{"id":486926,"date":"2025-10-09T23:53:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T23:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/486926\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T23:53:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T23:53:30","slug":"2025-festival-of-lights-held-in-berlin-germany-xinhua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/486926\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Festival of Lights held in Berlin, Germany-Xinhua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010a17b898d051d40bb9480157b05b33351_20251010bc44a081af604d85849abd3733ff65d8.jpg\" data-material-id=\"25101018447892\" data-name=\"20251010bc44a081af604d85849abd3733ff65d8.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This long-exposure photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows the illuminated TV Tower during the 2025 Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. The 2025 Festival of Lights is held from Oct. 8 to 15 this year. (Xinhua\/Zhang Haofu)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010a17b898d051d40bb9480157b05b33351_202510101a9f748ac95b4e9e8401543bd9d8b7e5.jpg\" data-material-id=\"25101013937202\" data-name=\"202510101a9f748ac95b4e9e8401543bd9d8b7e5.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Visitors look at the illuminated TV Tower during the 2025 Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 9, 2025. The 2025 Festival of Lights is held from Oct. 8 to 15 this year. (Xinhua\/Zhang Haofu)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010a17b898d051d40bb9480157b05b33351_20251010e84571df304a4bcda24c55646265dbfb.jpg\" data-material-id=\"25101013940016\" data-name=\"20251010e84571df304a4bcda24c55646265dbfb.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Visitors take selfies with the illuminated Brandenburg Gate during the 2025 Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 9, 2025. The 2025 Festival of Lights is held from Oct. 8 to 15 this year. (Xinhua\/Zhang Haofu)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010a17b898d051d40bb9480157b05b33351_2025101001057bea4f0c4ba497fdbc5d24a26962.jpg\" data-material-id=\"25101018444630\" data-name=\"2025101001057bea4f0c4ba497fdbc5d24a26962.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows the illuminated Brandenburg Gate during the 2025 Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. The 2025 Festival of Lights is held from Oct. 8 to 15 this year. (Xinhua\/Zhang Haofu)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010a17b898d051d40bb9480157b05b33351_2025101097d9bb4d098845c18d79fa6e1ddb3ca3.jpg\" data-material-id=\"25101016556122\" data-name=\"2025101097d9bb4d098845c18d79fa6e1ddb3ca3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Visitors take selfies with the illuminated Berlin Cathedral during the 2025 Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 9, 2025. The 2025 Festival of Lights is held from Oct. 8 to 15 this year. (Xinhua\/Zhang Haofu)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010a17b898d051d40bb9480157b05b33351_20251010eab28c12c9d541438eaf443734914080.jpg\" data-material-id=\"25101016553410\" data-name=\"20251010eab28c12c9d541438eaf443734914080.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This long-exposure photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows the illuminated Berlin Cathedral during the 2025 Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. The 2025 Festival of Lights is held from Oct. 8 to 15 this year. (Xinhua\/Zhang Haofu)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010a17b898d051d40bb9480157b05b33351_202510102655d62ed69a4bf999066df3604a964d.jpg\" data-material-id=\"25101017462047\" data-name=\"202510102655d62ed69a4bf999066df3604a964d.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This long-exposure photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows the illuminated TV Tower (R) and St. Mary&#8217;s Church during the 2025 Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. The 2025 Festival of Lights is held from Oct. 8 to 15 this year. (Xinhua\/Zhang Haofu)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010a17b898d051d40bb9480157b05b33351_20251010cde6fa67aa1d4c4fbe1827314f101f71.jpg\" data-material-id=\"25101020315900\" data-name=\"20251010cde6fa67aa1d4c4fbe1827314f101f71.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This long-exposure photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows the illuminated St. Mary&#8217;s Church during the 2025 Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. The 2025 Festival of Lights is held from Oct. 8 to 15 this year. (Xinhua\/Zhang Haofu)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010a17b898d051d40bb9480157b05b33351_202510102ba4a1ff93324cc089c0b7ed927f5180.jpg\" data-material-id=\"25101019364381\" data-name=\"202510102ba4a1ff93324cc089c0b7ed927f5180.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A visitor takes photos of the illuminated Brandenburg Gate during the 2025 Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 9, 2025. The 2025 Festival of Lights is held from Oct. 8 to 15 this year. (Xinhua\/Zhang Haofu)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251010a17b898d051d40bb9480157b05b33351_20251010591f2b1b1ead4ba9bcde800d7b1632e6.jpg\" data-material-id=\"25101014786076\" data-name=\"20251010591f2b1b1ead4ba9bcde800d7b1632e6.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows the illuminated Brandenburg Gate during the 2025 Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. The 2025 Festival of Lights is held from Oct. 8 to 15 this year. 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