Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men dance during Simhat Torah celebrations in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood on Oct. 8, 2012. Simchat Torah celebrates the the new cycle of reading the Torah, the Jewish holy scrolls used in every synagogue.

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man is reflected on the wall while watching the celebration of Simchat Torah at the close of the sukkot holiday in Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, Oct. 8.

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish child watches men dance during Simhat Torah celebrations in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood on Oct. 8.

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man holds a Torah scroll to celebrate Simhat Torah at the close of the Sukkot holiday in Mea Shearim. Jerusalem, Oct. 8.

Joey Chestnut ate a record-tying 68 hot dogs to take the 2012 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Eating Contest crown at Brooklyn's Coney Island.

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas is carried through the crowds after breaking her world record during the Nathan's Famous Women's Hot Dog Eating World Championship at Coney Island in Brooklyn. Thomas won her second consecutive women's competition with 45 downed hot dogs.

American flags wave near the grave of Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Harris as the the sun rises over Georgia National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 28, in Canton, Ga. Harris died Feb. 6, 2012.

Retired U.S. Marine Sgt. Chad Casey, of Canton, Ga., places American flags at the graves at Georgia National Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012, in Canton, Ga. 

An Israeli family enjoys a picnic underneath the wing of an old military transport plane in The Defender's Forest, near Kibbutz Nachson on Israel's 64th Independence Day. All photo's shot by EPA's Jim Hollander on April 26.

Children play on an old Israeli military transport in The Defender's Forest as a kettle steams on a charcoal fire as families visit the area for a picnic on Israel's 64th Independence Day.

An Israeli family enjoys their Independence Day picnic underneath the wing of an old Israeli military transport plane in The Defender's Forest, near Kibbutz Nachson.

A Georgian boy jumps over a fire during the folk festival called 'Chiakokonoba' in Tbilisi, Georgia on April 11.

Children play around a bonfire during Chiakokonoba celebration in Tbilisi on April 11.

Children look on as Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men knead the dough before baking the Matzoth or unleavened bread on April 2, in Jerusalem. Religious Jews throughout the world eat matzoth during the eight-day Pesach holiday (Passover), which begins April 6 at sunset to commemorate the Israelis' exodus from Egypt some 3,500 years ago and commemorate their ancestors' plight.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man pours flour into a mixing bowl to prepare matza, a traditional unleavened bread, to be eaten during the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover, in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood April 2. The flour is kept in a separate room from the water to ensure it does not not touch the water before the mazta is prepared. Passover commemorates the flight of Jews from Ancient Egypt as described in Exodus from the Bible. According to the account, the Jews did not have time to prepare leavened bread before fleeing to the Promised Land.

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man dips cooking pots into boiling water in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel, on April 3, in order to rid the utensils of any traces of leavening ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man pushes a cart full of potatoes in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel, on April 3. The potatoes are provided by charity organizations for people in need ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which falls on the evening of April 6. Passover, one of Judiasm's most important holidays, commemorates the Jewish exodus from ancient Egypt and their wandering in the desert on their way to Israel, and is celebrated with the 'Seder,' or Passover dinner.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather for food distribution in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel, April 3.

Traditional caricatures, called ninot, burn on March 19 in conclusion of the Fallas festival.

People enjoy a street fireworks display, or 'Correfoc' (Running Fire), in downtown Valencia, eastern Spain, on March 19.

An Iranian woman holds a firecracker in Tehran on March 13 during the Wednesday Fire ritual, or Chaharshanbeh Soori..

Joyful Iranian men dance around a firework, in the Pardisan Park in Tehran during Chaharshanbe Soori, or Wednesday Feast.

An Iranian woman jumps over a bonfire, in the Pardisan Park in Tehran during Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast.