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14 February 2024

A person is posing with a mask during the Carnival of Masks and Costumes in Culhuacan, Mexico City, on the eve of the Holy Week celebrations in the capital. The celebrations, which have been brought to America by the Spanish and Portuguese since the 15th century, are believed to have pagan origins and are characterized by music, dances, theatrical performances, vibrant colors, and gastronomy. The religious significance of Carnival varies across different states, as it is celebrated at the beginning of Lent.

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21 January 2024

Filipinos are holding replicas of the Child Jesus, or the Santo Nino, and are participating in a procession as part of the celebration of the Feast of the Infant Jesus, locally known as the Santo Nino, in Quezon City, northeast of Manila, Philippines, on January 20, 2024. Originating from an image brought by the Spaniards during the 16th century, the Santo Nino has become a beloved Filipino cultural icon and devotion.

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21 January 2024

Filipinos are holding replicas of the Child Jesus, or the Santo Nino, and are participating in a procession as part of the celebration of the Feast of the Infant Jesus, locally known as the Santo Nino, in Quezon City, northeast of Manila, Philippines, on January 20, 2024. Originating from an image brought by the Spaniards during the 16th century, the Santo Nino has become a beloved Filipino cultural icon and devotion.

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21 January 2024

Filipino seminarians are leading the dance of the 'Sinulog' in celebration of the Feast of the Infant Jesus, known locally as the Santo Nino, following a mass at the Divine Word Shrine in Quezon City, northeast of Manila, Philippines, on January 21, 2024. The dance originates from an image brought by the Spaniards during the 16th century and has since become a beloved Filipino cultural icon and devotion.

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21 January 2024

Filipino seminarians are leading the dance of the 'Sinulog' in celebration of the Feast of the Infant Jesus, known locally as the Santo Nino, following a mass at the Divine Word Shrine in Quezon City, northeast of Manila, Philippines, on January 21, 2024. The dance originates from an image brought by the Spaniards during the 16th century and has since become a beloved Filipino cultural icon and devotion.

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21 January 2024

Filipinos are reaching out to venerate an image of the Santo Nino, or the Infant Jesus, during a celebration of the Feast of the Infant Jesus, locally known as the Santo Nino, in Quezon City, northeast of Manila, Philippines, on January 21, 2024. Originating from an image brought by the Spaniards during the 16th century, it has become a beloved Filipino cultural icon and devotion.

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21 December 2023

PUEBLA, MEXICO - DECEMBER 10, 2023: A view of a statue of Blessed Sebastian de Aparicio y del Pardo, seen outside Puebla's San Francisco Convent, honoring the Spanish colonist tied to New Spain's earliest religious order, on December 10, 2023, in Puebla, Puebla State, Mexico.

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20 November 2022

Papier-mache statues walk through the streets of Angono, Rizal, during the Higantes Festival grand parade on November 20, 2022. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the locals celebrate their town's festival for the first time. The Higantes, or papier-mache giants, were thought to have been created by local farmers during the Spanish colonization era as a form of protest against their landlords. The giant papier-mache puppets range in size from four to five feet in diameter and ten to twelve feet in height, and they can only be controlled from within.

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20 November 2022

Papier-mache statues walk through the streets of Angono, Rizal, during the Higantes Festival grand parade on November 20, 2022. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the locals celebrate their town's festival for the first time. The Higantes, or papier-mache giants, were thought to have been created by local farmers during the Spanish colonization era as a form of protest against their landlords. The giant papier-mache puppets range in size from four to five feet in diameter and ten to twelve feet in height, and they can only be controlled from within.

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20 November 2022

Papier-mache statues walk through the streets of Angono, Rizal, during the Higantes Festival grand parade on November 20, 2022. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the locals celebrate their town's festival for the first time. The Higantes, or papier-mache giants, were thought to have been created by local farmers during the Spanish colonization era as a form of protest against their landlords. The giant papier-mache puppets range in size from four to five feet in diameter and ten to twelve feet in height, and they can only be controlled from within.

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20 November 2022

Papier-mache statues walk through the streets of Angono, Rizal, during the Higantes Festival grand parade on November 20, 2022. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the locals celebrate their town's festival for the first time. The Higantes, or papier-mache giants, were thought to have been created by local farmers during the Spanish colonization era as a form of protest against their landlords. The giant papier-mache puppets range in size from four to five feet in diameter and ten to twelve feet in height, and they can only be controlled from within.

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20 November 2022

Papier-mache statues walk through the streets of Angono, Rizal, during the Higantes Festival grand parade on November 20, 2022. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the locals celebrate their town's festival for the first time. The Higantes, or papier-mache giants, were thought to have been created by local farmers during the Spanish colonization era as a form of protest against their landlords. The giant papier-mache puppets range in size from four to five feet in diameter and ten to twelve feet in height, and they can only be controlled from within.

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20 November 2022

Papier-mache statues walk through the streets of Angono, Rizal, during the Higantes Festival grand parade on November 20, 2022. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the locals celebrate their town's festival for the first time. The Higantes, or papier-mache giants, were thought to have been created by local farmers during the Spanish colonization era as a form of protest against their landlords. The giant papier-mache puppets range in size from four to five feet in diameter and ten to twelve feet in height, and they can only be controlled from within.

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31 October 2019

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral or Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción or called the Cienfuegos Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Church, a religious building located opposite the Martí Park Square - Jose Marti Plaza in the city of Cienfuegos on the Caribbean island nation of Cuba. The church as part of the Historic Centre of Cienfuegos is declared World Heritage by UNESCO since 2005 attracting tourists, pilgrims and visitors.

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31 October 2019

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral or Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción or called the Cienfuegos Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Church, a religious building located opposite the Martí Park Square - Jose Marti Plaza in the city of Cienfuegos on the Caribbean island nation of Cuba. The church as part of the Historic Centre of Cienfuegos is declared World Heritage by UNESCO since 2005 attracting tourists, pilgrims and visitors.

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31 October 2019

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral or Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción or called the Cienfuegos Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Church, a religious building located opposite the Martí Park Square - Jose Marti Plaza in the city of Cienfuegos on the Caribbean island nation of Cuba. The church as part of the Historic Centre of Cienfuegos is declared World Heritage by UNESCO since 2005 attracting tourists, pilgrims and visitors.

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