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24 August 2024

Masked dancers, depicting various gods and goddesses of Nilbarahi, perform ritualistic and traditional dance steps during the arduous dance festival of Nilbarahi in Bode, Bhaktapur, on August 24, 2024. According to legends, Nil Barahi herself appears in front of the local denizens of Bode and teaches them the current dance style, which symbolizes peace after a war with demons. While doing so, the goddess also binds them with some rules, such as not having food or water during the dance performance and not talking with anyone during the entire performance, which lasts approximately 12-15 hours a day for three consecutive days. Additionally, the dancers must have a lifetime commitment. Once chosen, the dancers must dance for their entire life, regardless of what happens, even the loss of parents. There must be an influential belief and power within the dancers that enable them to dance for such long hours with the same devotion and energy. Whenever they start their dance, a kind of energy rises in the air. All 19 characterized dancers, as well as the musicians who participate in this dance, belong to the Shrestha community of Bode.

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24 August 2024

Masked dancers, depicting various gods and goddesses of Nilbarahi, perform ritualistic and traditional dance steps during the arduous dance festival of Nilbarahi in Bode, Bhaktapur, on August 24, 2024. According to legends, Nil Barahi herself appears in front of the local denizens of Bode and teaches them the current dance style, which symbolizes peace after a war with demons. While doing so, the goddess also binds them with some rules, such as not having food or water during the dance performance and not talking with anyone during the entire performance, which lasts approximately 12-15 hours a day for three consecutive days. Additionally, the dancers must have a lifetime commitment. Once chosen, the dancers must dance for their entire life, regardless of what happens, even the loss of parents. There must be an influential belief and power within the dancers that enable them to dance for such long hours with the same devotion and energy. Whenever they start their dance, a kind of energy rises in the air. All 19 characterized dancers, as well as the musicians who participate in this dance, belong to the Shrestha community of Bode.

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24 August 2024

Masked dancers, depicting various gods and goddesses of Nilbarahi, perform ritualistic and traditional dance steps during the arduous dance festival of Nilbarahi in Bode, Bhaktapur, on August 24, 2024. According to legends, Nil Barahi herself appears in front of the local denizens of Bode and teaches them the current dance style, which symbolizes peace after a war with demons. While doing so, the goddess also binds them with some rules, such as not having food or water during the dance performance and not talking with anyone during the entire performance, which lasts approximately 12-15 hours a day for three consecutive days. Additionally, the dancers must have a lifetime commitment. Once chosen, the dancers must dance for their entire life, regardless of what happens, even the loss of parents. There must be an influential belief and power within the dancers that enable them to dance for such long hours with the same devotion and energy. Whenever they start their dance, a kind of energy rises in the air. All 19 characterized dancers, as well as the musicians who participate in this dance, belong to the Shrestha community of Bode.

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24 August 2024

Masked dancers, depicting various gods and goddesses of Nilbarahi, perform ritualistic and traditional dance steps during the arduous dance festival of Nilbarahi in Bode, Bhaktapur, on August 24, 2024. According to legends, Nil Barahi herself appears in front of the local denizens of Bode and teaches them the current dance style, which symbolizes peace after a war with demons. While doing so, the goddess also binds them with some rules, such as not having food or water during the dance performance and not talking with anyone during the entire performance, which lasts approximately 12-15 hours a day for three consecutive days. Additionally, the dancers must have a lifetime commitment. Once chosen, the dancers must dance for their entire life, regardless of what happens, even the loss of parents. There must be an influential belief and power within the dancers that enable them to dance for such long hours with the same devotion and energy. Whenever they start their dance, a kind of energy rises in the air. All 19 characterized dancers, as well as the musicians who participate in this dance, belong to the Shrestha community of Bode.

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24 August 2024

Masked dancers, depicting various gods and goddesses of Nilbarahi, perform ritualistic and traditional dance steps during the arduous dance festival of Nilbarahi in Bode, Bhaktapur, on August 24, 2024. According to legends, Nil Barahi herself appears in front of the local denizens of Bode and teaches them the current dance style, which symbolizes peace after a war with demons. While doing so, the goddess also binds them with some rules, such as not having food or water during the dance performance and not talking with anyone during the entire performance, which lasts approximately 12-15 hours a day for three consecutive days. Additionally, the dancers must have a lifetime commitment. Once chosen, the dancers must dance for their entire life, regardless of what happens, even the loss of parents. There must be an influential belief and power within the dancers that enable them to dance for such long hours with the same devotion and energy. Whenever they start their dance, a kind of energy rises in the air. All 19 characterized dancers, as well as the musicians who participate in this dance, belong to the Shrestha community of Bode.

