World news about “Ceremony” published by euronews.
‘The Tempest’ inspires Olympic opening The Oscar winning director Danny Boyle has announced the title of the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games as “Isles of Wonder,” inspired by… 28/01/2012
Protests at Austria far-right ball as Holocaust remembered There have been protests in Austria against an annual ball attended by European far-right leaders – which this year coincides with Holocaust Remembrance… 28/01/2012
Holocaust Remembrance Day marked worldwide It is international Holocaust Remembrance Day. And at Auschwitz, survivors of Hitler’s Final Solution were among those marking 67 years exactly since the… 27/01/2012
Merkel tells Davos that Europe must reform Having flown in by helicopter, German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a down to earth message at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In the opening speech… 25/01/2012
50,000 remember Hrant Dink in Istanbul “We are all Armenians”. Many of the tens of thousands who flooded Istanbul’s streets on Thursday were carrying this slogan. Five years to the day… 19/01/2012
Tunisia one year on: “Our revolution is not over yet” They gathered in their thousands, in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. Tunisians have been marking the first anniversary of the ousting of President Ben… 15/01/2012
Gala opening as Denmark takes over EU presidency Denmark invited 400 guests to the official Opening Ceremony for the handover of the EU presidency from Poland. It is the seventh time Copenhagen’s hand has… 11/01/2012
EU heads gather to launch Danish presidency Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has welcomed EU leaders to Copenhagen for the official launch of the country’s six month EU presidency. The… 11/01/2012
Lady Gaga spices up New Year’s Eve celebrations in New YorkSinger Lady Gaga kisses City Mayor Michael Bloomberg after performing during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square in New York. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 01/01/2012
China: New Year light decorations – nocomment Festive decorations were lit in the main streets and squares in the northeast Chinese city of Dalian in celebration of the coming New Year holiday. 31/12/2011
North Koreans honour Kim Jong-il – nocomment Thousands gathered in Pyongyang’s main square for a memorial in honour of the country’s late leader Kim Jong-il. 30/12/2011
Army graduation ceremony in GazaPalestinians watch a graduation ceremony for Hamas’ security force recruits in Gaza City. REUTERS/Ismail Zaydah 27/12/2011
Emotional homecoming for US troopsAn American soldier kisses her husband during a homecoming ceremony at Fort Hood, a week after the US military engagement in Iraq officially ended… 22/12/2011
Prague pays tribute to Czech statesman Vaclav Havel – nocomment Czech people light candles and lay flowers to pay their respects to Vaclav Havel, leader of the ‘Velvet revolution’, who died on Sunday at the age of 75. 19/12/2011
Giant Christmas tree in Vatican – nocomment A 30-metre-high Christmas tree, which came from the forests of west Ukraine, is officially lit during a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican December… 17/12/2011
Arab Spring activists receive Sakharov Prize – nocomment EU Parliament President Jerzy Buzek awarded the institution’s annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to five ‘Arab Spring’ activists for their… 15/12/2011
Sponsored mass weddingAuthorities in Makassar, South Sulawesi, have sponsored a mass wedding for about 400 mostly lower-income couples, aged between 20 and 72 years old… 20/11/2011
UK Remembrance Day ceremony – nocomment Queen Elizabeth and other members of the Royal Family, politicians and other national figures gather at the Cenotaph in Whitehall for the Remembrance Sunday… 13/11/2011
Papademos sworn in as GreeK PM – nocomment With Archbishop Ieronymos, the country’s spiritual leader overseeing the ceremony, Lucas Papademos has been sworn in to head Greece’s new interim government. 12/11/2011
Lest we forget: remembering the fallenA visitor holds a bunch of poppies during Armistice Day commemorations at the Franco-British National Memorial in Thiepval, northern France. The memorial was… 11/11/2011
Armistice ceremony in Paris – nocomment Ceremonies marking the end of World War One have been held in Paris. 11/11/2011
Debate rages about forced marriages in Europe There is growing debate in Europe about forced marriages. It has been the focus of a conference at the European Parliament this week, just months after… 10/11/2011
Russia marks October Revolution – nocomment The annual parade celebrating the anniversary of the Great October Revolution took place on Monday on the Red Square in Moscow. 08/11/2011
Florence rolls out her new Machine: “Ceremonials” Since debut album “Lungs” burst Florence and the Machine onto the scene in 2009 we have not stopped hearing, or hearing about them. Making one of the best… 28/10/2011
Marco Simoncelli laid to rest Thousands of people gathered in Coriano to pay their respects to MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli who died over the weekend in a crash during a race in Sepang… 27/10/2011
