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Rosh Hashanah celebration in Uman

UMAN, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 2, 2024 - A Hasidic pilgrim has his hair cut in the street during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah or the New Year, Uman, Cherkasy region, central Ukraine.

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The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo - Spain

Wild horses, on July 6, 2024, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Almost 70 'bestas', wild horses, have been shorn today in the first curro. The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo is considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The 'aloitadores' face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes as well as deworm them. Photo by Agostime / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo - Spain

A man holds a horse on July 6, 2024, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. Nearly 70 'bestas', wild horses, have been shorn today in the first curro. The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo is considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The 'aloitadores' face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes as well as deworm them. Photo by Agostime / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo - Spain

A man bleeds after participating in the rapa, July 6, 2024, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Nearly 70 'bestas', wild horses, have been shaved today in the first curro. The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo is considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The 'aloitadores' face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes as well as deworm them. Photo by Agostime / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo - Spain

Wild horses, on July 6, 2024, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Almost 70 'bestas', wild horses, have been shorn today in the first curro. The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo is considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The 'aloitadores' face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes as well as deworm them. Photo by Agostime / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo - Spain

Wild horses, on July 6, 2024, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Almost 70 'bestas', wild horses, have been shorn today in the first curro. The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo is considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The 'aloitadores' face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes as well as deworm them. Photo by Agostime / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo - Spain

A man holds a horse on July 6, 2024, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. Nearly 70 'bestas', wild horses, have been shorn today in the first curro. The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo is considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The 'aloitadores' face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes as well as deworm them. Photo by Agostime / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo - Spain

Several people watch the rapa, on July 6, 2024, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Nearly 70 'bestas', wild horses, have been shaved today in the first curro. The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo is considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The 'aloitadores' face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes as well as deworm them. Photo by Agostime / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo - Spain

A man holds a horse on July 6, 2024, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. Nearly 70 'bestas', wild horses, have been shorn today in the first curro. The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo is considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The 'aloitadores' face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes as well as deworm them. Photo by Agostime / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo - Spain

A man holds a horse on July 6, 2024, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. Nearly 70 'bestas', wild horses, have been shorn today in the first curro. The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo is considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The 'aloitadores' face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes as well as deworm them. Photo by Agostime / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo - Spain

Two men hold a horse, July 6, 2024, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Nearly 70 'bestas', wild horses, have been shorn today in the first curro. The Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo is considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The 'aloitadores' face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes as well as deworm them. Photo by Agostime / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-made robotic arm autonomously shaves beard

STORY: China-made robotic arm autonomously shaves beard SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:17 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a robotic arm developed by a company in Shanghai STORYLINE: A robotic arm developed by a company in Shanghai can shave someone's beard autonomously. The system can instantly sense and adapt to changes in pressure and tangential force, thereby ensuring that the beard is shaved cleanly without injuring the person. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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Innovative porcelain-making technique

STORY: Innovative porcelain-making technique SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: JINGDEZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Luo Xiaocong's creating process of his work STORYLINE: Different from traditional ways for blue and white porcelain painting, Luo Xiaocong, professor at Jingdezhen Ceramic University, east China's Jiangxi Province, created a craft known as "Tiqing". The craft of "blue pigment shaving" draws inspiration from skills used in woodblock and lacquer paintings. Only by using a razor blade, Luo could shave off parts of the pigment to form designed patterns. The challenge lies in that it shaves liquid materials rather than solid ones which requires more skills and patience. After more than 20 years of trying, Luo Xiaocong can now create different patterns according to the thickness of the pigment by only using a razor blade and a graver. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jingdezhen, China. (XHTV)

