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The lantern parade is a ceremonial and festive event conducted collectively on specific days and nights such as holidays and celebrations, in which participants walk through public spaces carrying light sources (lanterns, torches, etc.). It is defined as a nocturnal communal activity held to mark occasions related to celebration, commemoration, or the religious-cultural calendar. The lantern parade functions both as a ritual repeated annually at fixed times within local traditions and as an elem

Anne Boleyn is one of the leading figures in English history and stood at the center of developments that fundamentally reshaped England’s politics and religious structure during the Tudor period. As the second wife of King Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn is regarded not only as a queen but also as one of the key figures who directly influenced the English Reformation. Although her exact year of birth cannot be determined with certainty, historians agree that she was

Abdullah Frères, a photographic studio founded in the 19th century in the Ottoman capital İstanbul by three Armenian brothers named Vichen (Abdullah Şükrü Efendi), Kevork, and Hovsep. Known as the official photographers of the Ottoman court, the Abdullah Frères documented photography in the capital, capturing portraits of sultans, state officials, and prominent families. Friday Salutation at Hamidiye Mosque, 1889–1902, Abdullah Frères (Dilruba Kocaışık) " image-element-format="right" image-sourc