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Managua, Dec 7 (EFE) .- Nicaragua celebrated Monday the traditional religious festival "La Gritería" in honor of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, in most cases taking into account COVID-19 restrictions. Nicaraguan Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes inaugurated the beginning of "La Gritería" this year from his home, and not from the Metropolitan Cathedral of Managua as usual.(Camera: RENEE LUCIA RAMOS)SHOT LIST: NICARAGUANS CELEBRATING LA GRITERIA IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA.
Kolkata/Bhopal (India), Nov 20 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Piyal Adhikary / Sanjeev Gupta).- India on Friday celebrated Chhath Puja, an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to the Sun god.FOOTAGE OF CHHATH PUJA CELEBRATIONS IN KOLKATA AND BHOPAL ON FRIDAY.
Veracruz / Oaxaca, Nov. 1 (EFE).- Mexico is keeping the Day of the Dead celebration alive as a hybrid holiday amid the coronavirus pandemic, and although the churches are open in some states, for millions of families the traditional festivities are occurring at home, including uncounted numbers of people who are commemorating the event virtually.A potential resurgence of the pandemic, as has occurred in other countries, put Mexican authorities on alert and on the weekend they imposed mobility and gathering restrictions. (Camera: JOSE DE JESUS / SANTIAGO HERNANDEZ).SHOT LIST: THE CELEBRATION OF THE DAY OF THE DEAD IN THE STATES OF VERACRUZ AND OAXACA, MEXICO.SOUND BITE: HILDA JUAREZ, RESIDENT OF MITLA IN OAXACA STATE, MEXICO (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: Well, it is a beautiful tradition. We do not have to go out. We are waiting them here at home and we feel the air. We can feel them because we feel their vibes. They will be arriving at 12. And the pandemic, no, for them there is no pandemic. They can come because there are no obstacles for them. And here they are resting on their mat and trying what we have prepared for them.
Kolkata, Oct 8 (EFE/EPA).- Hindu devotees in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal were gearing up on Friday to celebrate Durga Puja festival, amid the coronavirus pandemic.The five-day-long celebration marks the homecoming of Goddess Durga, one of the major deities in the Indian pantheon of gods and goddesses, and her victory over the forces of evil. The festival this year falls between Oct. 11 and Oct. 15. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Kolkata, Aug 20 (EFE/EPA).- Shiite Muslims in Kolkata marked Friday the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic Calendar.The climax of Muharram is the Ashura festival which is believed to be the day that Moses - considered an important prophet in Islam - led the Jews to safety by parting the Red Sea; importantly, Ashura is also the same day the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, was killed in battle in AD 680, making the day a solemn occasion for Shia worldwide, who deeply revere Hussein.Ashura is the peak of ten days of mourning when Shiite Muslims mourn the killing of Imam Hussein whose shrine is located in Karbala in southern Iraq. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: SHIITE MUSLIMS MARK ASHURA DAY IN KOLKATAA, INDIA.