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN-SHAVING PAINTING-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(231226) -- JINGDEZHEN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Luo Xiaocong creates with a graver at his studio in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 14, 2023. Luo Xiaocong, a 59-year-old professor at Jingdezhen Ceramic University, has been dedicated to modern porcelain painting for years. Different from traditional ways for blue and white porcelain painting, a craft known as "Tiqing", or "blue pigment shaving" in English, was created by Luo in inspiration of skills used in woodblock and lacquer paintings. The craft is to splash blue pigment, which is black or brown before firing, on a clay base first to form contours of mountains and clouds, and then use a razor blade to shave off parts of the pigment to form designed patterns. The challenge lies in that it shaves liquid materials rather than solid ones, which requires more skills and patience. After more than 20 years of trying, Luo Xiaocong can now create different patterns according to the thickness of the pigment by only using a razor blade a

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN-SHAVING PAINTING-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(231226) -- JINGDEZHEN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Luo Xiaocong splashes blue pigment on a clay base at his studio in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 14, 2023. Luo Xiaocong, a 59-year-old professor at Jingdezhen Ceramic University, has been dedicated to modern porcelain painting for years. Different from traditional ways for blue and white porcelain painting, a craft known as "Tiqing", or "blue pigment shaving" in English, was created by Luo in inspiration of skills used in woodblock and lacquer paintings. The craft is to splash blue pigment, which is black or brown before firing, on a clay base first to form contours of mountains and clouds, and then use a razor blade to shave off parts of the pigment to form designed patterns. The challenge lies in that it shaves liquid materials rather than solid ones, which requires more skills and patience. After more than 20 years of trying, Luo Xiaocong can now create different patterns according to the thickness of the pigment by only using

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN-SHAVING PAINTING-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(231226) -- JINGDEZHEN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Luo Xiaocong (R) shares his work with students at an exhibition hall of Jingdezhen Ceramic University in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 14, 2023. Luo Xiaocong, a 59-year-old professor at Jingdezhen Ceramic University, has been dedicated to modern porcelain painting for years. Different from traditional ways for blue and white porcelain painting, a craft known as "Tiqing", or "blue pigment shaving" in English, was created by Luo in inspiration of skills used in woodblock and lacquer paintings. The craft is to splash blue pigment, which is black or brown before firing, on a clay base first to form contours of mountains and clouds, and then use a razor blade to shave off parts of the pigment to form designed patterns. The challenge lies in that it shaves liquid materials rather than solid ones, which requires more skills and patience. After more than 20 years of trying, Luo Xiaocong can now create different patterns according to the t

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN-SHAVING PAINTING-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(231226) -- JINGDEZHEN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Luo Xiaocong blows glaze to his artwork at his studio in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 14, 2023. Luo Xiaocong, a 59-year-old professor at Jingdezhen Ceramic University, has been dedicated to modern porcelain painting for years. Different from traditional ways for blue and white porcelain painting, a craft known as "Tiqing", or "blue pigment shaving" in English, was created by Luo in inspiration of skills used in woodblock and lacquer paintings. The craft is to splash blue pigment, which is black or brown before firing, on a clay base first to form contours of mountains and clouds, and then use a razor blade to shave off parts of the pigment to form designed patterns. The challenge lies in that it shaves liquid materials rather than solid ones, which requires more skills and patience. After more than 20 years of trying, Luo Xiaocong can now create different patterns according to the thickness of the pigment by only using a razor bl

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN-SHAVING PAINTING-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(231226) -- JINGDEZHEN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Luo Xiaocong (rear) instructs a student at his studio in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 14, 2023. Luo Xiaocong, a 59-year-old professor at Jingdezhen Ceramic University, has been dedicated to modern porcelain painting for years. Different from traditional ways for blue and white porcelain painting, a craft known as "Tiqing", or "blue pigment shaving" in English, was created by Luo in inspiration of skills used in woodblock and lacquer paintings. The craft is to splash blue pigment, which is black or brown before firing, on a clay base first to form contours of mountains and clouds, and then use a razor blade to shave off parts of the pigment to form designed patterns. The challenge lies in that it shaves liquid materials rather than solid ones, which requires more skills and patience. After more than 20 years of trying, Luo Xiaocong can now create different patterns according to the thickness of the pigment by only using a razor bl

