Festival Of Lights

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Visitors are silhouetted as they view the Nativity scene during the 34th annual "Festival of Lights" at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Washington Temple in Kensington, Md., on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, center, installs with other Rabbis a giant Hanukkah Menorah at the launch of the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights, named Hanukkah, at the Pariser Platz near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal (center) installs a giant Hanukkah menorah with other rabbis at the launch of the eight-day Jewish festival of lights at the Pariser Platz near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin on Wednesday.

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President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance with students as they celebrate Diwali, an Indian festival, during a visit to Holy Name High School in Mumbai on Sunday. After India, they will move on to Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. (Associated Press)