Photo of the Day

Picture of a man hanging up a paper lamp shaped like a duck
June 13, 2021

Paper Parade

A man hangs a paper duck lamp in Alfama Quarter of Lisbon, Portugal, to celebrate the Feast of St. Anthony. The holiday celebrates the patron saint of Lisbon, and the streets are strung with colorful paper decorations of all kinds.
Photograph by Volkmar K. Wentzel, Nat Geo Image Collection

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