festival performers, japan photograph by benoit hardy-chartrand (national geographic photo contest...
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Festival Performers, JapanFestival Performers, JapanPhotograph by Benoit Hardy-ChartrandPhotograph by Benoit Hardy-Chartrand
(National Geographic Photo Contest Images)
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Wintry WaitPhotograph by Johnny Haglund 2
Seagulls, AlaskaSeagulls, AlaskaPhotograph by Court LevePhotograph by Court Leve
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Gothic Quarter, BarcelonaPhotograph by Jordi Boixareu 4
Lake Carezza, ItalyPhotograph by Antonio Chiumenti 5
Eastern Screech OwletsPhotograph by Graham McGeorge 6
Lighthouse, PortugalLighthouse, PortugalPhotograph by Veselin MalinovPhotograph by Veselin Malinov
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Skateboarders, San FranciscoPhotograph by Matthieu Moors
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Seaside Park, JapanPhotograph by Hideyuki Katagiri
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Reflection, HungaryPhotograph by Zsolt Szabo
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Landscape, LatviaPhotograph by Mihails Ignats 11
Deer, Richmond ParkPhotograph by Prashant Meswani 12
Cabin, CroatiaPhotograph by Marin Suöli
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Tree Canopy, BerlinTree Canopy, BerlinPhotograph by Kevin ConnollyPhotograph by Kevin Connolly
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Bride, KosovoBride, KosovoPhotograph by Nita ZeqiriPhotograph by Nita Zeqiri 15
Skógafoss, IcelandPhotograph by Jorunn Sjofn Gudlaugsdottir 16
Sunbathing Cows, AndalusiaPhotograph by Andrew Lever
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Above the Namib DesertPhotograph by Chris Schmid 18
Monastery in MandalayPhotograph by Marcelo Salvador 19
Aflutter Along the IguazuPhotograph by Daniel Pinheiro 20
Imperiled RhinoPhotograph by Richard Young
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The Blessed ManPhotograph by Yosuke Kashiwakura
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The Saidai-ji Eyo festival, considered one of the three strangest festivals in Japan, is a Buddhist ritual in which
9,000 men compete to grab just a pair of sacred wooden batons to decide who will be the "blessed man" for
the year. The over 500-year-old tradition of Eyo is based on an underlying understanding of the state of
human life, greater than the ideals and trends of a single generation, and this idea has been cherished and
passed down through the centuries.
日本岡山市的西大寺觀音院舉行的裸祭節為日本的三大“奇祭”之一。在寒冷的 2 月,只穿著兜襠褲的男子們奮力爭奪據說可以帶來福氣的木棒“寶木”。“寶木”兩根為一對,長約 20厘米,並經過了 14天的祈禱。當天晚 10點,西大寺的住持從高約 4 米的正殿的窗戶將寶木扔下。用冷水清洗過身體,“熱氣騰騰”的數千人開始了一場“肉搏”戰。經過激烈的搶奪競技之後,搶到寶木的男子們就可以進行下一步儀式-受封為「福男」。
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Frosted Tamarack SwampPhotograph by Adam Dorn 24
There's Always OnePhotograph by Yashani Shantha
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A Shepherd's FlockPhotograph by Juan Aguilar 26
Shy Sea LionPhotograph by Ron Watkins 27
Street Colors, Hong KongPhotograph by Brian Yen
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Burnt Trees, YellowstonePhotograph by Chaoying Zhao 29
The White Cliffs of IturupThe White Cliffs of IturupPhotograph by Alexey KharitonovPhotograph by Alexey Kharitonov
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31Pink MorningPhotograph by David Köster
Frosty GlancePhotograph by Sandor Csudai
12/31/2013 王文堯 Kaohsiung Taiwan R.O.CAll photos were taken from National Geographic
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