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN-SHAVING PAINTING-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(231226) -- JINGDEZHEN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Luo Xiaocong creates with a graver at his studio in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 14, 2023. Luo Xiaocong, a 59-year-old professor at Jingdezhen Ceramic University, has been dedicated to modern porcelain painting for years. Different from traditional ways for blue and white porcelain painting, a craft known as "Tiqing", or "blue pigment shaving" in English, was created by Luo in inspiration of skills used in woodblock and lacquer paintings. The craft is to splash blue pigment, which is black or brown before firing, on a clay base first to form contours of mountains and clouds, and then use a razor blade to shave off parts of the pigment to form designed patterns. The challenge lies in that it shaves liquid materials rather than solid ones, which requires more skills and patience. After more than 20 years of trying, Luo Xiaocong can now create different patterns according to the thickness of the pigment by only using a razor blade a

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN-SHAVING PAINTING-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(231226) -- JINGDEZHEN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at a blue and white porcelain painting at Luo Xiaocong's gallery in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 14, 2023. Luo Xiaocong, a 59-year-old professor at Jingdezhen Ceramic University, has been dedicated to modern porcelain painting for years. Different from traditional ways for blue and white porcelain painting, a craft known as "Tiqing", or "blue pigment shaving" in English, was created by Luo in inspiration of skills used in woodblock and lacquer paintings. The craft is to splash blue pigment, which is black or brown before firing, on a clay base first to form contours of mountains and clouds, and then use a razor blade to shave off parts of the pigment to form designed patterns. The challenge lies in that it shaves liquid materials rather than solid ones, which requires more skills and patience. After more than 20 years of trying, Luo Xiaocong can now create different patterns according to the thickness of the pigme

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN-SHAVING PAINTING-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(231226) -- JINGDEZHEN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Luo Xiaocong creates with a graver at his studio in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 14, 2023. Luo Xiaocong, a 59-year-old professor at Jingdezhen Ceramic University, has been dedicated to modern porcelain painting for years. Different from traditional ways for blue and white porcelain painting, a craft known as "Tiqing", or "blue pigment shaving" in English, was created by Luo in inspiration of skills used in woodblock and lacquer paintings. The craft is to splash blue pigment, which is black or brown before firing, on a clay base first to form contours of mountains and clouds, and then use a razor blade to shave off parts of the pigment to form designed patterns. The challenge lies in that it shaves liquid materials rather than solid ones, which requires more skills and patience. After more than 20 years of trying, Luo Xiaocong can now create different patterns according to the thickness of the pigment by only using a razor blade a

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN-SHAVING PAINTING-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(231226) -- JINGDEZHEN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 14, 2023 shows a blue and white porcelain painting created by Luo Xiaocong. Luo Xiaocong, a 59-year-old professor at Jingdezhen Ceramic University, has been dedicated to modern porcelain painting for years. Different from traditional ways for blue and white porcelain painting, a craft known as "Tiqing", or "blue pigment shaving" in English, was created by Luo in inspiration of skills used in woodblock and lacquer paintings. The craft is to splash blue pigment, which is black or brown before firing, on a clay base first to form contours of mountains and clouds, and then use a razor blade to shave off parts of the pigment to form designed patterns. The challenge lies in that it shaves liquid materials rather than solid ones, which requires more skills and patience. After more than 20 years of trying, Luo Xiaocong can now create different patterns according to the thickness of the pigment by only using a razor blade and a grav

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN-SHAVING PAINTING-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(231226) -- JINGDEZHEN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at a blue and white porcelain painting at Luo Xiaocong's gallery in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 14, 2023. Luo Xiaocong, a 59-year-old professor at Jingdezhen Ceramic University, has been dedicated to modern porcelain painting for years. Different from traditional ways for blue and white porcelain painting, a craft known as "Tiqing", or "blue pigment shaving" in English, was created by Luo in inspiration of skills used in woodblock and lacquer paintings. The craft is to splash blue pigment, which is black or brown before firing, on a clay base first to form contours of mountains and clouds, and then use a razor blade to shave off parts of the pigment to form designed patterns. The challenge lies in that it shaves liquid materials rather than solid ones, which requires more skills and patience. After more than 20 years of trying, Luo Xiaocong can now create different patterns according to the thickness of the pigme

