National Geographic World Travel 2023 Calendar

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The exact day of the Lunar New Year changes each year —the months of the year are marked by moon cycles, so New Year is celebrated on the date of the first new moon of the Lunar calendar. New York’s Times Square is a hugely popular event for people to travel to for the occasion, with more than one million people descending to see the ball drop.

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Mercury will reach its highest point in the sky on this day, offering the best view of the planet all year. The previously unpublished photo was taken for a story in the December 2014 issue about how to sustain fishing communities in Southern Africa.Many people around the globe celebrate the period by visiting family, attending prayer sessions at mosques and fasting on or around the Day of Ashura. The image, published in National Geographic's Italian-language edition in March 2005, marks Museums and Galleries Month. Fortunate viewers along a narrow path running through the Americas will get to see a ring of fire eclipse of the sun on October 14.

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The marking of a New Year is an age-old tradition around the world — food, fireworks and reflection with friends and family are common threads, but ultimately this varies between different calendars, religions and cultures. Also known as Iranian or Persian New Year, it’s widely celebrated in countries across Central Asia, though millions of diasporas around the world mark the day.National Geographic presents a new edition of the National Geographic: World Travel 2023 Wall Calendar. Younger people will visit older generations of their family during New Year to pour water over the elders’ hands and feet as a sign of respect, but a more commercial side of the festival sees people (including plenty of tourists) throwing water over each other in the streets, often using water guns.

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Within an hour or so after sunset on January 23, watch the stunning glow from the whisker-thin crescent moon pop into view in the southwestern sky. A small number of people will be positioned to see the full or annular eclipse, but a partial eclipse of the sun will be visible over a much larger region, covering all of Indonesia, Australia, and Papua New Guinea, as well as several other areas in the western Pacific. There are differing customs depending on where it’s being celebrated, with various gods prayed to, but the theme of light continues throughout. The image was taken for a story in the February 1991 issue on the uncertainty before China resumed its rule over Hong Kong in 1997.The image was taken on assignment for a story in the June 1998 issue highlighting the beauty of the large state park.