Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Villagers prepare to smear blood on banknotes during a festival at the Nem Thuong village in Bac Ninh, about 40 km (25 miles) north of Hanoi, January 28, 2012. Organized by the villagers, the festival is held on the sixth day of the first month of the lunar calendar to worship the village's deity Doan Thuong, an anti-royal military general who lived in 13th century. Every year, thousands of people from the village and nearby villages will gather to smear the blood of the pig on their banknotes in the belief that it would bring luck in the new year. The festival is known as the most brutal in the country and is condemned by many, including some who called on the government to stop the festival. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)
Villages smear blood on banknotes during a festival at the Nem ...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Villages smear blood on banknotes during a festival at the Nem Thuong village in Bac Ninh, about 40 km (25 miles) north of Hanoi, January 28, 2012. Organized by the villagers, the festival is held on the sixth day of the first month of the lunar calendar to worship the village's deity Doan Thuong, an anti-royal military general who lived in 13th century. Every year, thousands of people from the village and nearby villages will gather to smear the blood of the pig on their banknotes in the belief that it would bring luck in the new year. The festival is known as the most brutal in the country and is condemned by many, including some who called on the government to stop the festival. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, gestures as she speaks ...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:00:02 +0100 (AP) - Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, gestures as she speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Actress Nicole Kidman (L) and her husband country singer Keith ...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:50:05 +0100 (Reuters) - Actress Nicole Kidman (L) and her husband country singer Keith Urban arrive at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards in West Hollywood, California January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
Members from the Cuban Communist Youth Union (UJC) and student ...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Members from the Cuban Communist Youth Union (UJC) and student organizations participate in a torch march in celebration of the 159th birth anniversary of Cuba's independence hero Jose Marti at Havana University January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Enrique de la Osa (CUBA - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION ANNIVERSARY)
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