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  • Visitors kowtow to a statue of Mao Zedong at the Statue Square near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • A man rides past unfinished statues of Mao Zedong at the workshop of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer, near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009. The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Workers move a statue of Mao Zedong at the workshop of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer, near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The workers were once electricians. The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Tang Ruiren, founder of Mao's Family Restaurant chain, shows off some Mao souvenirs in one of her restaurants near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • A workers looks up at a statue of Mao Zedong at the workshop of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer, near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The workers were once electricians. The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Mao statues and souvenirs stands in the home of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Mao statues and souvenirs stands in the home of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • An elderly woman touches a door ornament for supposed good fortune at Mao Zedong's former home and birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Visitors walk through Mao Zedong's bedroom at his former home and birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • A puppy sits next to a statue of Mao Zedong at the home of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer, near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Visitors offer a flower reef to a statue of Mao Zedong at the Statue Square near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Visitors at the Statue Square near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Visitors at the Statue Square near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Mao souvenirs in one of Tang Ruiren's Mao Family   Restaurants near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Mao souvenirs in one of Tang Ruiren's Mao Family  Restaurants near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Visitors walk past a picture of Mao Zeming, Mao Zedong's younger brother, in Zeming's bedroom at their former home and birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • A picture of Mao Zeming, Mao Zedong's younger brother, hangs in Zeming's bedroom at their former home and birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Upside down horseshoe on a house door, 27th December 2016, Lagrasse, France. According to this superstition, the ends-pointing-down display simply means that the good luck is able to flow out and surround the home.
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  • Workers craft a statue of Mao Zedong out of resin at the workshop of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer, near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The workers were once electricians.The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Mao statues and souvenirs stands in the home of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Tang Ruiren, founder of Mao's Family Restaurant chain, shows off some Mao souvenirs in one of her restaurants near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Visitors outside of  Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • A stall owner stands next to Mao memorabilia on sale outside of  Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Mao memorabilia on sale outside of  Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • A view of Mao Zedong's former home and birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • A picture of Mao Zedong and other Chinese Communist Party leaders hang on the Chairman's former bedroom at his home and birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds to conquer China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville, Spain, parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Holy Week in Spain is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.
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  • Priest blesses woman with phial of St Genaro's liquified blood. The miracle of St Genaro, Naples Cathedral. Italy. A sample of the Saint's blood was saved after his execution by the emperor Diocietian who persecuted fellow Christians. The miracle of the liquificationis reputed to protect the population from unexpected lava bursts from Vesuvius.
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. The effigy of the "dirty eating" saint Maximon is visited by pilgrims during the Holy Week celebrations in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. His exact origin is unknown, but he is thought to be a blend of ancient Maya gods, Pedro de Alvarado and the biblical Judas. In return for taking on the problems of the people, he is offered cigarettes and alcohol to cleanse him from the sins and pain he has to take from visiting pilgrims.
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. The effigy of the "dirty eating" saint Maximon crucified during the Holy Week celebrations in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. His exact origin is unknown, but he is thought to be a blend of ancient Maya gods, Pedro de Alvarado and the biblical Judas. In return for taking on the problems of the people, he is offered cigarettes and alcohol to cleanse him from the sins and pain he has to take from visiting pilgrims.
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  • The "Fountain of Life" evangelical congregation praying to be "touched by the Holy Spirit. Norflok, UK. Anglican congregation present in the village that operates outside of the parish system but is still a member of the Church of England.
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  • With the arrival of night "Hyena Men" - as they are known in Harar - chant the names of the hyena, bringing them down from the hills to the edges of the town, enticing them to take food often from the Hyena Man's mouuth. The origins of this bizarre practice are said to come from encouraging the animals to take food from the hyena men rather than attacking local cattle.
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  • Crowd celebrates the miraculous liquification of St Genaro's blood which happens three times a year. A sample of the Saint's blood was saved after his execution by the emperor Diocietian who persecuted fellow Christians. The miracle of the liquificationis reputed to protect the population from unexpected lava bursts from Vesuvius.
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Holy Week, Santiago Atitlan. Guatemala. 1998. Inside the church awaiting the crucifiction of Christ on Good Friday.
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Villagers wash the clothes of the "dirty eating" saint Maximon  during the Holy Week celebrations in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. His exact origin is unknown, but he is thought to be a blend of ancient Maya gods, Pedro de Alvarado and the biblical Judas. In return for taking on the problems of the people, he is offered cigarettes and alcohol to cleanse him from the sins and pain he has to take from visiting pilgrims.
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Villagers at the door to Saint Maximon's house. Guatemala
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  • The "Fountain of Life" evangelical congregation praying to be "touched by the Holy Spirit. Norflok, UK. Anglican congregation present in the village that operates outside of the parish system but is still a member of the Church of England.
