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An Indonesian groom kisses his bride during a sponsored mass wedding ceremony in Jakarta on April 21. Around 200 couples coming from the poorer areas of Jakarta took part in the mass wedding sponsored by a state company.
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An Indonesian bride falls asleep on her groom's shoulder at a sponsored mass wedding ceremony in Jakarta on April 21.
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Gay couples kiss during their ceremonial 'wedding' as they try to raise awareness of the issue of homosexual marriage, in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province on March 8. Homosexuality was considered a mental disorder in China until 2001. Today, gays face crushing social and family pressure and many remain in the closet as a result, despite gradual steps towards greater acceptance.
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Aquarists Kathryn O'Connor and James Oliver fend off a giant green sea turtle as they part in a blessing on Valentine's Day in the Ocean Reef Display in the London Aquarium on Feb. 14, 2011 in London, England. The couple, dressed in wedding finery and breathing apparatus, received their blessing surrounded by giant green sea turtles, cownose rays and shoals of colourful fish.
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Jin Juhua kisses her husband Zhong Weiqiao in a gathering of 60 couples who have been married to each other for over five decades in Kaihua village of Zhuji city, Zhejiang province, China on Feb. 14. Jin and Zhong have been married for more than 60 years.
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A boy holds up a rose bought by his father for celebrations of Valentine's Day in Beijing, China on Feb. 14.
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Couples kiss during a mass wedding ceremony to mark Valentine's Day in Taipei, Taiwan on Feb. 14. Around 25 couples tied the knot together on Monday with Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin as the witness for the ceremony.
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A bridegroom is carried by his friends during his wedding celebration on Valentine's Day in Hong Kong on Feb. 14.
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A newly married couple sit beside their belongings, which were donated to them by a non-governmental organisation, during a mass marriage ceremony at Bahirkhand village, north of Kolkata, India on Feb. 6, 2011. A total of 85 tribal Muslim and Hindu couples from various villages across the state took their wedding vows on Sunday during the day-long mass marriage ceremony.
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