2012年1月8日星期日

Pictures Around the World 05

Srinagar, India: A Kashmiri boatman makes his way through the frozen water of Dal lake

Bodh Gaya, India: A Tibetan woman in ceremonial dress performs in the presence of the Dalai Lama during the Kalachakra Buddhist festival

Ikerman, Ukraine: Orthodox worshippers participate in a Christmas service at the monastery of St Clement

Wuhan, China: Crowds at Wuchang railway station

Taipei, Taiwan: A supporter of the president, Ma Ying-jeou, at an election campaign rally

Cajititlan, Mexico: Costumed dancers participate in festivities for Three Kings Day

Artemisa, Cuba: A couple kiss on the sidelines of a classic car rally

Serbian Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in Birmingham
A Christian Orthodox priest stands during a mass in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, during the Orthodox Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem


Kotamobagu, Indonesia: A police officer holds up a shattered shield against a protester who is attacking him with a sword during a protest by market stall owners

Manchester, New Hampshire: An Occupy demonstrator outside the Republican presidential debate

Rangoon, Burma: People try to catch money thrown by wellwishers during the Pagoda festival

Bloemfontein, South Africa: ANC supporters celebrate the party's centenary

Mercedes, Argentina: A man walks beside cars heading towards the sanctuary of the 19th-century outlaw Gauchito Gil to mark the anniversary of his death in 1878

Tbilisi, Georgia: People march in a religious procession to celebrate the Orthodox Christmas

St Petersburg, Russia: Men dressed as 19th-century imperial soldiers fire a cannon during celebrations to mark the Russian Orthodox Christmas