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Nablus, Jun 20 (EFE/EPA).- Members of the Samaritan faith – which is closely linked to Judaism – gathered at sunrise on Tuesday atop their religion's holiest mountain in the northern West Bank, marking the Shavuot holiday. Shavuot festival which marks the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, seven weeks after the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Samaritan community numbers around 820 people, many of whom live high above the Palestinian city of Nablus on Mount Gerizim, which they regard as the true Chosen Place, rather than Jerusalem's Mount Zion revered by the Jewish faithful. (Camera: ALAA BADARNEH). SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF THE SAMARITAN COMMUNITY PRAY ON TOP OF MOUNT GERIZIM AT SUNRISE DURING SHAVUOT FESTIVAL, ABOVE THE CITY OF NABLUS, WEST BANK.
Moscow (Russia), Dec 21 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Sergei Ilnitsky).- Members of the Russian communist party on Monday participated in a commemorative event for the 141st anniversary of the birth of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. FOOTAGE OF THE COMMEMORATION.
Sana'a (Yemen), Dec 11 (EFE / EPA), (Camera Yahya Arhab).- Yemen marked the UN International Mountain Day, which this year celebrates the mountains' rich biodiversity.FOOTAGE OF THE CELEBATIONS.
Bhopal, Aug 12 (EFE/EPA).- Indian devotees in the city of Bhopal on Wednesday marked the birthday of Lord Krishna, one of the most popular Hindu deities, with prayer, drama illustrating his life, and a day-long fast broken at midnight. (Camera: SANJEEV GUPTA).SHOT LIST: INDIAN DEVOTEES CELEBRATE SRI KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI FESTIVAL IN BHOPAL, INDIA.
Bangkok, Aug 11 (EFE/EPA).- The Amnesty International Thailand on Tuesday marked birthday of missing self-exiled activist, who was allegedly abducted in Cambodia, outside the Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok. Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a pro-democracy activist and critic of the Thai government, was reportedly kidnapped by a group of armed men last June in Cambodia, where he was living in self-exile. He has been missing ever since. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT). SHOT LIST: ACTIVISTS FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL THAILAND AND SITANUN SATSAKSIT, A SISTER OF MISSING ACTIVISIT IN EXILE WANCHALEARM SATSAKSIT, CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY OUTSIDE THE EMBASSY OF CAMBODIA, BANGKOK, THAILAND.SOUND BITE: SITANUN SATSAKSIT, SISTER OF ABDUCTED THAI ACTIVIST, WANCHALEARM SATSAKSIT (IN THAI).TRANSLATION: Our family still has hope. We are still waiting for him. (01.37 – 01.40).
Seoul, Apr 30 (EFE/EPA).- The South Korean Buddhist community lit up lanterns as the country marked the Buddha's birthday on Thursday. Each year on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, the Lotus Lantern Festival celebrates the birth of Buddha and is enjoyed by thousands of people in the weeks leading up to the birthday celebration.The festival involves a parade, a lantern exhibition in parks and temples, information booths showcasing Buddhist culture, as well as cultural events. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: LAMP LIGHTING CEREMONY FOR BIRTHDAY OF THE BUDDHA IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
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