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For two to three months after their circumcision, Pokot boys sing and dance in a special seclusion camp while undergoing instruction from tribal elders
Thailand, Sakhon Nakhon, Sakhon Nakhon. Phu Thai dancers at the Bai See Su Khwan (blessing ceremony) during the Wax Castle festival
Masked man, Festival, Trashichhoe Dzong (monastery), Thimpu, Bhutan
Changing of the guardsTaiwan Taipei Martyrs Shrine changing of the guards ceremony
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall guards at evening flag changing ceremony
Mongolia, Karakorum. Lamas praying at a ceremony to bless a Horse Festival, Erdene Zuu Monastery
Mongolia, Ulan Bator. Lamas performing morning prayer at Ganden Monastery
Mali, Dogon Country, Tereli. A masked dancer wearing the fifteen-foot-high Sirige mask gyrates at the Dogon village of Tereli which is situated among rocks at the base of the spectacular
A beafeeter in traditional dress outside the Tower of London
Trumpter at changing of the Guard
New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua. The Tamaki Experience - a welcoming ceremony is performed at a cultural show where visitors can enjoy an indepth Maori experience
Chullpa (Inca burial chamber) with Lake Umayo behind
Whirling Dervishes (The Mevlevi), performing the Sema (ceremony), Istanbul, Turkey The Mevlevi, know as Whirling Dervishes performing the Sufi dance, Istanbul, Turkey
Japan, Kyoto, Gion. Performers at the Yatuko Nomae Festival at the Yasaka Shrine
Meiji jingu Shrine 20th Century priest bride groom and family at traditional Japanese wedding Japan Tokyo Harajku Meiji jingu Shrine 20th Century priest bride groom
Iran, Persepolis. The Hundred Column Palace, this relief illustrating the Monarch enthroned in New Years Day ceremonies, Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid), near Shiraz.In about 512BC
China, Shandong Province, Qufu City. International Confucius Cultural Festival. Birthplace of Confucius the great philosopher politician and educator of the 6th-5th centuries BC
A Samburu initiate with bird skins hanging from his headband. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time wandering in the countryside attempting to kill as
A Samburu initiate takes aim at a bird with a blunt arrow. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time wandering in the countryside attempting to kill as many
A Samburu youth is forcibly restrained after throwing a fit in the tension-filled days leading up to his circumcision. It is not uncommon for Samburu youths and warriors to succumb to hysterical
Gabbra women sing and dance to celebrate a wedding. The traditional metal ornamentation on their heads is called malmal
A large gathering of Msai warriors, resplendent with long Ochred braids, listen to instructions from their chiefs and elders during a ceremony
The Jamia Mosque in the centre of Nairobi during Friday prayers
A Pokomo drummer from the Tana River district of Kenya
One of the most important Msai ceremonies is the eunoto when warriors become junior elders. Early one morning before the cattle are taken to pasture, their mothers shave their long ochred locks
Women watch from the side as warriors sing and dance at a Laikipiak Msai marriage near Sabuk
Oman, Muscat, Ghala, Al Ghubrah (Grand Mosque) Mosque. The mosque, a magnificent example of modern islamic architecture, was built for the nation by Sultan Qaboos to mark the 30th year of his reign
Bride stood in front of a traditional thatched roof house at the Museum of Folk Architect and Rural Life Ukraine Lviv Old Town Unesco World Heritage Museum of Folk Architecture
Girls watching a military parade in the main square
South Korea, Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, Gyeonbokgung Palace, Gate Guard Changing Ceremony