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  • Pilgrims are crucified as part of the Easter, Holy Week celebrations. Kapitangan, Bulacan Province. The Philippines.
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  • Crowds wait outside the Cathedral for the announcement of the miraclulous liquifaction of St Genaro's blood. A sample of the Saint's blood was saved after his execution by the emperor Diocietian who persecuted fellow Christians. The miracle of the liquificationis reputed to protect the population from unexpected lava bursts from Vesuvius.
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Holy Week, Santiago Atitlan. Guatemala. 1998. The crucifiction of Christ on Good Friday.
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Villagers waiting to watch the procession through the streets during Holy Week celebrations. Guatemala
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Palm Sunday celebrations during Holy Week. Guatemala
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Cofradia in traditional dress gathering in Satiago Atitlan. Guatemala
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Villagers at the door to Saint Maximon's house. Guatemala
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Villagers at the door to Saint Maximon's house. Guatemala
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. On Good Friday in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala,seventy men carry Christ's coffin at a snail's pace from the church through the village. The procession continues for twenty hours, shuffling through the streets decorated with sawdust, coloured and poured into designs from biblical stories.
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. The church in the village of Santiago Atitlan. Built on the site of a Maya temple, it is a mixture of Indian culture and Catholicism. Filled with the smoke of candles and incense, villagers pay their last respects to Christ before his "Crucifiction" on GoodFriday.
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  • The "Fountain of Life" evangelical congregation praying to be "touched by the Holy Spirit. Norflok, UK. Anglican congregation present in the village that operates outside of the parish system but is still a member of the Church of England.
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  • Pilgrims are crucified as part of the Easter, Holy Week celebrations. Kapitangan, Bulacan Province. The Philippines.
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  • Pilgrims are crucified as part of the Easter, Holy Week celebrations. Kapitangan, Bulacan Province. The Philippines
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  • Pilgrims are crucified as part of the Easter, Holy Week celebrations. Kapitangan, Bulacan Province. The Philippines.
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  • Pilgrims are crucified as part of the Easter, Holy Week celebrations. Kapitangan, Bulacan Province. The Philippines.
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  • Pilgrims are crucified as part of the Easter, Holy Week celebrations. Kapitangan, Bulacan Province. The Philippines.
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  • Crowd waits for the miraculous liquification of St Genaro's blood which happens three times a year.  A sample of the Saint's blood was saved after his execution by the emperor Diocietian who persecuted fellow Christians. The miracle of the liquificationis reputed to protect the population from unexpected lava bursts from Vesuvius.
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  • Priest holds up the ampule of liquified blood of Saint Genaro before blessing one of his parishoners. The miracle of St Genaro, Naples Cathedral. Italy. A sample of the Saint's blood was saved after his execution by the emperor Diocietian who persecuted fellow Christians. The miracle of the liquificationis reputed to protect the population from unexpected lava bursts from Vesuvius.
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Holy Week, Santiago Atitlan. Guatemala. 1998. Inside the church awaiting the crucifiction of Christ on Good Friday.
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Villagers wash the clothes of the "dirty eating" saint Maximon  during the Holy Week celebrations in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. His exact origin is unknown, but he is thought to be a blend of ancient Maya gods, Pedro de Alvarado and the biblical Judas. In return for taking on the problems of the people, he is offered cigarettes and alcohol to cleanse him from the sins and pain he has to take from visiting pilgrims.
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Villagers preparing Biblical decorations with coloured sawdust to line the route of the Holy Week Procession. Guatemala
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Palm Sunday, Easter. Guatemala
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Catholicism and Maya Indian traditions meet inHoly Week. One of the Cofradia, a guardian of the saints stands guard. Guatemala
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Men carry the symbolic coffin of Christ through the streets during Holy Week celebrations. Guatemala
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  • The "Fountain of Life" evangelical congregation praying to be "touched by the Holy Spirit. Norflok, UK. Anglican congregation present in the village that operates outside of the parish system but is still a member of the Church of England.
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  • The "Fountain of Life" evangelical congregation praying to be "touched by the Holy Spirit. Norflok, UK. Anglican congregation present in the village that operates outside of the parish system but is still a member of the Church of England.
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  • The "Fountain of Life" evangelical congregation praying to be "touched by the Holy Spirit. Norflok, UK. Anglican congregation present in the village that operates outside of the parish system but is still a member of the Church of England.
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  • Pilgrims are crucified as part of the Easter, Holy Week celebrations. Kapitangan, Bulacan Province. The Philippines.
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  • Pilgrims are crucified as part of the Easter, Holy Week celebrations. Kapitangan, Bulacan Province. The Philippines.
