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February’s Snow Moon Lights Up the Sky 4

The February 2026 Snow Moon reached peak illumination on Sunday, February 1. Known as the Snow Moon due to heavy winter snowfall, it appeared nearly full for several nights, making it visible to skywatchers even after the exact peak passed.

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February’s Snow Moon Lights Up the Sky

The February 2026 Snow Moon reached peak illumination on Sunday, February 1. Known as the Snow Moon due to heavy winter snowfall, it appeared nearly full for several nights, making it visible to skywatchers even after the exact peak passed.

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February’s Snow Moon Lights Up the Sky 3

The February 2026 Snow Moon reached peak illumination on Sunday, February 1. Known as the Snow Moon due to heavy winter snowfall, it appeared nearly full for several nights, making it visible to skywatchers even after the exact peak passed.

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February’s Snow Moon Lights Up the Sky 2

The February 2026 Snow Moon reached peak illumination on Sunday, February 1. Known as the Snow Moon due to heavy winter snowfall, it appeared nearly full for several nights, making it visible to skywatchers even after the exact peak passed.

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Wolf Moon Supermoon - Iraq

Wolf Moon Supermoon - Iraq

A cinematic view shows the first full moon of the year, traditionally called the "Wolf Moon," rising majestically behind the snowy summit of Mount Safeen in the Shaqlawa district of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The astronomical event provides a stunning contrast between the luminous lunar surface and the rugged winter landscape of the Zagros mountain range , on January 3, 2026 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wolf Moon Supermoon - Iraq

Wolf Moon Supermoon - Iraq

A cinematic view shows the first full moon of the year, traditionally called the "Wolf Moon," rising majestically behind the snowy summit of Mount Safeen in the Shaqlawa district of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The astronomical event provides a stunning contrast between the luminous lunar surface and the rugged winter landscape of the Zagros mountain range , on January 3, 2026 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wolf Moon Supermoon - Iraq

Wolf Moon Supermoon - Iraq

A cinematic view shows the first full moon of the year, traditionally called the "Wolf Moon," rising majestically behind the snowy summit of Mount Safeen in the Shaqlawa district of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The astronomical event provides a stunning contrast between the luminous lunar surface and the rugged winter landscape of the Zagros mountain range , on January 3, 2026 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wolf Moon Supermoon - Iraq

Wolf Moon Supermoon - Iraq

A cinematic view shows the first full moon of the year, traditionally called the "Wolf Moon," rising majestically behind the snowy summit of Mount Safeen in the Shaqlawa district of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The astronomical event provides a stunning contrast between the luminous lunar surface and the rugged winter landscape of the Zagros mountain range , on January 3, 2026 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October's Harvest Moon, the first supermoon of the year, rises over Srinagar. This full moon is known as the Hunter's Moon because October was traditionally the month when hunters were active in preparation for the long winter months. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October's Harvest Moon, the first supermoon of the year, rises over Srinagar. This full moon is known as the Hunter's Moon because October was traditionally the month when hunters were active in preparation for the long winter months. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October's Harvest Moon, the first supermoon of the year, rises over Srinagar. This full moon is known as the Hunter's Moon because October was traditionally the month when hunters were active in preparation for the long winter months. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October Full Harvest Moon In Srinagar - India

October's Harvest Moon, the first supermoon of the year, rises over Srinagar. This full moon is known as the Hunter's Moon because October was traditionally the month when hunters were active in preparation for the long winter months. Photo by Danish Showkat/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apollo 8 Crew

Apollo 8 Crew

In this US Government hand-out photo, taken on October 8,1968 the Apollo 8 prime crew stands in foreground as the Apollo (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle leaves the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building on way to Pad A, Launch Complex 39. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a huge crawler-transporter. The Apollo 8 crew consists of (left to right) astronauts Frank Borman, commander; James A. Lovell Jr., command module pilot; and William A. Anders, lunar module pilot. In August of 1968, these three NASA astronauts received a call telling them to cancel their winter holiday plans — they were going to the Moon. Fifty years later we are celebrating the historic mission of Apollo 8. Photo by NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moon Is Seen Over Yabuli - China

Moon Is Seen Over Yabuli - China

The moon is seen over Yabuli during Asian Winter Games, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, February 12, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lian Zhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moon Is Seen Over Yabuli - China

Moon Is Seen Over Yabuli - China

The moon is seen over Yabuli during Asian Winter Games, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, February 12, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lian Zhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moon Is Seen Over Yabuli - China

Moon Is Seen Over Yabuli - China

The moon is seen over Yabuli during Asian Winter Games, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, February 12, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lian Zhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moon Is Seen Over Yabuli - China

Moon Is Seen Over Yabuli - China

The moon is seen over Yabuli during Asian Winter Games, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, February 12, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lian Zhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moon Is Seen Over Yabuli - China

