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  • 6
    Dec
    2012
    6:35pm, EST

    Brendan Smialowski / AFP - Getty Images

    National Christmas Tree lit in Washington DC

    The National Christmas Tree is illuminated during the 90th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting on the Ellipse of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2012. U.S. President Barack Obama and others attended the event which included performances by Jason Mraz, Ledisi, James Taylor, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Colbie Caillat and American Idol season 11 winner Phillip Phillips. President Calvin Coolidge lit the first National Christmas tree, a 48-foot Balsam fir, in 1923.

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    Wishing everyone a blessed Christmas from Veritas Christi High School.

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  • 19
    Nov
    2012
    7:15pm, EST

    Peru celebrates culture with bullfighting festival

    All images by Karel Navarro / AP

    A member of folkloric music group 'Los Brillantes de Matacancha' from Huanuco, Peru, performs during a show inside a bullring at the Yawar Toro center during a festival on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Nov. 18.

    Bullfighter Brayan Quinonez performs during a festival in Peru, Nov. 18.

    Karel Navarro, AP — A festival was organized by Peru’s town of Huanuco to celebrate native customs in culinary art, dance and music.  People from Peru's Andean highlands, who have emigrated for decades to the capital in search for opportunities, organize fairs on various dates on the outskirts of Lima to honor various patron saints, celebrate anniversaries or to celebrate local customs.

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    People watch a parade outside a bullfighting ring at the Yawar Toro center during a festival on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Nov. 18.

    People watch a show inside a bullring at the Yawar Toro center during a festival on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Nov. 18.

    Alejandro Evangelista, a musician from the Pomapata Musical Center, pours himself a beer after performing in a bullring at the Yawar Toro center during a festival on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Nov. 18.

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    If a GOP/Tea Begger gets gord in the butt? Does that mean that they are full of crap?

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  • 16
    Nov
    2012
    7:45pm, EST

    Reuters

    Mexico hosts hot-air balloon festival

    Shadows cast from inside a hot air balloon as people make preparations for the International Hot-Air Balloon Festival at the Metropolitan park in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, Nov. 16, 2012.

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  • 13
    Nov
    2012
    6:57pm, EST

    Zurab Kurtsikidze / EPA

    Georgia remembers 'Day of 100,000 Martyrs'

    Georgian Orthodox believers take part in a service in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, Nov. 13, 2012. Every year people gather to attend a special service devoted to the memory of Georgian Christians who suffered and died for their beliefs.

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    This day is in remembrance of the slaughter of 100,000 Georgian Christians. In 1227 Sultan Jalal ai-Din of Khwarazm and his army of Turkmen attacked Georgia. On the first day of the battle the Georgian army valorously warded off the invaders as they were approaching Tbilisi. That night, however, a g …

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  • 9
    Nov
    2012
    6:00pm, EST

    Piyal Adhikary / EPA

    Youths promote an environmentally friendly Diwali in India

    Members of a global youth organization, AISEC, celebrate Diwali festival with glowing sky lanterns to promote an ecofriendly Diwali in Calcutta, India, Nov. 9, 2012. Scores of youth from Calcutta participated in the festival.

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    It is no longer "Calcutta", Rah, the correct name/spelling is "Kohlkata". Diwali is such a beautiful holiday - definitely my favorite of all the Indian celebrations.

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  • 7
    Nov
    2012
    7:28pm, EST

    Sergei Grits / AP

    Belarus commemorates Bolshevik revolution

    The Belarus state flag, left, and the Minsk city flag cover the faces of Belarusian honor guard soldiers as they attend the celebration of the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Minsk, Belarus, Nov. 7, 2012.

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  • 6
    Nov
    2012
    8:00pm, EST

    Germans observe Saint Leonard of Limoges Feast Day

    Victoria Bonn-meuser / EPA

    Women in traditional Bavarian costumes sit on a decorated horse carriage as they take part in the annual Leonhardi ride at the Calvary in Bad Toelz, Germany, Nov. 6, 2012. Festively-decorated vehicles, drawn by horses, traditionally parade in Bavarian villages to honor Saint Leonhard of Limoges, who lived in the 6th century and is the patron of animals in agricultural use.

    Matthias Schrader / AP

    Horsemen steer carriages over a rain-sodden meadow during the traditional Leonhardi pilgrimage in Bad Toelz, Germany, Nov. 6. The annual pilgrimage honors St. Leonhard, patron saint of the highland farmers for horses and livestock.

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    Women in traditional Bavarian costumes sit on a decorated horse carriage as they take part in the annual Leonhardi ride at the Calvary in Bad Toelz, Germany, Nov. 6.

