What are they celebrating?

What are they celebrating?

Skeletons (calacas) dressed up for Día de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico (© Amelia Fuentes Marin/Getty Images)

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Nov. 1, 2023Kenny Lake, Lake Superior Provincial Park
Nov. 1, 2024Vineyards in Varnhalt, Black Forest, Germany
Nov. 1, 2025Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States

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Apr. 25, 2024World Penguin Day
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Jul. 18, 2025Orosei, Sardinia, Italy
Nov. 14, 2025Manatee
An oasis in the desert
Bryce Canyon hoodoos in winter
May 6, 2025An ultralight aircraft flying over the sands of Namibia
Twinkle twinkle, little bugs
World’s largest tulip festival
Jun. 24, 2024Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
All is calm
Nov. 6, 2025Celebrating Yi Peng
Jan. 2, 2025Ardez village, Graubunden, Switzerland
Trunks packed for road
Like paint on a canvas
Nov. 22, 2025Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan, China
Nov. 6, 2023Lago Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
May 31, 2024Gunnerside, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England
May 2, 2025Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
A city so nice, they made it twice
Mar. 10, 2024Daylight Savings
Dragon tails trail to the sea
Feb. 26, 2024Grand Canyon National Park, USA
Sep. 9, 2025A female Eurasian red squirrel, Switzerland
Dec. 29, 2023Oud-West neighbourhood, Amsterdam, Netherlands