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In 1852, it became a popular festival when a statue of the Virgin Mary was erected next to the Basilica, overlooking the city. [2] Now a focal point of the festival, the statue was created by the renowned sculptor Joseph-Hugues Fabisch and was sponsored by several notable Lyonnais Catholics. It was then accepted by Maurice Cardinal de Bonald in ...
Festival of Lights (Hawaii), an annual Christmas celebration in Hawaii; Holiday Trail of Lights, a multi-city event celebrated in Louisiana and Texas in the United States; Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, an annual festival on North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois; Nights of Lights, an annual holiday light festival in St. Augustine, Florida
The Fiesta del Charco tries to represent and pay homage to the way of life of the Canarian ancestors. This celebration revives an ancient indigenous people fishing technique called embarbascada, which included pouring sap from plants such as cardon or tabaiba to cause a sedative effect on the fish in the puddles of the coast and, thus, to be able to capture them more easily with the hands.
Saint-Nicolas (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla]; West Flemish: Sint-Niklaas) or Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras ([sɛ̃ nikɔla lɛ.z‿aʁas], literally Saint-Nicolas near Arras) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France, [3] a suburb of Arras on the banks of the Scarpe river, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the centre of Arras.
Saint Nicholas of Myra [a] (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), [3] [4] [b] also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.
The Aurora Borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights, are seen in March in the sky above Kiruna, Sweden. The area is widely regarded as one of the best places in the world to see the ...
Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla də pɔʁ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France. [ 3 ] The town's basilica, Saint Nicolas , is a pilgrimage site, supposedly holding relics of Saint Nicholas brought from Italy.
The nighttime display of pink and purple lights across the sky was mostly visible in the high desert and along Highway 2 in Angeles National Forest. Northern lights appear in L.A. County skies ...