In all, up to 1.6 million people gathered at the rally in Paris - 3.7 million at events across the country-making them the biggest in French history. 20.44 A fantastic photograph from our man Heathcliff O'Malley, showing what it was all about in Paris today.
The opening song of The Lion King has some pretty distinctive lyrics, though few of us actually know what all of them mean. The Circle of Life, starts out in Zulu before switching over to English. Here are the immortal words of Elton John, Tim Rice, and the animals of the Savannah: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba.
The circle is a widely used symbol in many cultures and nations. For the Haudenosaunee it represents unity, strength and the cycles of life. Gathering the original Chiefs in a circle around the Tree of Peace the Peacemaker had them hold hands to make their circle strong.