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#13075820

9 December 2025

The Dance of the Santiagos represents the struggle between Christians and Moors (Morisma), honoring the Apostle James, but it evolves to symbolize the battle between rain and drought (the dog days of summer) in indigenous communities, outside the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 8, 2025, on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico, held every December 12 to give thanks for ''miracles and favors granted.''

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#13075821

9 December 2025

The Dance of the Santiagos represents the struggle between Christians and Moors (Morisma), honoring the Apostle James, but it evolves to symbolize the battle between rain and drought (the dog days of summer) in indigenous communities, outside the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 8, 2025, on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico, held every December 12 to give thanks for ''miracles and favors granted.''

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#13075822

9 December 2025

The Dance of the Santiagos represents the struggle between Christians and Moors (Morisma), honoring the Apostle James, but it evolves to symbolize the battle between rain and drought (the dog days of summer) in indigenous communities, outside the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 8, 2025, on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico, held every December 12 to give thanks for ''miracles and favors granted.''

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#13075823

9 December 2025

The Dance of the Santiagos represents the struggle between Christians and Moors (Morisma), honoring the Apostle James, but it evolves to symbolize the battle between rain and drought (the dog days of summer) in indigenous communities, outside the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 8, 2025, on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico, held every December 12 to give thanks for ''miracles and favors granted.''

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#13071187

7 December 2025

An illuminated cross is seen on the Catholic sanctuary of the Virgin Mary church is seen in Warsaw, Poland on 2025, 07 December.

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#13048573

2 December 2025

A cross is on the steeple of a church in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on December 1, 2025.

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#13048570

2 December 2025

Crosses are on pews in a church in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on December 1, 2025.

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2 December 2025

Crosses are on pews in a church in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on December 1, 2025.

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#13041226

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041228

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041229

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041230

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13038166

29 November 2025

The Cross of Katyn sculpture is in Krakow, Poland, on November 28, 2025.

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#13036819

29 November 2025

The head of the march shows the picture of the imam Mohamed Shahin in front of the Palace of Justice in Turin, Italy, on November 28, 2025.

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