A massive statue of a Miao goddess erected in China, the “weed nuns” of California, an Easter rocket war in Greece, the “smelling the breeze” spring holiday in Egypt, the “Hare Pie Scramble and Bottle Kicking event” in England, a manned rocket launch in Kazakhstan, and much more.
Photos of the Week: 4/15–4/21
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The moon is reflected in the sea as rockets are fired between the Aghios Marko Church and the Panaghia Erithiani Church during the annual Rocket War, known locally as the "Rouketopolemos", on April 15, 2017 in Chios, Greece. The event takes place at Easter in the town of Vrontados, where the congregations from two rival churches launch a "rocket war", attempting to hit the bell tower of the opposing church with tens of thousands of home-made rockets. Homes in the area are forced to erect temporary protective fencing to prevent damage to their property while tourists come from all over the world to watch the spectacle. #
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California "weed nun" Christine Meeusen, 57, who goes by the name Sister Kate, carries a plate of hemp at Sisters of the Valley near Merced, California, on April 18, 2017. #
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An anti-government protester holds a Bible under the watch of riot police during a march in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 20, 2017. Tens of thousands of protesters asking for the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro flooded the streets again Thursday, one day after three people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. #
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Ten year old Isabella Nicola Cabrera plays her violin with her new prosthetic arm at the Engineering department of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 20, 2017. A group of five engineering students designed a new prosthetic for Isabel to use to play the violin. #
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A friar from St. Joseph Friary walks the Way of the Cross through the streets of Harlem on April 14, 2017 in New York City. Over 50 people joined the afternoon procession through Harlem and the South Bronx where a service was held at St. Crispin Friary. #
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A Sri Lankan resident walks through damaged homes at the site of a collapsed garbage dump in Colombo on April 16, 2017. Hopes of finding anyone alive under a collapsed mountain of garbage in Sri Lanka's capital faded as the death toll reached 23 with another six reported missing, police said. Hundreds of soldiers, backed by heavy earth moving equipment were digging through the rubbish and the wreckage of some 145 homes that were destroyed when a side of the 300-foot (90-meter) high dump crashed on April 14. #
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Models struggle against strong wind before the rehearsal of Christian Dior's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2017 live show to celebrate Dior's new flagship store at the rooftop of Ginza Six mall in Tokyo, Japan, on April 19, 2017. #
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A grasshopper sits on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's hand as he inspects the guard of honor during the country's 37th Independence celebrations in Harare, on April, 18, 2017. #
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North Korean soldiers march during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 15, 2017. #
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An elderly woman with tribal tattoos on her face rests in Khazir refugee camp on April 15, 2017 near Mosul, Iraq. Khazir camp, with a capacity of roughly 30,000 and along with several other camps near the city of Mosul, provides home for the approximately 300,000 people who have fled Iraq's second largest city as Iraqi government forces continue the military campaign to recapture the city from Islamic State who captured it in 2014. #
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Models Lauren Green (left) and Abi Moore pose for photographers as they wear an Iris and Poppy flower gowns designed by New Zealand artist, Jenny Gillies on April 19, 2017 in Harrogate, England. The flower gowns are just some of the many dresses being displayed at this year's Harrogate Spring Show between April 20-23 2017. #
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Holiday-makers enjoy Nile cruises during Sham el-Nessim, or "smelling the breeze," in Cairo, Egypt, on April 17, 2017. The holiday signifies the arrival of Spring, a uniquely Egyptian tradition practiced since the days of the Pharaohs. #
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The Soyuz MS-04 rocket carrying Expedition 51 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 20, 2017 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Yurchikhin and Fischer will spend the next four and a half months aboard the International Space Station. #
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A Kashmiri shepherd carries his lambs after rescuing them from being washed away while crossing a stream with his flock, in Harshan village 35 Kilometers (22 miles) north of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on April 18, 2017. #
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An effigy depicting Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is set alight during the traditional burning of Judas as part of Holy Week celebrations, at a street in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 16, 2017. #
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An early morning runner passes the shadow of the Washington Monument in the reflecting pool on the National Mall during a light drizzle on April 17, 2017, in Washington, DC. #
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The second round of the Bottle Kicking gets underway over the Hare Pie Hill on April 17, 2017 in Hallaton, England. Hallaton hosts the Hare Pie Scramble and Bottle Kicking event today. The Bottle Kicking follows the Hare Pie Scramble, two events that are combined to form an ancient custom that dates back to the early eighteenth century, and one of the oldest in British History. The first part consists of a blessing of a Hare Pie by a local vicar, before it is cut up and thrown to the crowd, who 'scramble' to get a piece, believing it will bring good luck. The second part, the Bottle kicking sees two rival villages, Hallaton, and neighboring Medbourne attempt to carry a 'bottle' which is actually a keg of beer, from the Hare Pie Bank, and get it across a boundary stream for their own village. The best of three contest can last several hours. #
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A steam train takes fairground visitors on a train ride at Hollycoombe steam fair on April 17, 2017 in Liphook, England. Hollycoombe has opened its doors to the public again this year over the Easter weekend. It first opened in 1971 and includes a variety of Edwardian fairground rides all powered by steam. #
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Revelers travel on a escalator on the London underground at Waterloo station during the Christathon X pub crawl on April 16, 2017 in London, England. The Christathon pub crawl is celebrating its tenth year this year and sees participants dress as Jesus and visit pubs on Easter Sunday around the British capital while donating collections from those involved to the charity Save the Children. #
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A dog hopes to be rescued in a destroyed area after mudslides caused by heavy rains leading several rivers to overflow, pushing sediment and rocks into buildings and roads, in Manizales, Colombia, on April 19, 2017. #
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Members of the "Yenisei walruses" winter swimming club, Alexander Alexandrov (right), 39, and Konstantin Kindinov, 15, step from one floe to another during an ice drift on the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on April 18, 2017. #
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A Yemeni tribesman from the Popular Resistance Committee, supporting forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, prepares to fire a rocket propelled grenade in the country's third-city Taez during clashes with Shiite Houthi rebels, on April 16, 2017. #
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Wine-grower Daniel Grab stands between burning paraffin fire pots he uses to protect the vines against freezing temperatures at his vineyard in Adlikon, Switzerland, on April 20, 2017. #
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A skier in a costume attempts to cross a pool of water at the foot of a ski slope while competing in the annual "Gornoluzhnik" amateur event marking the end of the ski season, at the Bobrovy Log ski resort in the suburbs of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on April 16, 2017. #
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A Syrian Christian militiaman stands guard on top of the Saint John's church (Mar Yohanna) during an Easter procession in the nearly deserted predominantly Christian Iraqi town of Qaraqosh (also known as Hamdaniya), some 30 kilometers from Mosul, on April 16, 2017. Qaraqosh was retaken by Iraqi forces late in 2016 as part of a massive offensive to wrest back the nearby city of Mosul from ISIS fighters but it remains almost completely deserted. #
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A man is sprayed with a chemical irritant as multiple fights break out between Trump supporters and anti-Trump protesters in Berkeley, California, on April 15, 2017. Hundreds of people with opposing opinions on President Donald Trump threw stones, lit fires, tossed explosives and tear gas and attacked each other with makeshift weapons as police stood by. #
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A resident views the first iceberg of the season as it passes the South Shore, also known as "Iceberg Alley", near Ferryland Newfoundland, Canada, on April 16, 2017. #
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