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The World in a SNAP (17)

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The World in a SNAP (17)

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  1. Beijing, China — A performer takes part in a traditional dance during a ceremony anticipating the Lantern Festival in Beijing. PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA

  2. Lerwick, England — A member of the Viking Jarl Squad attends the annual Up Helly Aa Festival in the Shetland Islands. Up Helly Aa celebrates the influence of the Scandinavian vikings in the Shetlands and has employed this theme in the festival since 1870. The event culminates with up to 1,000 "guizers" (men in costume) throwing flaming torches into a Viking long ship. PHOTOGRAPH BY: ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP / Getty Images

  3. A polar bear enjoys the fresh snow in the zoo in Berlin, Germany. (AP)

  4. A Chola poses for pictures during an event to elect carnival characters known as Chuta, Pepino and Chola in La Paz, Bolivia. Juan Karita - AP

  5. An elderly Indian woman listens to Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi’s popular daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra speak during an election rally in Sultanpur district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. India’s biggest state, Uttar Pradesh begins polling in seven phases starting from Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

  6. Revelers pose for pictures during an event to elect carnival characters known as Chuta, Pepino and Chola in La Paz, Bolivia Thursday Feb. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

  7. Visitors walk through an illuminated 'ice palace' in Schwarzsee, west of Bern, Switzerland, February 8, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer

  8. Cologne, Germany — Two 3-month-old tiger cubs play with their mother, Hanya, as they explore their outdoor enclosure at the zoo. PHOTOGRAPH BY: ROLF VENNENBERND / DPA

  9. Dancers perform during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka’s 64th Independence Day, marking the country’s independence from British colonial rule in 1948, in Anuradhapura, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

  10. Arno Balzarini / EPA - First-placed Fadri Casty, pulled by Bergonzi, center, competes during the Skijoring Grand Prix Credit Suisse race on the frozen Lake of St. Moritz, during the first weekend of White Turf races in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Feb. 5.

  11. Carsten Koall/Getty Images - A protester wearing a gas mask sits close to a fire as unrest near Egypt's Interior Ministry continued in Cairo. Violence has spread through Egypt's cities amid anger over the deaths of 74 football fans, killed in clashes between rival fans following the match between al-Masry and al-Alhy in Port Said.

  12. Madonna performs at the super Bowl halftime show. Source: Reuters

  13. FEBRUARY 7: A Hindu devotee smears himself with colored powder, and another devotee gets his cheek pierced with a metal rod during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur. The festival is rooted in Hindu legend and was brought from southern India by 19th century immigrants who came to the Malaysian peninsula to work in rubber estates and government offices. (Lai Seng Sin/Associated Press)

  14. FEBRUARY 5: Madonna performs during halftime of Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. (Matt Slocum/Associated Press

  15. A worshipper pierces his cheeks with metal skewers during Cap Go Meh festival that marks the end of Lunar New Year celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

  16. Zibo, China — Chinese folk artists perform on the street to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival in Zibo. The Chinese Lantern Festival, also known as the Yuanxiao Festival or Shangyuan Festival, falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. PHOTOGRAPH BY: WU HONG / EPA

  17. FEBRUARY 7: Race horses are exercised in Malton, England. (John Giles/PA Wire)

  18. FEBRUARY 7: Tibetan monks perform a religious ceremony at a monastery in Jiuzhaigou, China. (Andy Wong/Associated Press

  19. FEBRUARY 7: An Indian boy waits in line with men for a free meal donated by worshippers at the Hanuman Mandir, or Monkey God Temple, in New Delhi, India. Wealthy devotees who often fast on Tuesdays and Saturdays will donate food during their visits to the temple. (Kevin Frayer/Associated Press)

  20. FEBRUARY 7: Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama with her paintings on display at the Tate Modern in London. An exhibition by the artist will be on display at the gallery from February 9 until June 5. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press)

  21. An Afghan boy sells cigarettes on a snow covered street in front of the war torn Darul Aman Palace in Kabul February 5, 2012. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

  22. Beijing — A Chinese employee dresses as a god of fortune to attract customers while distributing discount vouchers at the entrance of a shopping mall during the Chinese Lantern Festival. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Feng Li / Getty Images

  23. Members of a folk art group from Fuzhou performs a traditional show during a festivity in Mawei, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 5, 2012, one day ahead of the Lantern Festival. Folk artists from Fujian Province and Mazu of southeast China's Taiwan joined together at a festivity on Sunday in Mawei to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Since 2003, the joint festivity was held once a year and it was enlisted as one of China's National Intangible Cultural Heritages. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

  24. FEBRUARY 7: Hindu devotees climb 272 steps to the Batu Caves temple next to a giant statue of Lord Murugan during the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Lai Seng Sin/Associated Press)

  25. Worshippers throw firecrackers at a shirtless man acting as Master Handan during the Handan ritual as part of the Chinese Lantern Festival celebrations or "Yuan Hsiao Jie" in Taitung, eastern Taiwan, February 6, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer

  26. Yala, Thailand — Thai-Chinese devotees carry an icon while walking through a fire during the annual festival at Chao Mae Lim Ko Nieo temple in Thailand's southern province of Yala. Chao Mae Lim Ko Nieo, a goddess believed to possess potent magic powers, is revered by the Chinese in Yala and other provinces of southern Thailand. - PHOTOGRAPH BY: MUHAMMED SABRI / AFP / Getty Images

  27. Katmandu, Nepal — A Nepalese schoolboy plays near Sighal Monestry. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Niranjan Shrestha / Associated Press

  28. Venice Carnival 2012: Masked Revelers Are Back at St. Mark's Square A masked reveller poses in Saint Mark's Square during the preview of Venetian Carnival in Venice Feb. 5, 2012. Source: REUTERS/Tony Gentile

  29. A masked Egyptian protester is seen during clashes with riot police near the interior ministry in the capital Cairo. (AFP)

  30. A man smokes as he waits for a folk art performance celebrating the Lantern Festival on the last day of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Zhengding County, Hebei province, February 6, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee

  31. Masked revellers pose near Saint Mark's Square during the preview of Venetian Carnival in Venice Feb. 5, 2012. Source: REUTERS/Tony Gentile

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