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The very colorful costume of a Notting Hill Carnival participant. The festival takes place in late August on the streets of Notting Hill in London.

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A little local girl watches the opening short films that were made in and around Luang Prabang specifically for the festival.

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A man with a massive bottle of sake strapped to his back looks at the star of the Ombashira festival - the 20 meter long log loaded with people about to go down a giant hill.

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A barrel of Nihonshu (Japanese Sake) is hammered open to start the day's festivities at the Ombashira festival in rural Japan.

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