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INDIA-NEW DELHI-DAILY LIFE

(230911) -- NEW DELHI, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Roadside barbers shave their customers in New Delhi, India. on Sept. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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River Surge Halts India's Capital - New Delhi

Barbers make shave of customers near makeshift tents along a street near flooded river Yamuna in New Delhi, India, on July 14, 2023. Residential areas close to the river were flooded, submerging roads, cars and homes, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people from low-lying areas in the country's capital city. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Rapa Das Bestas 2023 - Sabucedo

A horse in the Rapa das Bestas 2023, on July 8, 2023, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Among all the rapas das bestas that take place in Galicia every summer, the one in Sabucedo stands out for having preserved the purity of tradition and for being considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The aloitadores face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes. A tradition that explains the way of understanding life in communion with horses. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Rapa Das Bestas 2023 - Sabucedo

An aloitador cuts the manes of a horse and worms them at the Rapa das Bestas 2023, on July 8, 2023, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Among all the rapas das bestas that take place in Galicia every summer, the one in Sabucedo stands out for having preserved the purity of tradition and for being considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The aloitadores face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes. A tradition that explains the way of understanding life in communion with horses. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Rapa Das Bestas 2023 - Sabucedo

The aloitadores hold the horses inside the curro to cut their manes and deworm them in the Rapa das Bestas 2023, on July 8, 2023, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Among all the rapas das bestas that take place in Galicia every summer, the one in Sabucedo stands out for having preserved the purity of tradition and for being considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The aloitadores face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes. A tradition that explains the way of understanding life in communion with horses. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Rapa Das Bestas 2023 - Sabucedo

Crowds of horses inside the curro, waiting to have their manes cut and wormed by the aloitadores at the Rapa das Bestas 2023, on July 8, 2023, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Among all the rapas das bestas that take place in Galicia every summer, the one in Sabucedo stands out for having preserved the purity of tradition and for being considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The aloitadores face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes. A tradition that explains the way of understanding life in communion with horses. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Rapa Das Bestas 2023 - Sabucedo

Crowds of horses inside the curro, waiting to have their manes cut and wormed by the aloitadores at the Rapa das Bestas 2023, on July 8, 2023, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Among all the rapas das bestas that take place in Galicia every summer, the one in Sabucedo stands out for having preserved the purity of tradition and for being considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The aloitadores face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes. A tradition that explains the way of understanding life in communion with horses. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Rapa Das Bestas 2023 - Sabucedo

An aloitador holds the horses inside the curro to cut their manes and deworm them in the Rapa das Bestas 2023, on July 8, 2023, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Among all the rapas das bestas that take place in Galicia every summer, the one in Sabucedo stands out for having preserved the purity of tradition and for being considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The aloitadores face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes. A tradition that explains the way of understanding life in communion with horses. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Rapa Das Bestas 2023 - Sabucedo

Several aloitadores hold the horses inside the curro to cut their manes and deworm them at the Rapa das Bestas 2023, on July 8, 2023, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Among all the rapas das bestas that take place in Galicia every summer, the one in Sabucedo stands out for having preserved the purity of tradition and for being considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The aloitadores face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes. A tradition that explains the way of understanding life in communion with horses. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Rapa Das Bestas 2023 - Sabucedo

Crowds of horses inside the curro, waiting to have their manes cut and wormed by the aloitadores at the Rapa das Bestas 2023, on July 8, 2023, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Among all the rapas das bestas that take place in Galicia every summer, the one in Sabucedo stands out for having preserved the purity of tradition and for being considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The aloitadores face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes. A tradition that explains the way of understanding life in communion with horses. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Rapa Das Bestas 2023 - Sabucedo

Crowds of horses inside the curro, waiting to have their manes cut and wormed by the aloitadores at the Rapa das Bestas 2023, on July 8, 2023, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Among all the rapas das bestas that take place in Galicia every summer, the one in Sabucedo stands out for having preserved the purity of tradition and for being considered a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The aloitadores face the horses as equals, without ropes or sticks, to immobilize them and shave their manes. A tradition that explains the way of understanding life in communion with horses. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thai soldiers give local people various aide

BANGKOK, Thailand - A Thai soldier gives a citizen a shave in Pathum Thani Province in Thailand, on May 31, 2014, as part of the military junta's reconciliation activities with citizens.