Moon Is Seen Over Yabuli - China

The moon is seen over Yabuli during Asian Winter Games, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, February 12, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lian Zhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moon Is Seen Over Yabuli - China

Moon Is Seen Over Yabuli - China

The moon is seen over Yabuli during Asian Winter Games, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, February 12, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Lian Zhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Odesa beach in winter

Odesa beach in winter

ODESA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 9, 2025 - The Moon is in the sky over the Black Sea by Delfin (Dolphin) Beach, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

Polar night in Finnish Lapland

The Moon is seen above Mieraslompolo in Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland, on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Polar night in Finnish Lapland

Polar night in Finnish Lapland

The Moon lights the landscape in Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland, on December 18, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Taagepera Castle

Taagepera Castle

Taagepera, 26.11.2024. Taagepera Castle´s display Wagenkülls Winter Wonderland. It is a unique festival of light that will surprise visitors with its impressive installations: for example, the striking solar system with huge planets, the Moon, and the Earth. In addition, there are illuminated alleys, glowing reindeer, colourful trees, flowers, a carriage, and much more! Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

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Taagepera Castle

Taagepera Castle

Taagepera, 26.11.2024. Taagepera Castle´s display Wagenkülls Winter Wonderland. It is a unique festival of light that will surprise visitors with its impressive installations: for example, the striking solar system with huge planets, the Moon, and the Earth. In addition, there are illuminated alleys, glowing reindeer, colourful trees, flowers, a carriage, and much more! Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

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Taagepera Castle

Taagepera Castle

Taagepera, 26.11.2024. Taagepera Castle´s display Wagenkülls Winter Wonderland. It is a unique festival of light that will surprise visitors with its impressive installations: for example, the striking solar system with huge planets, the Moon, and the Earth. In addition, there are illuminated alleys, glowing reindeer, colourful trees, flowers, a carriage, and much more! Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

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Taagepera Castle

Taagepera Castle

Taagepera, 26.11.2024. Taagepera Castle´s display Wagenkülls Winter Wonderland. It is a unique festival of light that will surprise visitors with its impressive installations: for example, the striking solar system with huge planets, the Moon, and the Earth. In addition, there are illuminated alleys, glowing reindeer, colourful trees, flowers, a carriage, and much more! Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

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Taagepera Castle

Taagepera Castle

Taagepera, 26.11.2024. Taagepera Castle´s display Wagenkülls Winter Wonderland. It is a unique festival of light that will surprise visitors with its impressive installations: for example, the striking solar system with huge planets, the Moon, and the Earth. In addition, there are illuminated alleys, glowing reindeer, colourful trees, flowers, a carriage, and much more! Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-JEONGSEON-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-FREESTYLE SKIING

(SP)SOUTH KOREA-JEONGSEON-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-FREESTYLE SKIING

(240127) -- JEONGSEON, Jan. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Moon Seoyoung of Korea competes during the Women's Dual Moguls of Freestyle Skiing event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Jeongseon, South Korea, Jan. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-JEONGSEON-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-FREESTYLE SKIING-MIXED TEAM DUAL MOGULS

(SP)SOUTH KOREA-JEONGSEON-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-FREESTYLE SKIING-MIXED TEAM DUAL MOGULS

(240126) -- JEONGSEON, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yun Shin-Ee (R) of South Korea competes with Moon Seoyoung of South Korea during the Quarterfinal of the Mixed Team Dual Moguls of Freestyle Skiing at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Jeongseon, South Korea, Jan. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Buddhist community in Bangladesh celebrates Maghi Purnima

STORY: Buddhist community in Bangladesh celebrates Maghi Purnima DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Buddhist monks and devotees praying at a temple on the occasion of the Buddhist "Maghi Purnima" festival in Dhaka 2. various of devotees lighting candles at a temple on the occasion of the Buddhist "Maghi Purnima" festival in Dhaka 3. various of Gautama Buddha statue in Buddhist temple in Dhaka 4. various of devotees 5. various of Gautama Buddha statue STORYLINE: Bangladesh's Buddhist community celebrated Maghi Purnima on Sunday. This festival is commemorated on the night of the full moon in the month of Magh, the 10th month in the Bengali calendar during the winter season, through remembering Gautama Buddha and the announcement of his impending death. As one of the biggest religious festivals of the Buddhist community, the festival's daylong celebration started with the lighting of lamps and hoisting of national and religious flags atop

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Tourists flock to fish on ice at S. Korea's popular winter festival