Sand Storm Disrupts Wedding Ceremony in Arizona – nocomment Despite the dust storm happening, a couple celebrates their marriage in Florence, Arizona. 26/10/2011
Nepal: a good dogA police dog stands on its hind legs at the command of an officer during a display as part of ‘Tihar’ celebrations at Nepal Police Academy in Kathmandu… 25/10/2011
ECB president hands over power Jean-Claude Trichet has been the president of the European Central Bank for eight of the bank’s 13 years in existence. With the Euro in its darkest days, he… 19/10/2011
Obama dedicates Martin Luther King memorial – nocomment US President Barack Obama speaks at the opening of the memorial dedicated to slain civil rights leader Martin Luthur King. 17/10/2011
9/11: tribute in light – nocomment On the tenth anniversary of 9/11 two ethereal beams of light pierce through the Manhattan night sky in tribute to the fallen Twin Towers. 12/09/2011
USA: 3,000 names for one tragedy – nocomment The 9/11 anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero ended with the reading of almost 3,000 victims’ names. 12/09/2011
USA: an emotional ceremony to remember 9/11 – nocomment Paul Simon sang “The Sound of Silence” in front of a crowd that was often moved to tears during the 9/11 10-year memorial ceremony at Ground Zero. 12/09/2011
USA : 9/11 ceremonies under high security – nocomment 9/11 anniversary ceremonies at Ground Zero were held under high security but fears of a new attack proved unfounded. 12/09/2011
Japan remembers six months after deadly tsunami – nocomment While the world is watching at the USA for 9/11 ceremonies, Japanese are honouring tsunami’s victims, six months after the tragedy happened. 12/09/2011
Afghanistan’s ‘Lion of Panjshir’ remembered A commemoration service has been held in Kabul in honour of Ahmed Shah Massoud, 10 years after his assassination. President Hamid Karzai did not attend, but… 09/09/2011
Russia plane crash: Belarus honours the victims – nocomment Thousands of ice hockey fans gathered in Minsk on Thursday to mourn players who died in a plane crash in Russia that claimed 43 lives. Alexander Lukashenko… 09/09/2011
Tajikistan reveals world’s tallest flagpole – nocomment Tajikistan, the poorest of the 15 former Soviet nations, has entered the Guinness Book of Records by erecting the world’s tallest unsupported flagpole… 01/09/2011
Massacre victims visit Utoya island – nocomment Almost a month after the Norway attacks, relatives of some of the victims returned to Utoya island where the massacre at a youth camp took place. 20/08/2011
Reykjavik’s Gay Pride parade kicks off – nocomment Iceland’s annual Gay Pride parade was held in Reykjavik. Thousands gathered in downdown Reykjavik to take part in the festivities, including Jon Gnarr, the… 08/08/2011
Newly weds transform forklift into wedding carBridegroom Kong Qingyang and his bride Shen Likun sit on a forklift, which is transformed into a wedding car, during their wedding in Xingtai. REUTERS/China… 05/08/2011
Queen Elizabeth’s grand-daughter marries – nocomment Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, the eldest grand-daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, weds England rugby player Michael James Tindall. 31/07/2011
Duisburg mourns love parade victims – nocomment The names of 21 people who died a year ago in a stampede during a music festival have been read out at a memorial service in Germany. 25/07/2011
Santa Claus Congress – nocomment Santas from all over the world came together for games at the world Santa Claus congress in Copenhagen. 22/07/2011
Voodoo ritual in Haïti – nocomment Thousands of Haitian pilgrims took part in an annual voodoo ritual at the Saut D’Eau waterfalls on Sunday. 18/07/2011
Firefighters jump on Champs-Elysees – nocomment Members of the 200-year-old Paris fire-brigade ended the July 14 – Bastille Day – military parade, with a gymnastics demonstration to non-military music, such… 15/07/2011
Bastille Day haka – nocomment French soldiers from overseas territories do the haka for the official military parade on the Champs-Elysees for Bastille Day. 15/07/2011
Srebrenica victims bodies leave morgue – nocomment Relatives gathered in Visoko to see off the remains of their loved ones killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre but only recently discovered in mass graves and… 10/07/2011
Canada Day Fireworks Coquitlam city of British Columbia celebrates Canada day with fireworks (Filmed by Hejar Berenji). 05/07/2011
A trumpet for the triumph of South SudanA musician practises before the start of a rehearsal of the Independence Day ceremony of South Sudan in Juba. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic 05/07/2011
Monaco: religious ceremony – nocomment Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock completed two days of wedding celebrations with a religious marriage ceremony in the principality. 04/07/2011
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco attend Jean-Michel Jarre concert Euronews gets a first impression of the newly-married couple as they attend the concert that Jean-Michel Jarre gave for the wedding. Isabelle Kumar… 01/07/2011
