When Haman's name is read out during the public chanting of the Megillah in the synagogue, which occurs 54 times, the congregation engages in noisemaking to blot out his name, Purim Festival, Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel, Middle East

Children blowing out candles on birthday cake at party

Boy blowing out candles on birthday cake at party

Children blowing out candles on birthday cake in party

The Northern Lights on Feb 16, 2015, as seen from the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, in Churchill, Manitoba at 58° latitude, and under the auroral oval. The aurora appeared as skies cleared somewhat during a blizzard with high winds and blowing snow conditions. I shot these from the second floor deck of the Centre, out of the wind and off the ground. Jupiter is at right, the Big Dipper at left.

Woman blowing out four candles at advent wreath

Croatian national flag on board the cruise ship, Primosten, Šibenik-Knin, Croatia, Europe

Excursion boat, Kaiser Wilhelm I monument, equestrian statue, flags, state flags, Deutsches Eck, German Corner, Moselle, Rhine, confluence, UNESCO World Heritage Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal cultural landscape of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, K

Flags, state flags, Deutsches Eck, German Corner, Moselle, Rhine, confluence, UNESCO World Heritage Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal cultural landscape of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Wind vane, radioactivity warning sign, radioactive cloud, montage

Small German traditional Berliner Pfannkuchen, a donut without hole filled with jam. Traditional served during carnival

Humpback whale blows out, mountains and fjord, whales, Eyjafjoerour, Akureyri, North Iceland, Scandinavia, Iceland, Europe

German flag hanging out of the window of a house during the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Portuguese flag

German national flags on cars during the FIFA World Cup 2010

Tom McMillan blowing out a seam to place protection while making an ascent.

Woman blowing out birthday candles