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  • A Volador performs the sacred ceremonial Dance of the Voladores in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Volador performs the sacred ceremonial Dance of the Voladores in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Volador performs the sacred ceremonial Dance of the Voladores in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Volador performs the sacred ceremonial Dance of the Voladores in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Volador performs the sacred ceremonial Dance of the Voladores in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Voladores position themselves at the top of a thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Voladores position themselves at the top of a thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Volador climbs the thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Voladores prepare to climb the thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Voladores prepare to climb the thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • Voladores perform the sacred ritual before climbing a pole for the ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Volador performs the sacred ceremonial Dance of the Voladores in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Voladores position themselves at the top of a thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Volador climbs the thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Volador climbs the thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Volador climbs the thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • Voladores perform the sacred ritual before climbing a pole for the ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • Voladores perform the sacred ritual before climbing a pole for the ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • Voladores perform the sacred ritual before climbing a pole for the ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • Voladores perform the sacred ritual before climbing a pole for the ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • Voladores perform the sacred ritual before climbing a pole for the ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • Voladores perform the sacred ritual before climbing a pole for the ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Volador performs the sacred ceremonial Dance of the Voladores in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A vintage car tour stops at the Jewish Ceremonial Hall at the Old Jewish cemetery in Josefov, the former Jewish ghetto in Prague, Czech Republic. The cemetery was used from 1439 to 1787 and it is the oldest existing Jewish cemetery in Europe.
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  • Alexius II, Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church during a ceremony at Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius. Close up of the crown worn by Alexius.
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  • Alexius II, Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church during a ceremony at Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius.
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  • US Armed Forces Honor Guard Herald Trumpets during the official arrival ceremony of the Chinese Premier at the White House April 8, 1999 in Washington D.C.
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  • Aerial view of an outdoor wedding at Alhambra Hall in Mt Pleasant, SC
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  • A young Native Americans dancer from the Arapahoe people dressed in traditional costume waits to perform at the Indian Village during Cheyenne Frontier Days July 25, 2015 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Frontier Days celebrates the cowboy traditions of the west with a rodeo, parade and fair.
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  • A Native American dancer from the Arapahoe people dressed in traditional costume at the Indian Village during Cheyenne Frontier Days July 25, 2015 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Frontier Days celebrates the cowboy traditions of the west with a rodeo, parade and fair.
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  • A Native American dancer from the Arapahoe people dressed in traditional costume checks his iPhone at the Indian Village during Cheyenne Frontier Days July 25, 2015 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Frontier Days celebrates the cowboy traditions of the west with a rodeo, parade and fair.
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  • A Native American dancer from the Arapahoe people dressed in traditional costume prepares to perform a fancy dance at the Indian Village during Cheyenne Frontier Days July 25, 2015 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Frontier Days celebrates the cowboy traditions of the west with a rodeo, parade and fair.
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  • A Native American dancer from the Arapahoe people dressed in traditional costume prepares to perform a fancy dance at the Indian Village during Cheyenne Frontier Days July 25, 2015 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Frontier Days celebrates the cowboy traditions of the west with a rodeo, parade and fair.
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  • A young Native American dancer from the Arapahoe people dressed in traditional costume prepares to perform a fancy dance at the Indian Village during Cheyenne Frontier Days July 25, 2015 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Frontier Days celebrates the cowboy traditions of the west with a rodeo, parade and fair.
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  • A young Native American dancer from the Arapahoe people dressed in traditional costume prepares to perform a fancy dance at the Indian Village during Cheyenne Frontier Days July 25, 2015 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Frontier Days celebrates the cowboy traditions of the west with a rodeo, parade and fair.
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  • A young Native American dancer from the Arapahoe people dressed in traditional costume prepares to perform a fancy dance at the Indian Village during Cheyenne Frontier Days July 25, 2015 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Frontier Days celebrates the cowboy traditions of the west with a rodeo, parade and fair.
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  • A young Native American dancer from the Arapahoe people dressed in traditional costume prepares to perform a fancy dance at the Indian Village during Cheyenne Frontier Days July 25, 2015 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Frontier Days celebrates the cowboy traditions of the west with a rodeo, parade and fair.
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  • A young Native American dancer from the Arapahoe people dressed in traditional costume prepares to perform a fancy dance at the Indian Village during Cheyenne Frontier Days July 25, 2015 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Frontier Days celebrates the cowboy traditions of the west with a rodeo, parade and fair.
