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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Nov. 3, 2024International Day for Biosphere Reserves
Jan. 18, 2026White Sands National Park, New Mexico, United States
Mar. 29, 2024South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, Wales, UK
Sequoias of the sea
Mar. 13, 2025Holi celebration in Jaipur, India
Nov. 7, 2023Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
Sep. 27, 2025Red maple
Jan. 29, 2024Gollinger Waterfalls, Salzburg, Austria
Protecting the gentle giants
Single file, now!
Sep. 6, 2023Rethymno, Crete, Greece
Jun. 9, 2025Old City of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia
Oct. 15, 2024Great wildebeest migration at Mara River, Kenya
Dec. 15, 2024Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
Mar. 2, 2025Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia
Positively purple peaks
Apr. 1, 2024April Fools Day
Jun. 21, 2024National Indigenous Peoples Day
Hangin around
Hide-and-go-seek world champion
Dec. 10, 2025Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Feb. 2, 2024Groundhog Day
Dec. 18, 2024English National Ballet performing The Nutcracker
Jan. 9, 2026Muir Woods National Monument, California, United States
King of the ocean
Aug. 5, 2025Tide pools in La Jolla, California, United States
Feb. 3, 2025Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
Aug. 1, 2024Floating fruit market, Kaptai Lake, Rangamati, Bangladesh