Fuji to fish for lake smelt

YAMANAKAKO, Japan - Anglers gather on the frozen surface of Lake Yamanaka near Mt. Fuji to fish for lake smelt on Jan. 23, 2014. The ice on the lake in Yamanakako village, Yamanashi Prefecture, must reach a certain thickness for local authorities to allow people to fish through small holes driven through the ice.

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Ice fishing on Lake Yamanaka

KOFU, Japan - A woman enjoys ice fishing on Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2012, as the lake smelt fishing season opened at a part of the east side of the lake the same day.

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Ice fishing on Lake Yamanaka

KOFU, Japan - People take part in ice fishing on frozen Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2012, as the lake smelt fishing season opened at a part of the east side of the lake the same day. A snowcapped Mt. Fuji is seen in the background.

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Smelt fishing on frozen lake in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - A child fishes for smelt through an ice hole on a frozen lake at the Onuma quasi-national park in Hokkaido on Jan. 9, 2012.

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On-ice smelt fishing opens on Lake Yamanaka

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - People fish for smelt on Lake Yamanaka at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture as on-ice fishing opened the same day.

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CINEMA USHERS WHEN MOST PEOPLE SMOKED, AND ESPECIALLY ON WET

CINEMA USHERS WHEN MOST PEOPLE SMOKED, AND ESPECIALLY ON WET NIGHTS WHEN AUDIENCES MAY HAVE HAD DAMP OR WET CLOTHES THE AIR IN THE AUDITORIUM COULD BE QUITE UNPLEASANT, SO THE ATTENDANTS WOULD FREQUENTLY SPRAY FRAGRANCE WHILE THE PERFORMANCE WAS PROGRESSING CINEMA USHERS WHEN MOST PEOPLE SMOKED, AND ESPECIALLY ON WET NIGHTS WHEN AUDIENCES MAY HAVE HAD DAMP OR WET CLOTHES

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Season of dried "shishamo" smelt arrives in Hokkaido

A woman hangs "shishamo" smelt caught in waters off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido for drying in front of her shop in Mukawa on the Pacific Coast on Oct. 20, 2015. The fish hung like "sudare" bamboo blinds are a typical autumn sight in the town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season of dried "shishamo" smelt arrives in Hokkaido

A woman hangs "shishamo" smelt caught in waters off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido for drying in front of her shop in Mukawa facing the Pacific Coast on Oct. 20, 2015. The fish hung like "sudare" bamboo blinds are a typical autumn scene in the town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ice fishing on Lake Yamanaka

KOFU, Japan - People take part in ice fishing on frozen Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2012, as the lake smelt fishing season opened at a part of the east side of the lake the same day. A snowcapped Mt. Fuji is seen in the background. (Kyodo)

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Ice fishing on Lake Yamanaka

KOFU, Japan - A woman enjoys ice fishing on Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2012, as the lake smelt fishing season opened at a part of the east side of the lake the same day. (Kyodo)

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Japan's 'shishamo' smelt caught off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - "Shishamo" smelt caught in the waters off Kushiro, Hokkaido, are shown on Nov. 8, 2014. Shishamo live exclusively around the Pacific Coast of Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Fishermen sort 'shishamo' smelt at Kushiro port

KUSHIRO, Japan - Fishermen sort out "shishamo" smelt at Kushiro port in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido in October 2014. This year's catch of shishamo by seven fisheries associations in the region marked the lowest level of about 500 tons. (Kyodo)

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Ainu's traditional 'shishamo' smelt festival

KUSHIRO, Japan - The Ainu people's traditional "Shishamo" smelt festival is held in Shiranuka Town, Hokkaido, on Nov. 2, 2014, to pray for a bountiful catch and safe fishing. (Kyodo)

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Smelt fishing on frozen lake in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - A child fishes for smelt through an ice hole on a frozen lake at the Onuma quasi-national park in Hokkaido on Jan. 9, 2012. (Kyodo)

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"Shishamo" smelt fishing

A fishing boat leaves a port in Mukawa, Hokkaido, to catch "shishamo" smelt on Oct. 3, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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On-ice smelt fishing opens on Lake Yamanaka

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - People fish for smelt on Lake Yamanaka at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture as on-ice fishing opened the same day. (Kyodo)