Monaco: Ducasse prepares royal banquet The wedding of Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock is a prestigious affair – the biggest event to hit Monaco since Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly tied the… 01/07/2011
Beer and macaroons – taste of a royal wedding. Monaco’s royal wedding is also a business opportunity for the tiny principality with 200,000 visitors expected. There are officially approved souvenirs… 30/06/2011
La Blanca Paloma pilgrimage in Spain – nocomment Hundreds of thousands of people attented the pilgrimage to the Blanca Paloma Shrine in the village of El Rocío in Spain. The statue of the Virgin Mary is… 13/06/2011
Benedict XVI celebrates mass in Croatia – nocomment 400,000 Catholics gathered at Zagreb’s Hippodrome for the central part of the Pope’s two-day visit to Croatia under the motto “Together in Christ” — a Mass he… 06/06/2011
Italy celebrates its 150th anniversary – nocomment Heads of state attend a military parade to celebrate Italy’s 150th anniversary on its national day. 03/06/2011
Barack Obama marks US Memorial Day – nocomment At Arlington Cemetery in Virginia, President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the Unknowns. More than 4,500 US service members have died in Iraq and… 31/05/2011
Russian war veteran dances on Victory DayA Russian war veteran dances during Victory Day celebrations in the far eastern city of Vladivostok. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev 09/05/2011
France’s President Sarkozy commemorates Victory in Europe Day in ParisFrance’s President Nicolas Sarkozy lays a wreath at the statue of Charles de Gaulle to commemorate the Victory in Europe Day of May 8, 1945, during a ceremony… 08/05/2011
John Paul II beatifiedPope Benedict XVI kneels in front of the coffin of the late Pope John Paul II inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. REUTERS/Andrew Medichini/Pool 01/05/2011
Royal newlyweds cheered by a million fans Hundreds of thousands of expectant well-wishers lined London’s Mall on Friday to catch a glimpse of the Royal newlyweds Prince William and Kate Middleton, who… 29/04/2011
A Royal day of hope and happiness Euronews has produced a special edition of the Royal Wedding to reflect the historic occasion in London. It is an event for which the excitement has been… 29/04/2011
Celebrating in the streets of London Around one million people thronged the centre of London to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Huge video screens were set up so that… 29/04/2011
Sealed with a kissPrince William, Duke of Cambridge and his new wife, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace shortly after getting married at… 29/04/2011
Procession of the Torches in Goias VelhoPenitents participate in the Procession of the Torches during Holy Week in Goias Velho, west of Brasilia. Hundreds of Easter processions take place as part of… 21/04/2011
Mumford and Sons surprise Brits’ winner Grown up boy band Take That took the gong for Best British Group at this year’s Brit Awards. Still huge more than 20 years after their first hit, the group… 16/02/2011
Nostalgic Communists pay homage to CeausescuPeople listen to annual speeches at the grave of Romania’s late Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in a Bucharest cemetery. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel 26/01/2011
Full dress rehearsal for the India’s Republic Day paradeThe “Daredevils” motorcycle riders perform during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. REUTERS/B. Mathur 23/01/2011
New Year celebrations beginCountries around the world are celebrating the arrival of 2012. New Zealand was the first with an impressive fireworks display in Auckland, capping a year… 31/12/2011
Countdown to 2012 is onThe incredible light effects that make up New Year celebrations in Sydney, Australia have being tested for the moment the clock strikes midnight. More than… 31/12/2011
Tributes paid to victims of the 2004 tsunamiIt is seven years since the Indian Ocean tsunami. Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa led the country in a two minute silence to honour those swept to… 26/12/2011
Abbas’ hope at Bethlehem Christmas massThe Palestinian president took part in a Christmas Eve mass in Bethlehem at the Church of Nativity, believed by many to be the spot where Christ was… 25/12/2011
Millions of North Koreans pay their last respects to Kim Jong-ilAn estimated five million North Koreans have paid their respects to their late leader Kim Jong-il. The apparent emotional out-pouring appears to know no… 21/12/2011
Kabila sworn in for new presidential term in DR CongoJoseph Kabila has been sworn in for a new term as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ceremony comes after elections marred by deadly clashes… 20/12/2011
Son leads tributes as Kim Jong-il lies in stateAs his father lies in state, Kim Jong-un has stepped into the spotlight, ready to take the reins of nuclear-armed North Korea. Tributes to the Dear Leader… 20/12/2011
Mourners weep at escalator used by Kim Jong-ilNorth Korean state media has released a still photograph of what is believed to have been Kim Jong-il’s last public appearance before he died. He is seen on… 20/12/2011