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  • Pilgrims are crucified as part of the Easter, Holy Week celebrations. Kapitangan, Bulacan Province. The Philippines.
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  • A woman during Confession, Naples Cathedral, Naples, Italy, during for the announcement of the miraclulous liquifaction of St Genaro's blood. A sample of the Saint's blood was saved after his execution by the emperor Diocietian who persecuted fellow Christians. The miracle of the liquificationis reputed to protect the population from unexpected lava bursts from Vesuvius.
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Men carry the symbolic coffin of Christ through the streets during Holy Week celebrations. Guatemala
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Holy Week, Santiago Atitlan. Guatemala. 1998. Good Friday. 70 villagemen carry Christ's coffin through the streets of the village. The roads have been painstakingly decorated with biblical patters using coloured sawdust. Throughout the day and night, the procession will continue at a snails pace through the intricately decorated streets. Villagers await the arrival of the procession through the street.
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  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. Palm Sunday celebrations. Easter, Guatemala
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  • The "Fountain of Life" evangelical congregation praying to be "touched by the Holy Spirit. Norflok, UK. Anglican congregation present in the village that operates outside of the parish system but is still a member of the Church of England.
    7221_25_1_1.jpg
  • The "Fountain of Life" evangelical congregation praying to be "touched by the Holy Spirit. Norflok, UK. Anglican congregation present in the village that operates outside of the parish system but is still a member of the Church of England.
    7214_32_1_1.jpg
  • Crowds wait outside the Cathedral for the announcement of the miraclulous liquifaction of St Genaro's blood. A sample of the Saint's blood was saved after his execution by the emperor Diocietian who persecuted fellow Christians. The miracle of the liquificationis reputed to protect the population from unexpected lava bursts from Vesuvius.
    7694_4_19_1_1.jpg
  • Holy Week or Semana Santa, in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, is a mix of Catholicism blended with traditional Mayan culture. Semana Santa is the time where god sky (Jesucristo nahual) has been sacrificed and his twin brother god earth, the Rilaj Mam, or Maximon, takes over while Jesus awaits ressurection. The effigy of the "dirty eating" saint Maximon is given a cigarette during the Holy Week celebrations in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. His exact origin is unknown, but he is thought to be a blend of ancient Maya gods, Pedro de Alvarado and the biblical Judas. In return for taking on the problems of the people, he is offered cigarettes and alcohol to cleanse him from the sins and pain he has to take from visiting pilgrims.
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  • Pilgrims are crucified as part of the Easter, Holy Week celebrations. Kapitangan, Bulacan Province. The Philippines.
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  • A Chinese lady touches a tourism booking office kiosk, opposite the Garrick Theatre currently showing the musical Rip It Up, on 29th April 2019, in London, England.
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  • A father looks down at four coloured umbrellas that have been left by children on the pavement outside a terraced street in Belfast. Having played then finished with the waterproof items the kids have simply abandoned them on the paving stones as a man who might be a father looks down, deciding whether to pick them up himself and order the kids to do it themselves. Into the distance are identically designed Victorian terraced houses still used by families in this British province of Northern Ireland?
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  • Worshippers crowd into Longhua temple to make their Chinese New Year prayers and well-wishes in Shanghai, China on 26 January, 2009.  Today marks the first day of the Year of the Ox in accordance with the lunar calendar.Worshippers crowd into Longhua temple to make their Chinese New Year prayers and well-wishes in Shanghai, China on 26 January, 2009.  Traditionally the first day of the lunar new year is an auspicious day to offer prayers and honor ancestors.
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  • Worshippers crowd into Longhua temple to make their Chinese New Year prayers and well-wishes in Shanghai, China on 26 January, 2009.  Today marks the first day of the Year of the Ox in accordance with the lunar calendar.Worshippers crowd into Longhua temple to make their Chinese New Year prayers and well-wishes in Shanghai, China on 26 January, 2009.  Traditionally the first day of the lunar new year is an auspicious day to offer prayers and honor ancestors.
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  • New Year worshippers burn incense at Longhua temple in Shanghai, China on 26 January, 2009.  .Worshippers crowd into Longhua temple to make their Chinese New Year prayers and well-wishes in Shanghai, China on 26 January, 2009.  Traditionally the first day of the lunar new year is an auspicious day to offer prayers and honor ancestors.
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  • Worshippers crowd into Longhua temple to make their Chinese New Year prayers and well-wishes in Shanghai, China on 26 January, 2009.  Traditionally the first day of the lunar new year is an auspicious day to offer prayers and honor ancestors.
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  • Worshipers make offerings of incense sticks at Longhua Temple in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.
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  • Worshipers make offerings of incense sticks at Longhua Temple in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.
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  • Worshipers make offerings of incense sticks at Longhua Temple in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.
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