"Wish"

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15 February 2026

A Hindu woman whispers her wishes in the ear of Nandi inside a temple during the Maha Shivratri festival in Nagaon district, Assam, India, on February 15, 2026.

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13 February 2026

A worker colors incense sticks, often referred to by locals as Hio, in Tangerang Regency, Banten, on February 13, 2026. In Chinese culture, especially during Chinese New Year celebrations, hio serves as a means of paying respect to ancestors and God, as well as a symbol of prayer, hope, and requests for blessings, safety, and balance in life.

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4 February 2026

Members of the media capture Song Hyeon-su, chairman of the Korea Calligraphy Association, and children as they paste Ipchuncheop (spring calligraphy) on the gate of Ochondack at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, on February 4, 2026. The ritual marks the onset of spring (Ipchun) and draws significant media attention as participants wish for good fortune with the phrases ''Ipchun Daegil'' and ''Geonyang Dagyeong.''

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4 February 2026

Song Hyeon-su, chairman of the Korea Calligraphy Association, explains the meaning of Ipchuncheop (spring calligraphy) to children after writing them at Ochondack in the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, on February 4, 2026. The calligraphy featuring the phrases ''Ipchun Daegil'' and ''Geonyang Dagyeong'' symbolizes the anticipation of spring and offers wishes for a year filled with great fortune and auspicious events.

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4 February 2026

Song Hyeon-su, chairman of the Korea Calligraphy Association, explains the meaning of Ipchuncheop (spring calligraphy) to children after writing them at Ochondack in the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, on February 4, 2026. The calligraphy featuring the phrases ''Ipchun Daegil'' and ''Geonyang Dagyeong'' symbolizes the anticipation of spring and offers wishes for a year filled with great fortune and auspicious events.

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4 February 2026

Song Hyeon-su, chairman of the Korea Calligraphy Association, explains the meaning of Ipchuncheop (spring calligraphy) to children after writing them at Ochondack in the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, on February 4, 2026. The calligraphy featuring the phrases ''Ipchun Daegil'' and ''Geonyang Dagyeong'' symbolizes the anticipation of spring and offers wishes for a year filled with great fortune and auspicious events.

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4 February 2026

Song Hyeon-su, chairman of the Korea Calligraphy Association, explains the meaning of Ipchuncheop (spring calligraphy) to children after writing them at Ochondack in the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, on February 4, 2026. The calligraphy featuring the phrases ''Ipchun Daegil'' and ''Geonyang Dagyeong'' symbolizes the anticipation of spring and offers wishes for a year filled with great fortune and auspicious events.

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4 February 2026

Song Hyeon-su, chairman of the Korea Calligraphy Association, explains the meaning of Ipchuncheop (spring calligraphy) to children after writing them at Ochondack in the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, on February 4, 2026. The calligraphy featuring the phrases ''Ipchun Daegil'' and ''Geonyang Dagyeong'' symbolizes the anticipation of spring and offers wishes for a year filled with great fortune and auspicious events.

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4 February 2026

Song Hyeon-su, chairman of the Korea Calligraphy Association, and children paste Ipchuncheop (spring calligraphy) on the gate of Ochondack at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, on February 4, 2026. The group marks Ipchun, the onset of spring in the lunar calendar, and wishes for good fortune with the phrases ''Ipchun Daegil'' and ''Geonyang Dagyeong,'' which signify great luck and many celebrations in the coming year.

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4 February 2026

Song Hyeon-su, chairman of the Korea Calligraphy Association, and children paste Ipchuncheop (spring calligraphy) on the gate of Ochondack at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, on February 4, 2026. The group marks Ipchun, the onset of spring in the lunar calendar, and wishes for good fortune with the phrases ''Ipchun Daegil'' and ''Geonyang Dagyeong,'' which signify great luck and many celebrations in the coming year.

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4 February 2026

Song Hyeon-su, chairman of the Korea Calligraphy Association, and children paste Ipchuncheop (spring calligraphy) on the gate of Ochondack at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, on February 4, 2026. The group marks Ipchun, the onset of spring in the lunar calendar, and wishes for good fortune with the phrases ''Ipchun Daegil'' and ''Geonyang Dagyeong,'' which signify great luck and many celebrations in the coming year.

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23 January 2026

In Mount Emei, Sichuan Province, China, on July 19, 2011, pilgrims light large incense sticks at the summit of Mount Emei in a gesture steeped in fervor and tradition. The smoke rises slowly in the fresh mountain air, mingling with the clouds and Buddhist chants that resonate around the temples. On this sacred site, a major center of Chinese Buddhism, incense becomes an offering to the divinities, a bridge between the earthly and spiritual worlds. Each flame lit carries a prayer, a wish, an invisible bond between humanity and heaven.

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4 January 2026

A supporter of the popular uprising in Iran holds a sign wishing for the ''death of the dictator''.

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31 December 2025

A protester holds a sign that reads, ''Woke New Years wishes!'' at a demonstration outside of Texas Senator John Cornyn's office in Houston, Texas, on December 30, 2025.

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24 December 2025

Nepalese Christian worshippers pray during a Christmas Eve Mass at the Assumption Church in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025.

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24 December 2025

Nepalese Christian devotees light candles at the Assumption Church on Christmas Eve in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 24, 2025

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