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All Saints Day. All Souls Day. Candles in cemetery in Poland on All Saints Day, November 1. All Souls Day, November 2. Christian church, All Hallows, Solemnity of All Saints, Feast of All Saints, purgatory, Roman Catholic church

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Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

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New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

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Nostradamus and His Prophecies

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