Kim Jong-il’s body lies in state in glass coffinThe body of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is now lying in state in Pyongyang with his third son, the expected new leader Kim Jong-un, among those… 20/12/2011
Arab Spring honoured with EP Sakharov PrizeHonouring peaceful revolution in several Arab nations, in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, democracy activists Asmaa Mahfouz of Egypt and Ahmed al… 14/12/2011
Tunisia’s new leadership aiming for balanceTunisia has moved further along the path of democracy with the inauguration of its new president, who will unveil his government over the coming days. Moncef… 13/12/2011
Obama pledges US will be a loyal partner for IraqUS President Barack Obama and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki have remembered the almost 4,500 American troops killed in the Iraq War. With … 12/12/2011
Marrakech Film Festival: Denmark’s ‘Out of Bounds’ winsDanish director Frederikke Aspock is in the spotlight after her film ‘Out of Bounds’ triumphed at the eleventh annual Marrakech International Film Festival on… 11/12/2011
Gala ceremony for Nobel science and literature laureatesNobel laureates in science, medicine and literature have received their prizes from Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf at a gala ceremony in Stockholm. They… 11/12/2011
Argentina’s Cristina Fernández sworn in for second termArgentina’s President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has been sworn in for a second term, promising to continue her popular but controversial policies. She… 11/12/2011
Nobel winner lambasts world over revolution in YemenA woman awarded the Nobel Peace on Saturday has criticised the the lack of international support for the uprising in Yemen. Activist Tawakul Karman is from… 10/12/2011
Pearl Harbor remembered 70 years laterCeremonies commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have been held across the United States. It was the surprise attack on… 08/12/2011
Protesters attack police on Polish independence dayDozens of protesters attacked police in Warsaw during Poland’s independence day celebrations on Friday. A spokesman for Warsaw police said 100 people were… 11/11/2011
Lest we forget: remembering the fallenCeremonies have been held across Europe and around the world to remember soldiers who have died in the line of duty. The tradition dates back to 1919, and… 11/11/2011
Former trainee-nun is crowned Miss WorldThe seemingly obligatory tears accompanied the crowning of this year’s Miss World at the ceremony held in London. And it was Miss Venezuela who won the… 07/11/2011
Back in the Day: US President inaugurate the Statue of LibertyOn October 28, 1886 US President Grover Cleveland inaugurated the Statue of Liberty along with 600 special guests and thousands of spectators. The statue was… 27/10/2011
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince laid to rest in RiyadhCrown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al-Saud was buried in Riyadh on Tuesday. Prince Sultan died in a New York hospital from colon cancer on Saturday. His… 25/10/2011
Bhutan celebrates Royal weddingBhutan is the last monarchy standing in the Himalayas, a country of just 700,000 souls, most of whom are rejoicing following the marriage of the popular… 13/10/2011
Desmond Tutu celebrates 80th birthdayAnti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu is 80 years old today. Celebrations are in full swing despite a spat between the archbishop and South Africa’s government… 07/10/2011
Kadyrov dances as Grozny celebratesChechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has danced on a specially constructed stage to celebrate the City Day of Grozny which conveniently has been moved to coincide… 06/10/2011
9/11 memorial open to publicAfter Sunday’s official memorial service for the September 11 victims the Ground Zero site in New York is now open to the public. The two reflecting pools… 13/09/2011
9/11 Memorial ends with a Concert for HopeOn Sunday evening powerful laser beams shone upwards from Ground Zero in New York, reminding the world of the iconic twin towers felled in a terrorist attack… 12/09/2011
The world remembers 9/11Sunday witnessed what was surely one of the most emotional days in the history of the United States as the country paid tribute to the near 3000 victims of… 12/09/2011
The Obamas lay a 9/11 wreath in ShanksvilleThe president and first lady were warmly welcomed when they arrived at the last of the 9/11 attack sites. They went to Shanksville in Pennsylvania to lay a… 11/09/2011
The US remembers the day that changed the worldMoments of silence have been held for the victims of September the 11th. Exactly 10 years after the attacks, Americans gathered to grieve where the twin… 11/09/2011
Japan remembers quake and tsunami victimsPeople in Japan are holding ceremonies to mark the half-year anniversary of the country’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. Moments of silence have been… 11/09/2011
New York a city of memory and reflectionA city of eight million has many memories and New Yorkers are reflecting on the day that changed America. The scale of the attack on the place many regard… 11/09/2011
