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  • President Barack Obama greets former President Bill 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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  • Former Vice President Dick Cheney wearing a cowboy hat arrives for 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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  • A supporter of Donald Trump wears an American flag costume during the President Inauguration 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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  • 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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  • President Barack Obama greets former President George W. Bush 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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  • Tiffany Trump greets her half-brother Baron 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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  • Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani arrives 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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  • A supporter of Donald Trump wears an American flag costume during the President Inauguration 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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  • First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden sit under an umbrella during a brief rain at 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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  • U.S. Senators wearing rain ponchos during a brief rain shower at 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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  • New Jersey Governor Chris Christie stands with other governors during 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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  • Vice President Joe Biden greets Melania Trump 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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  • President Barack Obama greets Tiffany Trump 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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  • 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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  • President Barack Obama greets former President Jimmy Carter 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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  • Melania Trump hugs her son Baron Trump as Tiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump look on 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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  • Melania Trump is escorted during the arrival 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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  • First Lady Michelle Obama arrives 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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  • Vanessa Trump, center, wife of Donald Trump Jr., talks with Jared Kushner, husband of Ivanka Trump during 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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  • Members of Congress take mobile phone photos 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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  • Former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter during the Presidential Inaugural ceremony on Capitol Hill January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump was sworn-in as the 45th President.
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  • President Donald Trump thanks former Vice President Joe Biden as Eric Trump thanks former President Barack Obama following Inaugural ceremony after being sworn-in as the 45th President on Capitol Hill January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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  • Ivanka Trump, right, reaches for her husband Jared Kushner during the 68th Inauguration Ceremony on Capitol Hill January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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  • Former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter cover up with raincoats during a brief rain at the 68th Presidential Inaugural ceremony on Capitol Hill January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump was sworn-in as the 45th President.
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  • President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump wave after being sworn-in as the 45th President during his Inaugural Ceremony on Capitol Hill January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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  • Senator Patrick Leahy takes a photo during the 68th President Inaugural Ceremony on Capitol Hill January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Leahy is a lifelong photographer who has been published in many publications.
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  • President-elect Donald Trump is applauded as he arrives for the 68th Inaugural Ceremony to become the 45th President on Capitol Hill January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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  • Hundreds of thousands gather to watch the Inauguration of President Donald Trump on the National Mall January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump became the 45th President surrounded by his wife Melania, and his five children in the Capitol Hill ceremony
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • Melania Trump reaches out to her husband President-elect Donald Trump as he arrives 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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  • Melania Trump adjusts the tie of son Baron Trump as Tiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump look on 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • Former Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton waves as she and former President Bill Clinton depart following 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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  • Melania Trump sits with her son Baron Trump under an umbrella during a brief rain at 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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  • Former President George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush arrive for 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • Descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Charleston in the Middle Passage dance to honor their relatives lost during a remembrance ceremony along the ocean front 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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  • 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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  • Descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Charleston in the Middle Passage dance to honor their relatives lost during a remembrance ceremony along the saltwater marsh 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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  • Descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Charleston in the Middle Passage dance to honor their relatives lost during a remembrance ceremony along the saltwater marsh 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Public radio host of the Roots Musik Karamu show, Osei Chandler, leads descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Charleston in the Middle Passage in a procession 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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  • Public radio host of the Roots Musik Karamu show, Osei Chandler drops flower offerings in the water during a remembrance ceremony for enslaved Africans that died in the Middle Passage 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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  • Descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Charleston in the Middle Passage dance to honor their relatives lost during a remembrance ceremony along the saltwater marsh 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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  • Descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Charleston in the Middle Passage dance to honor their relatives lost during a remembrance ceremony along the ocean front 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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  • Descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Charleston in the Middle Passage dance to honor their relatives lost during a remembrance ceremony along the ocean front 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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  • Descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Charleston in the Middle Passage dance to honor their relatives lost during a remembrance ceremony along the ocean front 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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