Today in Pictures, Jan 4, 2024

The spectacular Harbin Ice and Snow World opens in China, revellers taking part in the “Chant to the Earth” parade in Colombia, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Jan 04, 2024, 02:07 PM

Tourists enjoying snow activities at the Harbin Ice and Snow World on Jan 2. It is part of the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, which runs from late December until March in northern China and will officially open on Jan 5. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Revellers taking part in the “Chant to the Earth” parade during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, on Jan 3. The carnival has its origins in a mix of Andean, Amazonian and Pacific cultural expressions, celebrating the ethnic diversity in the region. It was proclaimed by Unesco as intangible cultural heritage in 2009. PHOTO: AFP

Tourists at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in China on Jan 2. The Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival attracts an average of 10 to 20 million visitors every year. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The light installation Symmetria by Finnish designer and video artist Janne Ahola is projected onto the facade of the Helsinki Cathedral in Senate Square during the Lux Helsinki Light Festival in Finland on Jan 3. The event runs from Jan 3 to 7. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Commuters making their way along a road during a foggy winter morning in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on Jan 2. PHOTO: AFP

People walking in a park on a cold, foggy winter morning in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Jan 3. PHOTO: AFP

Cast members performing during a media preview for Circus 1903 at the State Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan 4. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A photograph of the facade of the "Institut du Monde Arabe" (IMA - Arab World Institute) designed by the French architecture agency Architecturestudio, together with French architect Jean Nouvel, taken on Jan 3. PHOTO: AFP

A woman is seen inside a toy shop converted from a trailer along a business street in Beijing, China, on Jan 3. PHOTO: AFP

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