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Oak Apple Day at Chelsea Hospital
Lord Roberts takes the salute of the Chelsea Pensioners as they march past the statue of Charles II, which is covered with oak branches in honour of Oak Apple Day

Easter Custom
Every Easter Eve, choirboys sing a hymn over the grave of William Hulbard, who left a guinea to the Parish Choir when he died. c. 1806, St. Mary in Arden Church, England

Bacup Coconut Dancers
NUTTERS DANCE:(Lancashire) Britannia Bacup Coconut dancers, York Summer Festival. In order that their spell may be more effective they black their faces in disguise

Three musical hares on three decorated Easter eggs
Three musical hares play their instruments on three decorated Easter eggs

Looking up inside one of the towers, La Sagrada Familia church, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

A traditional tea shop on Qinghefang Old Street in Wushan district of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, Asia

Bull fighting, San Fermin festival, Plaza de Toros, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, Europe

Native American Powwow, Taos, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

First Nation totem pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Men playing traditional horn instruments at a Lunar New Year festival in the Miao village of Qingman, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

The town of Zug on a misty winters day, Switzerland, Europe

Pilgrims seated in front of the 39 ft high standing Buddha, Aukana, Sri Lanka, Asia

Standing Buddha statue, Aukana, near Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Souvenirs of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Turkish bath, Cagaloglu Hamami, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Sacks of nuts and lentils in the Spice Souk, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Woman carrying fruit and vegetables, Hoi An, central Vietnam, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman praying at the feet of the Buddha in the temple of the Standing Buddha, Wat Intrawiharn, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditional Thai marriage, Bangkok area, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close-up of statue of the Buddha, Wat Pho (Wat Po) (Wat Phra Chetuphon), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Fringe in the Park, part of the Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Pennants in Eyre Square representing the tribes (families) of Galway, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Woman wearing traditional veil, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

Detail of a pile of colourful ponchos, Cuzco (Cusco), Peru, South America

Cave of skulls and bones, Opdas Cave Mass Burial, 500-1000 years old, Kabayan Town, The Cordillera Mountains, Benguet Province, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Jeepney, Manila, island of Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Painted road sign pointing in the direction of Tombouctou (Timbuktu), in the town of Zagora, Vallee du Draa (Draa Valley), Anti Atlas, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Lanterns for sale in the souk near the Djemaa el Fna (Jemaa el Fna), Marrakech (Marrakesh), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Berber man standing with his camel, Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert, Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Potters Quarter, Bhaktapur (Bhadgaun), Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Wrestling match, Naadam festival, Oulaan Bator (Ulaan Baatar), Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai, Lithuania, Baltic States, Europe

Donald Duck and Micky Mouse are unusual decorations with usual dragon at entrance to Chinese Temple, Coral Bay, Pangkor Island, Perak State, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Kyo Odori spring dance theatre, Kyoto, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Tea ceremony by a Maiko (trainee geisha), Kyoto, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Taiko drumming group, Otako age giant kite flying festival, Sagamihara, Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Straw sandals and drum at temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Monks pulling ropes of big bell, Chion in temple, eastern hills, Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Traditional costume and horse, ceremony for archery festival, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Palio, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Masked faces and costumes at the Venice Carnival, with gondolas on waterfront and San Giorgio Maggiore behind, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Venice Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Il Porcellino, rubbing the nose of the wild boar statue will bring you luck and you will return to Florence, Mercato Nuovo, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Grand Canal and Campo D. Salute, Santa Maria Della Salute church from the Accademia Bridge, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Village scene, Toba Bataks, North Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dancers, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close up of colourful laundry hanging in front of blue traditional house, village of Kalpa, Recong Peo, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

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