Enlarge image
1/30
Happy Birthday Buddha! (04/30/2022)
In Seoul, believers are preparing for one of their most important festivals: Buddha's birthday next weekend with a parade of lotus lanterns.
Anyone visiting the country can look forward to hospitality and invitations to eat in many corners - regardless of whether you are a Buddhist or not.
Photo: Jung Yeon-Je / AFP
Enlarge image
2 / 30
Traffic jam of believers (04/29/2022)
On the evening of May 1st, the fast-breaking begins, the festival with which Muslims celebrate the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Many people travel to their hometowns to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with their families.
And sometimes have to be patient: in front of a toll station in the west of the Indonesian island of Java, the forthcoming celebration is causing traffic to stop.
Photo: STAFF / REUTERS
Enlarge image
3/30
Green herb (04/28/2022)
Farmers in Phnom Penh harvest water mimosa - a popular vegetable dish in Cambodia.
Photo:
TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP
Enlarge image
4 / 30
Jumping over shadows (04/27/2022)
Two children play during a commemoration ceremony for the Day of Missing on April 27, 2022 at the cemetery of Meja village.
The biggest massacre of the Kosovo war happened here 23 years ago, in which 300 to 400 civilians died.
To date, more than 1600 people are still missing.
Photo: Armend Nimani / AFP
Enlarge image
5 / 30
Ringing of the bells to commemorate (04/26/2022)
A commemorative bell hangs on the 20th anniversary of the killing spree at Erfurt's Gutenberg-Gymnasium.
At that time, 16 people died, initially eleven teachers, a trainee teacher, two students and a police officer.
The 19-year-old perpetrator Robert S., a former student at the school, then killed himself. The bell pictured, which includes the silhouette of the school, was installed at the school in 2017 to commemorate the terrible act.
Photo: Karina Hessland / IMAGO
Enlarge image
6 / 30
Dancing on graves too (04/25/2022)
These men, among them members of the New Zealand armed forces, perform a haka, a Maori dance, at the New Zealand War Memorial in London's Hyde Park.
The reason for this is "Anzac Day", which commemorates Australian and New Zealand victims and veterans of conflicts and marks the anniversary of the landings in the Dardanelles on April 25, 1915. At that time, soldiers from these countries intervened in the First World War for the first time.
Photo: Daniel Leal / AFP
Enlarge image
7 / 30
Rio is going crazy again (04/24/2022)
Carnival returns to Rio: dancers from the Portela Samba School perform in the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
The world-famous carnival began there last Wednesday – two months later than usual.
The reason was the pandemic.
The celebrations had to be canceled for the past two years due to the virus - the celebrations are now all the more exuberant.
Photo: Amanda Perobelli / REUTERS
Enlarge image
8 / 30
Frozen food (04/23/2022)
It's always summer where Abraham lives - humid and hot summer, up to 36 degrees.
Even a lion can get hot in this weather.
The Animaya Zoo in Mérida, the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, has the perfect way to cool down: a frozen treat.
The pink block should also keep Abraham busy.
Photo: Lorenzo Hernandez / REUTERS
Enlarge image
9 / 30
Caliente, caliente! (04/22/2022)
It's hot in Mexico: In Veracruz in the east of the country, temperatures will climb to 38 degrees Celsius at the weekend.
The local weather agency is urging residents of the city not to stay out in the sun for too long and to drink plenty of water.
At least the second request is complied with by this man.
Photo: YAHIR CEBALLOS / REUTERS
Enlarge image
10 / 30
Wrapped (04/21/2022)
Boris Johnson has a traditional turban tied on his head on arrival at Gujarat Biotechnology University in the Indian city of Gandhinagar.
During his two-day visit, the British Prime Minister wanted to seal new cooperation in the areas of defense and green energy.
Meanwhile, he refused to resign because of the Partygate affair in London.
Photo: Ben Stansall/Getty Images
Enlarge image
11/30
Dye (04/20/2022)
Out into the sun: a man hangs thousands of freshly dyed brightly colored threads to dry.
As soon as the moisture is gone, the threads are sold to wholesale markets from the city of Narayanganj in Bangladesh.
Photo: Joy Saha / dpa
Enlarge image
12 / 30
The dream of flying (04/19/2022)
This young man in Brazil wants to fly high - but he only needs a piece of paper and some folding skills for his aeronautical ambitions: At the paper airplane competition in Rio de Janeiro, four participants in two categories competed to see who would be at the World Paper in Austria in May Plane Championship may compete.
Awards were given to the pilot who flew the furthest distance and to the one who stayed in the air the longest.
Photo: Antonio Lacerda/EPA
Enlarge image
13 / 30
Celebrations in the desert (04/18/2022)
The Coachella Festival is not only one of the biggest, but above all one of the coolest festivals in the world.
City dwellers from the east and west coasts of the USA (and of course from every other possible country) come to the Californian desert for a few days to hear concerts, party and dance.
And to be seen.
Photo:
Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Coachella
Enlarge image
14 / 30
Indian Easter (04/17/2022)
In northeastern India, in the city of Guwahati in the Assam region, a young Christian woman decorates Easter eggs.
Before that, they were painted in bright colors.
Photo:
David Talukdar / NurPhoto / Getty Images
Enlarge image
15 / 30
183 days around the world (04/16/2022)
The Chinese astronaut Zhai Zhigang emerges from a capsule that brought him and his colleagues back to earth.
