Launching hopes and prayers

Launching hopes and prayers

Sky lanterns take flight during the Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand (© Suttipong Sutiratanachai/Getty Images)

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Nov. 8, 2024Glacial rivers, Iceland
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Nov. 11, 2025Quiver trees, Keetmanshoop, Namibia
Sep. 30, 2025Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia
Sep. 24, 2024Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
Sep. 29, 2025Rainbow houses, Houten, Netherlands
May 20, 2025World Bee Day
Apr. 5, 2024The Bahamas
Apr. 12, 2025International Day of Human Space Flight
Scenic Mount Michener
Sep. 21, 2023International Day of Peace
Dec. 5, 2023Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles, Bavaria, Germany
Jun. 24, 2025Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah, United States
Mar. 26, 2024Vinh Hy Bay, Vietnam
Sep. 28, 2025Town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy
Mar. 16, 2025Happy Panda Day!
Nov. 23, 2024Fibonacci Day
Apr. 17, 2025Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
Platinum Jubilee celebrations
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Sep. 5, 20242024 Toronto International Film Festival
Nov. 22, 2023Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Jan. 12, 2024Bukhansan National Park, South Korea