Pony passes duty to sheep

Pony passes duty to sheep

OSAKA, Japan - A pony (L), this year's animal symbol in the Oriental Zodiac, passes its duty to a sheep, assigned for the year 2015, during an annual handover ceremony at the Tsutenkaku tower in the western Japan city of Osaka on Dec. 26, 2014.

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