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24 August 2024

Masked dancers, depicting various gods and goddesses of Nilbarahi, perform ritualistic and traditional dance steps during the arduous dance festival of Nilbarahi in Bode, Bhaktapur, on August 24, 2024. According to legends, Nil Barahi herself appears in front of the local denizens of Bode and teaches them the current dance style, which symbolizes peace after a war with demons. While doing so, the goddess also binds them with some rules, such as not having food or water during the dance performance and not talking with anyone during the entire performance, which lasts approximately 12-15 hours a day for three consecutive days. Additionally, the dancers must have a lifetime commitment. Once chosen, the dancers must dance for their entire life, regardless of what happens, even the loss of parents. There must be an influential belief and power within the dancers that enable them to dance for such long hours with the same devotion and energy. Whenever they start their dance, a kind of energy rises in the air. All 19 characterized dancers, as well as the musicians who participate in this dance, belong to the Shrestha community of Bode.

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11 December 2023

AY Young performs during the Global Climate Action. Uniting on the Pathway to 2030 and Beyond session in plenary room during the COP28, UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Dubai Exhibition Center, United Arab Emirates on December 11, 2023. COP28, running from November 30 to December 12 focuses on national climate goals. The Conference in Dubai focuses also on the most vulnerable communities and Loss and Damage Fund.

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11 December 2023

AY Young performs during the Global Climate Action. Uniting on the Pathway to 2030 and Beyond session in plenary room during the COP28, UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Dubai Exhibition Center, United Arab Emirates on December 11, 2023. COP28, running from November 30 to December 12 focuses on national climate goals. The Conference in Dubai focuses also on the most vulnerable communities and Loss and Damage Fund.

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8 December 2023

DJ Eric Terena from Brasil performs during Global Climate Action Awards ceremony, employing indigenous peoples music with electro bits in Global Action Hub in Blue Zone during the COP28, UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Dubai Exhibition Center, United Arab Emirates on December 8, 2023. COP28, running from November 30 to December 12 focuses on particular nations' decarbonisation goals. The Conference in Dubai focuses also on the most vulnerable communities and Loss and Damage

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7 December 2019

The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the climate march during the COP25 U.N. Climate Conference 2019. The demonstrators want to call on responsible politicians to show more commitment in the fight against global warming

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18 December 2018

On December 18th, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festive TV schedule, the famous ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advert will also return to Dutch screens once again. December 18th, Nijmegen. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festive TV schedule, the famous ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advert will also return to Dutch screens once again. December 18th, Nijmegen. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festiv

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18 December 2018

On December 18th, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festive TV schedule, the famous ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advert will also return to Dutch screens once again. December 18th, Nijmegen. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festive TV schedule, the famous ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advert will also return to Dutch screens once again. December 18th, Nijmegen. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festiv

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18 December 2018

On December 18th, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festive TV schedule, the famous ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advert will also return to Dutch screens once again. December 18th, Nijmegen. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festive TV schedule, the famous ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advert will also return to Dutch screens once again. December 18th, Nijmegen. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festiv

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18 December 2018

On December 18th, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festive TV schedule, the famous ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advert will also return to Dutch screens once again. December 18th, Nijmegen. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festive TV schedule, the famous ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advert will also return to Dutch screens once again. December 18th, Nijmegen. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festiv

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18 December 2018

On December 18th, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festive TV schedule, the famous ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advert will also return to Dutch screens once again. December 18th, Nijmegen. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festive TV schedule, the famous ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advert will also return to Dutch screens once again. December 18th, Nijmegen. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festiv

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18 December 2018

On December 18th, in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festive TV schedule, the famous ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advert will also return to Dutch screens once again. December 18th, Nijmegen. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festive TV schedule, the famous ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advert will also return to Dutch screens once again. December 18th, Nijmegen. Now in its eighth year, Coca-Cola’s Christmas Truck Tour has delighted thousands of visitors across the country with many more visitors expected to experience the magic in 2018. This year, as well as celebrating the magic that the Coca-Cola Truck Tour brings to Christmas, each Truck Tour stop will encourage consumers to recycle their cans, in line with Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste global commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one sold by the year 2030. Often said to mark the official start of Christmas, and a regular feature of the festiv

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