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  • A young Native American dancer from the Arapahoe people dressed in traditional costume prepares to perform a fancy dance at the Indian Village during Cheyenne Frontier Days July 25, 2015 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Frontier Days celebrates the cowboy traditions of the west with a rodeo, parade and fair.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Seoul Summer Olympics opening ceremonies September 17, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
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  • Seoul Summer Olympics opening ceremonies September 17, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
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  • Seoul Summer Olympics opening ceremonies September 17, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.  (Photo Richard Ellis)
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Melania Trump stands with the Trump family during the national anthem following the swearing in ceremony of her husband President Donald Trump during the President Inaugural Ceremony on Capitol Hill January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States in the ceremony.
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  • Seoul Summer Olympics opening ceremonies September 17, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
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  • Seoul Summer Olympics opening ceremonies September 17, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Approximately 30,000 couples get married in a Unification Church mass wedding ceremony at RFK Stadium November 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Actor Jason Robards is escorted back to his chair after being awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC. Actress Angela Lansbury, left, and Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera James Levine look on.
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  • Actress Angela Lansbury is presented the National Medal of the Arts by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Charleston in the Middle Passage hold a prayer service during a remembrance ceremony at Fort Moutrie National Monument June 10, 2017 in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. The Middle Passage refers to the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were shipped to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade. An estimated 15% of the Africans died at sea and considerably more in the process of capturing and transporting. The total number of African deaths directly attributable to the Middle Passage voyage is estimated at up to two million African deaths.
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  • President Barack Obama greets former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as he arrive for the 68th President Inaugural Ceremony on Capitol Hill January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States in the ceremony.
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  • Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg is escorted by Justice Stephen Breyer during the arrivals for the 68th President Inaugural Ceremony on Capitol Hill January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States in the ceremony.
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  • Teams enter the playing field during the opening ceremonies for the 7th Annual Quidditch World Cup April 5, 2014 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The sport, created from the Harry Potter novels is a co-ed contact sport with elements from rugby, basketball, and dodgeball. A quidditch team is made up of seven athletes who play with broomsticks between their legs at all times.
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  • Mexican Concheros dance in a ceremony outside the Parroquia Church of Michael the Archangel during the week long fiesta of the patron saint Saint Michael October 1, 2017 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
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  • Mexican Concheros dance in a ceremony outside the Parroquia Church of Michael the Archangel during the week long fiesta of the patron saint Saint Michael October 1, 2017 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
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  • Mexican Concheros dance in a ceremony outside the Parroquia Church of Michael the Archangel during the week long fiesta of the patron saint Saint Michael October 1, 2017 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
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  • Mexican Concheros dance in a ceremony outside the Parroquia Church of Michael the Archangel during the week long fiesta of the patron saint Saint Michael October 1, 2017 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
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  • A Volador performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • Voladores performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • Voladores performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • Voladores performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • Voladores performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Volador performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • A Volador performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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  • Latin percussionist Tito Puente is presented the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Museum director Nina M. Archabal is presented the National Humanities Medal by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Chinese American novelist Maxine Hong Kingston is presented the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Professor Martin E. Marty is presented the National Humanities Medal by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Professor and author Luis Leal thanks First Lady Hillary Clinton after being presented the National Humanities Medal during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Professor and author Luis Leal is presented the National Humanities Medal by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Jean Louis Bourgeois accepts the National Medal of Arts award on behalf of his mother; sculpture Louise Bourgeois from President Bill and Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC. After accepting the medal Bourgeois gave it to President Bill Clinton as a gift.
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  • Actor Jason Robards is presented the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Latin percussionist Tito Puente, left, stands with Actor Jason Robards, right, during the National Medal of Arts and Humanities awards during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Latin percussionist Tito Puente, left, stands with Actor Jason Robards, right, during the National Medal of Arts and Humanities awards during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Actor Jason Robards is presented the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Actor Jason Robards is presented the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera James Levine is presented the National Medal of the Arts by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton stands next to Journalist Robert MacNeil, left, and Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera James Levine, right, during the National Medal of Arts and Humanities awards during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Musician Don Henley of the Eagles is presented the National Medal of Humanities by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Musician Doc Watson is presented the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Musician Doc Watson is presented the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Landscape architect Daniel Urban Kiley is presented the National Humanities Medal by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • U.S. President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton present the National Medal of Arts during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • U.S. President Bill Clinton sits with Journalist Robert MacNeil, left, and Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera James Levine, right, during the National Medal of Arts and Humanities awards during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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  • Jazz vocalist Betty Carter is presented the National Medal of the Arts by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House September 29, 1997 in Washington, DC.
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