Their return journey from a space station took just over nine hours.
Photo: Cai Yang/EPA
Enlarge image
16 / 30
Dancing beauty queens (04/15/2022)
Schoolgirls from Glasgow get ready to take part in the World Irish Dancing Championships in Belfast.
The dance competition will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022.
Photo: Clodagh Kilcoyne / REUTERS
Enlarge image
17 / 30
Repent, top people! (04/14/2022)
Members of the "Virgen de la Ezperanza" brotherhood - in English "Virgin of Hope" - prepare for a procession in the Spanish city of Zamora.
Photo: Bernat Armangue/AP
Enlarge image
18 / 30
Inflationary fruits (04/13/2022)
At least there are no gaps on the mango shelf: fresh harvest has arrived at this organic market in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
However, these could be the most expensive mangoes to be sold there in a long time.
The inflation rate in the US climbed to 8.5 percent in March, the highest level in 40 years.
Food and gas are particularly expensive.
Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA
Enlarge image
19 / 30
A trip like a painting (04/12/2022)
Tourists visit Laomei Green Reef in New Taipei.
Due to the monsoon, bright green algae sometimes grow on the stones.
If it gets too dry, the algae will disappear again and the spectacle of nature is over.
Photo:
Sam Yeh/AFP
Enlarge image
20 / 30
Oh you fat egg (04/11/2022)
Here the Easter egg hunt is over quickly: the giant egg in Lemesany, Slovakia, which is more than five meters high, three meters wide and weighs around 800 kilos, cannot be overlooked.
Craftsman Jozef Kuruc has been working on the work of art made of polyester foam and plaster for more than a year.
Now the egg is on the village square - and Easter can come.
Photo: Robert Nemeti / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
Enlarge image
21/30
We stay here (04/10/2022)
In Brazil's capital, indigenous people are protesting against President Jair Bolsonaro's policies.
The extremely right-wing head of state has large parts of the rainforest cut down, thereby threatening not only nature conservation but also the habitat of the indigenous people.
Photo: Amanda Perobelli / REUTERS
Enlarge image
22 / 30
Dino Safari (04/09/2022)
Stegosaurus, T-Rex, Brachiosaurus;
in the parking lot of the Westminster Mall in the state of California you can now admire these and other giants for a month - from the car.
Buckle up, please!
Photo: Jeff Gritchen/AP
Enlarge image
23 / 30
Surrounded by Van Gogh (04/08/2022)
A woman sits in one of the deckchairs in a hall in Bristol, UK, as part of the multi-sensory exhibition »Van Gogh Alive«.
High-resolution projections of paintings by the Dutch artist are coupled with the sound and aromas of Provence.
Photo: Ben Birchall / dpa
Enlarge image
24/30
Firmly in the saddle (07.04.2022)
Have you recognized the fantasy world that surrounds horse and rider?
It is of course about Essen in the Ruhr area.
This is where the Equitana takes place, the world fair for equestrian sport with 450 exhibitors from 15 nations and about 700 horses.
The picture shows a young rider and her riding instructor performing their tricks as part of the Hop Top Show Rhapsody.
Photo: Roland Weihrauch / dpa
Enlarge image
25 / 30
Light Art (06.04.2022)
A Christies auctioneer presents two paintings from the collection of Texas collector Anne H. Bass, which will be auctioned in London in May.
On her left: Vilhelm Hammershoi's painting »An Interior with an Oval Mirror«, on the right »Girl at the Window« by Balthus.
Photo: Frank Augstein/AP
Enlarge image
26 / 30
Don't lose the thread (05.04.2022)
A factory in Allahabad, India, produces vermicelli, vermicelli, which Muslims like to eat during Ramadan.
During Ramadan, Muslims are not allowed to eat or drink anything from the beginning of dawn until sunset, only when the fast is broken in the evening, the »Iftar«, they eat and drink.
Photo: Sanjay Kanojia / AFP
Enlarge image
27/30
Icy Frost Protection (04/04/2022)
In a vineyard near Chablis in the Burgundy region, the buds of the vines are covered with ice that protects them from frost.
A fine spray of water envelops the blossoms, and when they freeze, crystallization heat is generated, so that major frost damage can sometimes be prevented.
April's drop in temperature is threatening vineyards and other important crops across France.
As Météo France announced in Paris, the average temperature across the country last night was minus 1.5 degrees – the lowest value in 75 years.
Photo: Thibault Camus / dpa
Enlarge image
28/30
Refueling stop (04/03/2022)
A woman sunbathes on Tel Aviv beach and enjoys the good weather.
Photo:
Oded Balilty / dpa
Enlarge image
29 / 30
Decorated for the race (04/02/2022)
The braided tail of a decorated horse during the Ghode Jatra, a famous horse racing festival in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The festival is held to ward off the Gurumapa demon.
It is organized by the Nepal Army and Police in late March or early April.
The horse racing and other shows are meant to scare off the demon.
Photo: Prakash Mathem / AFP
Enlarge image
30 / 30
Help, I shrunk the airport! (04/01/2022)
The oversized lollipop that adds a surreal touch to this scene from Singapore's Changi Airport is just a promotional display.
However, what is happening at the airport is unusual, because apart from two stewardesses, nobody is on the road.
Singapore opened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers on April 1, but large numbers of passengers are yet to come.
The number of corona cases had increased dramatically since the beginning of the year.
Photo:
ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP