INDONESIAJAKARTARAMADANIFTAR
(210413) -- JAKARTA, April 13, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People receive Iftar, the fast breaking meal at sunset, for free by drive-thru during the holy month of Ramadan at Al-Azhar Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 13, 2021. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)
FRANCE TENNIS MONTE CARLO MASTERS
epa09132777 Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in action during his second round match against Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters tournament âin Roquebrune Cap Martin, France, 13 April 2021. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER
CHINAHENANANYANGARCHEOLOGY CN
(210413) -- ZHENGZHOU, April 13, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Shen Wenxi explains points to archeological enthusiasts at a site in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, April 8, 2021. Anyang is listed as one of the 'top eight ancient capitals' in China and famous for oracle bone scripts discovery.\r\n In November 2020, the city launched an activity for archeological enthusiasts nationwide to experience real archeological process.\r\n From field archeological knowledge to on-site observation on soil layers, from unearthed pottery identification to cultural relics collection, enthusiasts are able to understand archeology from different angles. 'I thought archeology was more thrilling and exciting, and all about exploration and treasure-hunting. Yet, it requires professionalism and patience,' said Chen Chao, a freelancer from Shanghai.\r\n Shen Wenxi, a staff member of local archeological study and research institute, is responsible for trainings for enthusiasts. 'The public might consider archeology mysterious, as they barely have an opportunity to know archeology in real life. This activity unveils itself to the public,' he said. He is responsible for training for enthusiasts apart from daily archeological work at 18 different sites.\r\n According to local authority, the archeological experience activity will remain available to enthusiasts, and more activities are expected in near future to enable enthusiasts to understand and get fascinated to archeology. (Xinhua/Zhang Haoran)
BRAZIL RELIGION
epa09132776 A person takes pictures next to the Cristo Protector statue, under construction in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 12 April 2021 (issued 13 April 2021). On a hill in southern Brazil, the skeleton of a huge statue has been growing for a little over a year. It is the so-called Cristo Protector, a 43-meter high monument that aims to combine religious devotion and the promotion of tourism. This statue is promoted as one of the 'largest in the world' in honour of Jesus of Nazareth, after a similar one inaugurated in 2010 in the Polish city of Swiebodzin, which measures 52 meters, and as 'the tallest in Brazil' with five meters more than the Cristo Redentor of Rio de Janeiro. EPA/Daniel Marenco EPA-EFE/Daniel Marenco
GERMANY PARTIES
epa09132774 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party chairman Armin Laschet arrives for a CDU/CSU faction meeting in Berlin, Germany, 13 April 2021. CDU and CSU sister parties are trying to find a candidate for chancellorship. The choice is to be made between Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party chairman Armin Laschet and State Premier of Bavaria and Christian Social Union (CSU) chairman Markus Soeder. EPA/CLEMENS BILAN
epaselect THAILAND PANDEMIC CORONAVIRUS COVID19
epaselect epa09132644 A person pours traditional scented water on a Buddha statue during a ceremony to mark Songkran (Thai New Year) at Wat Pho temple in Bangkok, Thailand, 13 April 2021. Thailand celebrates the traditional new year Songkran festival, also known as water festival, with most events being cancelled following a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK
epaselect CHINA RAMADAN ISLAM BELIEF
epaselect epa09132638 Muslim people eat as they break fast with other devotees on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at the Niujie Mosque in Beijing city, China, 13 April 2021. Intended to be a month-long of contemplation and intense worship, Ramadan - which began on 13 April - is an exercise in self-restraint that commands Muslims to refrain from all eating, drinking and other pleasures from dawn to dusk. Ramadan is the time Muslims believe God started to reveal the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. EPA/WU HONG
epaselect PAKISTAN RAMADAN ISLAM BELIEF
epaselect epa09132607 A rescue worker sprays disinfectant at a Mosque ahead of the holy month of Ramadan during coronavirus pandemic in Peshawar, Pakistan, 13 April 2021. Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the holy month of Ramadan across many parts of the Middle East on 13 April. To draw worshippers closer to God through sacrifice, remembrance and heightened spirituality. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB
epaselect NEPAL LAST SUN OF NEPALI NEW YEAR
epaselect epa09132727 People gather to watch the last sun sets of the year 2077 of the Nepali calendar at single tree hill in Kathmandu, Nepal, 13 April 2021. The Nepalese are celebrating Nepali New Year 2078 which will begin on 14 April 2021 with various function and festival activities amid the risk of coronavirus covid-19 diseases. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA
epaselect AFGHANISTAN RAMADAN ISLAM BELIEF
epaselect epa09132595 A Muslim man reads the holy Koran at a Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Herat, Afghanistan, 13 April 2021. Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the holy month of Ramadan across many parts of the Middle East on Tuesday 13 April. to draw worshippers closer to God through sacrifice, remembrance and heightened spirituality. EPA/JALIL REZAYEE