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Muslims in Yinchuan

BEIJING, China - A man gets a shave before prayers at a mosque in Yinchuan in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on April 29, 2014, as other Muslims cleanse themselves. (Photo by Kenzaburo Fukuhara)

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World record of simultaneous shaving participants

OSAKA, Japan - Men shave simultaneously at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2011 at an event to set a world record for the most participants shaving at the same time, using Panasonic Corp.'s Lamdash electric shaver at multiple venues in Japan and abroad. A total of 1,981 men participated at 18 venues including the main site of the park as well as other venues in Seoul, Hong Kong and Taipei, achieving the status of a Guinness World Record.

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Sakai races to world record at short-course nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Shiho Sakai of Japan celebrates on the podium after setting a new short-course world record in the women's 100-meter backstroke on the final day of the short-course national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on Feb. 22. The high school student touched the wall in 56.15 seconds to shave 0.36 off the mark established by American Natalie Coughlin in November 2007.

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Nakamura reacts to world record time

TOKYO, Japan - Mai Nakamura reacts to the world record time she set April 23 in the preliminaries of the women's 50-meter backstroke event at the swimming national championships. Nakamura's clocked 28.67 seconds at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center to shave 0.02 second of the mark previously held by Nina Zhivanevskaya of Spain.

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Sakai races to world record at short-course nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Shiho Sakai of Japan celebrates on the podium after setting a new short-course world record in the women's 100-meter backstroke on the final day of the short-course national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on Feb. 22. The high school student touched the wall in 56.15 seconds to shave 0.36 off the mark established by American Natalie Coughlin in November 2007. (Kyodo)

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V For Vendetta (2005)

Natalie Portman & Jeremy Woodhead Characters: Evey & Film: V For Vendetta (USA/UK/DE 2005) Director: James Mcteigue 11 December 2005 Date: 11 December 2005

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Manitou's Shoe (2001)

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Wallace & Gromit:A Close Shave (1995)

Gromit & Wallace Characters: & Wallace Film: A Close Shave; Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (UK 1995) Director: Nick Park 24 December 1995 Date: 24 December 1995

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Wallace & Gromit:A Close Shave (1995)

Wendolene & Wallace Characters: & Wallace Film: A Close Shave; Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (UK 1995) Director: Nick Park 24 December 1995 Date: 24 December 1995

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Wallace & Gromit:A Close Shave (1995)

Gromit Film: A Close Shave; Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (UK 1995) Director: Nick Park 24 December 1995 Date: 24 December 1995

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Wallace & Gromit:A Close Shave (1995)

Wallace & Shaun Characters: Wallace & Film: A Close Shave; Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (UK 1995) Director: Nick Park 24 December 1995 Date: 24 December 1995

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Wallace & Gromit:A Close Shave (1995)

Wallace & Gromit Characters: Wallace & Film: A Close Shave; Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (UK 1995) Director: Nick Park 24 December 1995 Date: 24 December 1995

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Wallace & Gromit:A Close Shave (1995)

Preston, Wallace & Sheep Characters: ,Wallace & Film: A Close Shave; Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (UK 1995) Director: Nick Park 24 December 1995 Date: 24 December 1995

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Wallace & Gromit:A Close Shave (1995)

Wallace & Sheep Characters: Wallace & Film: A Close Shave; Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (UK 1995) Director: Nick Park 24 December 1995 Date: 24 December 1995

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Wallace & Gromit:A Close Shave (1995)

Gromit & Shaun Film: A Close Shave; Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (UK 1995) Director: Nick Park 24 December 1995 Date: 24 December 1995