• White House Easter Egg Roll hosted by the Obamas

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    Miranda Husband, 11, center, and Issac Husband, 9, third left, of Greencastle, Pa., roll Easter eggs on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on Monday, April 25, at the White House Easter Egg Roll hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. Thousands of children will participate in the event, which dates back to 1878, and is named for races where children push colored eggs across the grass using wooden spoons.

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    First Lady Michelle Obama watches as TV personalities Kelly Ripa and Al Roker share a crepe at the annual Easter Egg Roll on Monday.

    Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

    President Barack Obama, left, and first lady Michelle Obama read a book titled "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" to children during the annual Easter Egg Roll on Monday. Daughters Sasha, second right, and Malia, right, are seen on the right as they listen on with their dog Bo.

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    The White House Easter Egg Roll takes place on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday.

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    President Barack Obama greets children during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday.

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    Thousands of kids and their parents packed the White House grounds for the annual tradition of rolling Easter eggs across the South Lawn. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.

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    A Bangladeshi Shiite Muslim performs a fire-breathing act as he takes part in a religious procession during the Ashoura mourning period in Dhaka on Dec. 17, 2010. The religious festival of Ashoura, which includes a ten-day mourning period starting on the first day of Muharram on the Islamic calendar, commemorates the seventh-century slaying of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein in Karbala.

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    The top of a Ta'zieh is seen during a religious procession in the Ashoura mourning period in Dhaka, Dec. 17.

    Fire-breathing at Ashoura religious procession in Dhaka

    By Elena Grothe

    Looking at our photo database now, I'm seeing a lot of Ashoura-related images continuing to move. Read more on this incredibly visual religious festival HERE.

    BEIRUT (AP) — Shiites across the Muslim world commemorated their most somber day of the year Thursday with solemn processions where some beat their chests or cut themselves with swords and chains to mourn the death some 1,300 years ago of one of their most beloved saints.