STORY: Tourists flock to fish on ice at S. Korea's popular winter festival DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: HWACHEON, South Korea CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ice fishing 2. various of bare-handed fishing 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): PARK ON-YOU, Tourist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): LEE KEUN-KYU, Tourist 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Korean): CHOI MOON-SOON, Hwacheon Mayor STORYLINE: Around 130,000 local and foreign tourists flocked to fish on ice and snatch fish with bare hands at one of the most popular South Korean winter festivals that opened on Saturday in Hwacheon county, about 120 km northeast of the capital Seoul. The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival was scheduled to last until Jan. 29 with the theme of "Never freezing warm-heartedness, never melting memories" as visitors were allowed to fish on top of the ice for Sancheoneo, a mountain trout that is known for living in the first-class fresh water. Since 2003, the winter festival had been held every January in the remote mountainous count

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Olympic Flag arrives in S. Korea for 2018 Winter Olympics

Olympic Flag arrives in S. Korea for 2018 Winter Olympics

CHUNCHEON, South Korea - Gangwan Province Gov. Choi Moon Soon waves the Olympic flag during a ceremony in the provincial capital of Chuncheon on Feb. 26, 2014, after the flag arrived from Sochi, Russia. The Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang County in the province in 2018.

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Women and moon at Closing Ceremony for Sochi Winter Olympics

Women and moon at Closing Ceremony for Sochi Winter Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - The silhouette of women looms over the moon during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Sochi Olympics open with ceremony

Sochi Olympics open with ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's message is displayed during the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 7, 2014.

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Sochi Olympics

Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) receives the Olympic flame from Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 6, 2014, the day before the start of the Winter Olympics.

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Chris Moon holds Olympic torch

Chris Moon holds Olympic torch

Land-mine victim Chris Moon holds the Olympic torch aloft at the opening ceremony of the Nagano Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 7. Moon lost his right arm and right leg while working to remove mines in Mozambique in 1995.

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-NATIONAL AQUATICS CENTRE-MOON (CN)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-NATIONAL AQUATICS CENTRE-MOON (CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 15, 2022 shows the moon and the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-NATIONAL AQUATICS CENTRE-MOON (CN)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-NATIONAL AQUATICS CENTRE-MOON (CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 15, 2022 shows the moon and the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-NATIONAL AQUATICS CENTRE-MOON (CN)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-NATIONAL AQUATICS CENTRE-MOON (CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 15, 2022 shows the moon and the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-AWARDING CEREMONY (CN)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-AWARDING CEREMONY (CN)

(220215) -- BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A full moon rises over the National Stadium and the Olympic torch flares in the heart of a giant snowflake-shaped cauldron made of placard with the names of participating delegations and framed by calligraphic "olive branches", which symbolizes all people living in peace and harmony, at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. Tuesday marks the traditional Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month on the Chinese lunar calendar and an important occasion for family reunions. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BLUE MOON VALLEY (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-BLUE MOON VALLEY (CN)

(220113) -- LIJIANG, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows the winter scenery of Lanyue (Blue Moon) Valley in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BLUE MOON VALLEY (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-BLUE MOON VALLEY (CN)

(220113) -- LIJIANG, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows the winter scenery of Lanyue (Blue Moon) Valley in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BLUE MOON VALLEY (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-BLUE MOON VALLEY (CN)

(220113) -- LIJIANG, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows the winter scenery of Lanyue (Blue Moon) Valley in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BLUE MOON VALLEY (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-BLUE MOON VALLEY (CN)

(220113) -- LIJIANG, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows the winter scenery of Lanyue (Blue Moon) Valley in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BLUE MOON VALLEY (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-BLUE MOON VALLEY (CN)

(220113) -- LIJIANG, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows the winter scenery of Lanyue (Blue Moon) Valley in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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By The Light Of The Silvery Mo film (1953)

By The Light Of The Silvery Mo film (1953)

Doris Day Characters: Marjorie Winfield Film: By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (USA 1953) Director: David Butler 26 March 1953 Heiratet Marjorie? (By the Light of the Silvery Moon, USA 1953, Regie: David Butler) Doris Day (3.v.li) / Schlittschuhlaufen, Eislaufen, Eis, Schnee, Winter, Schlittschuhbahn, Mode, Freizeit, 50er Jahre Date: 26-Mar-53

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The Silvery Moon by Florence Hardy

The Silvery Moon by Florence Hardy

Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes, skate together under a silver moon. Date: c.1920

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Gangwan governor speaks about Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

Gangwan governor speaks about Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

Choi Moon Soon, governor of Gangwon Province, briefs the foreign media on the progress of preparations for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the province at a news conference in Seoul on Jan. 26, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ivanka Trump meets Moon

Ivanka Trump meets Moon

South Korean President Moon Jae In (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter and White House adviser Ivanka shake hands in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2018, ahead of the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Feb. 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Moon talk in Pyeongchang

Abe, Moon talk in Pyeongchang

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and South Korean President Moon Jae In hold talks in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 9, 2018, ahead of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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