    Victoria Bonn-meuser / EPA

    Women in traditional attire participate in the Leonhardi horse procession on a decorated cart in Bad Toelz, Germany, Nov.6.

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  • 5
    Nov
    2012
    9:00pm, EST

    England celebrates Bonfire Night in Lewes

    Dan Kitwood / Getty Images

    Revelers walk with burning crosses during the Bonfire Night celebrations in Lewes, England, Nov. 5, 2012. Processions held across the South of England culminate in Lewes on Nov. 5 to commemorate the memory of seventeen Protestant martyrs.

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    Bonfire Societies parade through the narrow streets of Lewes until the evening comes to an end with the burning of an effigy, or 'guy,' usually representing Guy Fawkes, who died in 1605 after an unsuccessful attempt to blow up The Houses of Parliament.

    Luke Macgregor / Reuters

    Participants in costume hold burning torches as they take part in one of a series of processions during Bonfire Night celebrations in Lewes, England Nov. 5.

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  • 31
    Oct
    2012
    10:56pm, EDT

    All Hallow's Evening celebrated worldwide

    Larry W. Smith / EPA

    A performer of the Haunt House is scaring visitors during Halloween, in Caddo Mills, Texas on Wednesday night. Thousands of people visit haunted houses across the country each year around Halloween.

    Ivan Alvarado / Reuters

    People in costumes take part in a performance ahead of Halloween celebrations in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 31, 2012.

    Kim Ludbrook / EPA

    Halloween costume contestants parade before judges at a local park in Johannesburg, South Africa, Oct. 31. Locals gather to 'trick or treat' and show off their costumes.

    Britta Pedersen / EPA

    A woman dons a witch's hat during a Halloween party at Tierpark Berlin in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 31.

    Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA

    Students in costume dance after the annual Fall Festival Costume Parade at Janney Elementary School in Washington, D.C., Oct. 31.

     

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  • 27
    Oct
    2012
    1:00am, EDT

    Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images

    A Spanish king visits India

    Indian soldiers stand at attention before King Juan Carlos I's inspection during his ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Oct. 26, 2012. His Majesty is visiting Mumbai and Delhi to build relations and trade between the two countries.

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  • 26
    Oct
    2012
    6:44pm, EDT

    Inspirations unveiled at China Fashion Week

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    A model is prepped backstage before revealing part of the SEC Qi Gang Collection during China Fashion Week in Beijing, China, Oct. 26, 2012. China Fashion Week runs Oct. 24 to Nov. 3.

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    A Model waits backstage prior to the SEC Qi Gang fashion show during China Fashion Week in Beijing on Oct. 26.

    Lintao Zhang / Getty Images

    A model receives final touches to her outfit during the SEC Qi Gang Collection of China Fashion Week in Beijing, Oct. 26.

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  • 26
    Oct
    2012
    3:30pm, EDT

    Muslims continue hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    Muslim pilgrims have their heads shaved during the annual haj pilgrimage on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 26, 2012.

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    A Muslim pilgrim prays during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mina, Oct. 26.

    Associated Press reports — At sunset of Oct. 25, pilgrims headed to Muzdalifa, where Muslims believe prophets before Muhammad once prayed. There, they collected pebbles walking or driving to nearby Mina for Friday's symbolic stoning of the devil that marks the start of Eid al-Adha, or feast of the sacrifice, when Muslims slaughter lambs to feed the hungry.

    They made the 8 kilometer journey from Mount Arafat by foot and bus caravan, where they will spend the night, as the Prophet Muhammad did during his own pilgrimage. Millions of people will sleep there in tents.

    Hajj rules - based on centuries of interpretation of the Sunna, the traditions of Muhammad - are extremely elaborate. Pilgrims must all gather at certain sites at specific times. Some rites are repeated, others are partially repeated and some performed only once.

    Many pilgrims being their journey in the Saudi Arabian city of Medina with a visit to Muhammad's mosque, where he is buried. They then head to Mecca and perform a set of pre-hajj rituals, including circling the Kaaba counterclockwise with their hearts tilted toward it - the same rituals that conclude the hajj for many. Full story…

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    A Muslim pilgrim sleeps next to hair from those who shaved their heads during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 26.

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    Muslim pilgrims cast seven stones at a pillar that symbolizes Satan during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 26.

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    Muslim pilgrims cast seven stones at a pillar that symbolizes Satan during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 26.

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    I am Somali born into a Muslim family and I have to say ...my heart sinks at how our people's mind ever came to be dominated/contaminated by these religions...but then they were people who were meagerly living off the land with little potential to develop sophisticated culture....that offers little  …

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