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4 December 2025

Sunita Dangol (center), Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu, inaugurates the Yomari Punhi and Jyapu Day celebration parade in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. The steaming hot delicacy, shaped like a fig and filled with molasses and sesame seeds, is commonly called Yomari in the Newa community. It marks the start of the consumption of fresh-harvest rice from the full moon of Poush, the ninth month of the Nepali lunar calendar. The harvest festival, marked with fanfare by the Newa community of the Kathmandu Valley, gets its name from Yomari, the fresh-harvest rice sweetmeat. According to various beliefs, Suchandra and Krita, a married couple, first experiment with the fresh yield of rice from their field in present-day Panauti City in ancient times. The couple then distributes the new delicacy to the villagers, who like it, and it is named Yomari, which in the Newa language means ''tasty bread.'' It not only is tasty but also helps to keep one warm in winter and helps to increase blood and sperm.

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4 December 2025

Sunita Dangol (center), Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu, takes part in the Yomari Punhi and Jyapu Day celebration parade in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 4, 2025. The steaming hot delicacy shaped like a fig, filled with molasses and sesame seeds, commonly called Yomari in the Newa community, marks the start of the consumption of fresh-harvest rice from the full moon of Poush, the ninth month of the Nepali lunar calendar. The harvest festival, marked with fanfare by the Newa community of the Kathmandu Valley, gets its name from Yomari, the fresh-harvest rice sweetmeat. According to various beliefs, Suchandra and Krita, a married couple, first experiment with the fresh yield of rice from their field in present-day Panauti City in ancient times. The couple then distributes the new delicacy to the villagers, which is liked by all, and it is named Yomari, which in the Newa language means ''tasty bread.'' It is not only tasty but also helps one to keep warm in winter and helps to increase blood and sperm.

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2 December 2025

People sit in pews in a church in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on December 1, 2025.

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2 December 2025

People look at a nativity scene in a church in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on December 1, 2025.

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1 November 2025

Devotees attend the altar of Santa Muerte located on Alfareria Street in the neighborhood of Tepito to venerate the Mexican female deity of pre-Hispanic origin known as Santa Muerte, with more than 20 years of tradition, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 31, 2025.

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1 November 2025

Devotees attend the altar of Santa Muerte located on Alfareria Street in the neighborhood of Tepito to venerate the Mexican female deity of pre-Hispanic origin known as Santa Muerte, with more than 20 years of tradition, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 31, 2025.

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1 November 2025

Devotees attend the altar of Santa Muerte located on Alfareria Street in the neighborhood of Tepito to venerate the Mexican female deity of pre-Hispanic origin known as Santa Muerte, with more than 20 years of tradition, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 31, 2025.

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1 November 2025

Devotees attend the altar of Santa Muerte located on Alfareria Street in the neighborhood of Tepito to venerate the Mexican female deity of pre-Hispanic origin known as Santa Muerte, with more than 20 years of tradition, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 31, 2025.

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1 November 2025

Devotees attend the altar of Santa Muerte located on Alfareria Street in the neighborhood of Tepito to venerate the Mexican female deity of pre-Hispanic origin known as Santa Muerte, with more than 20 years of tradition, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 31, 2025.

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1 November 2025

Devotees attend the altar of Santa Muerte located on Alfareria Street in the neighborhood of Tepito to venerate the Mexican female deity of pre-Hispanic origin known as Santa Muerte, with more than 20 years of tradition, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 31, 2025.

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1 November 2025

Devotees attend the altar of Santa Muerte located on Alfareria Street in the neighborhood of Tepito to venerate the Mexican female deity of pre-Hispanic origin known as Santa Muerte, with more than 20 years of tradition, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 31, 2025.

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1 November 2025

Devotees attend the altar of Santa Muerte located on Alfareria Street in the neighborhood of Tepito to venerate the Mexican female deity of pre-Hispanic origin known as Santa Muerte, with more than 20 years of tradition, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 31, 2025.

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1 November 2025

Devotees attend the altar of Santa Muerte located on Alfareria Street in the neighborhood of Tepito to venerate the Mexican female deity of pre-Hispanic origin known as Santa Muerte, with more than 20 years of tradition, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 31, 2025.

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1 November 2025

Devotees attend the altar of Santa Muerte located on Alfareria Street in the neighborhood of Tepito to venerate the Mexican female deity of pre-Hispanic origin known as Santa Muerte, with more than 20 years of tradition, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 31, 2025.

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1 November 2025

Dona Queta looks on during the celebration of the altar of Santa Muerte located on Alfareria Street in the neighborhood of Tepito to venerate the Mexican female deity of pre-Hispanic origin known as Santa Muerte, with more than 20 years of tradition, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 31, 2025.

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23 October 2025

Hindu devotees celebrate during the Annakut Utsav (Govardhan Puja) at Madan Mohon Mandir in Kolkata, India, on October 22, 2025. People in large numbers gather at the temple and collect the rice offerings in the belief that the rice keeps them in good condition and prevents them from facing poverty or scarcity of food.

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