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Ultra-Orthodox worshippers gather at Mount Meron in northern Israel to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer marking the anniversary of the death of the Talmudic sage, a year after 45 people were crushed to death in a stampede during the annual pilgrimage. IMAGES
Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray at the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at Mount Meron in northern Israel during the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer, which marks the anniversary of the death of the Talmudic sage. IMAGES
Jerusalem, Apr 29 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Atef Safadi) Ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem danced around a large bonfire Thursday to commemorate the holy day of Lag Ba'Omer.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews dressed in costumes celebrate Purim in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood. The carnival-like Purim holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. IMAGES
Ukraine Jews light up candles as they celebrate the Hanukkah festival of lights amid blackouts in Kyiv. IMAGES
Kathmandu, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Nepalese gathered Thursday to celebrate the Bisket Jatra festival despite the government's request of no gatherings of more than 25 persons due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bisket festival is celebrated to mark the Nepali New Year 2076, especially among the Newar communities in Bhaktapur. During the festival, devotees will carry a chariot of Hindu gods and goddesses and smear vermilion-color powder on each other's faces. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: NEPALESE PEOPLE SING AND DANCE TO TRADITIONAL MUSIC WHILE SMEARING VERMILION COLOUR POWDER DURING THE 'SINDOOR JATRA' FESTIVAL AS PART OF THE BISKET JATRA FESTIVAL IN THIMI, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
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