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“Easter's Holy Fire ceremony”Scroll down for video.The centuries-old ceremony is held annually one day preceding Orthodox Easter in the old city of Jerusalem in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, it is believed by many Christians to be the place of…

Montag, 27. April 2020 Das Gloria-Experiment Schulchor des Carl-von-Ossietzky-Gymnasiums tröstet sich im Internet singend über das ausgefallene Jahreskonzert hinweg …

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The K&G Youth Band from Leiden took part in Oxford's Christmas celebrations in 2010 - they are pictured in Broad Street. They also performed at Blenheim Palace and in Woodstock.

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Oxford took a fire engine, police car, two buses, two coaches, dustcart and mail van to Leiden in 1989 to take part in a major annual parade through the city, watched by thousands of people. The theme of the parade that year was 'Twinning'.

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Images of life under lockdown in one of Oxford's twin cities, Wroclaw in Poland.

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Photos from our lockdown in Padova. All our parks were closed.

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Members from Oxford and Leiden at a Mad Hatters' tea party during the Link's 70th anniversary celebrations at Begbroke in 2016.

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The Lord Mayor of Oxford, Beryl Keen, and her husband, Bryan, are pictured in a horse-drawn, flower-decked carriage taking part in the annual October 3 Parade in Leiden in 1996. The theme that year was Partners. in honour of our 50th anniversary.

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Morris dancers from Bampton, near Witney, performing during the 50th anniversary celebrations in Leiden in 1996. They are pictured with the chairman of the twin city link in Leiden, Eric Filemon

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The Nicaragua Education, Culture and Arts Trust (NECAT) supplying disadvantaged families with cleaning supplies and food in a poor area of Oxford's twin city of León during Covid-19.
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