Carnival in Rio de Janeiro the final Stretch

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The globe�s biggest Carnival bash opened Friday, when Rio de Janeiro�s mayor handed the key to the city to rotund King Momo, the mythical jester figure who reigns over Carnival. About 850,000 tourists are expected in Rio during the raucous, five-day free-for-all. Millions of people across the country will take to the streets and sambadromes to dance and party, effectively putting Brazil on a week-long hiatus. 33 more images after the break...

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Christmas Trees Around the World

Poles are walking around the Christmas tree in the center of Warsaw

In the central squares of the largest cities in the world have started to establish Christmas trees. All the cities every year trying to bring what is in the design of new parts.In several cities unfortunately banned traditional eating place, because it offends the feelings of some of the "people." 11 more images after the break...

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Top 10 Fire Festivals Around The World

01. Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night) - England

Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night) - England: "Remember, remember the fifth of November - gunpowder, treason and plot" goes the nursery rhyme, chanted in the run-up to Guy Fawkes Night. It goes back to 1605 when Guy Fawkes, one of the members of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives in the House of Lords, London. With the plot to blow up the House of Lords - and kill King James I - foiled, Londoners lit bonfires around the city in celebration. The bonfire tradition continues to this day, and usually there's an effigy of Guy Fawkes placed at the center of it. One of the biggest celebrations is in the town of Lewes in Sussex where, in recent years, effigies of various current figures, including those from the U.K. banking world, have been burned. (Reuters). 09 more festivals after the break...

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