Belarus Neo Pagans :
Belarusian neo-pagans sing a song around a bonfire celebrating the summer solstice near the town of Orsha, 200 kilometers (125 miles) northeast of Minsk, Belarus, late Tuesday, June 23, 2009. The festivities of Ivan Kupala, or John the Baptist, is similar to Mardi Gras and reflects pre-Christian Slavic traditions and practices.
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Spain Saint Joan :
Revellers take part during a traditional festival in honor of Saint Joan in Barcelona, Spain.
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Kansas Wheat :
A combine harvest wheat in a field south of Chapman, Kan. Tuesday, June 23, 2009 as the winter wheat harvest continues its northward migration across the state.
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Croatia Bonfires :
A youth passes by a bonfire, on the eve of John the Baptist day, in Karlovac, south of the capital Zagreb, Croatia, Tuesday, June 23, 2009. In many regions of continental Europe, bonfires are made traditionally on June 24, which is, for Roman Catholics the solemnity of John the Baptist. The rite is, however, older, and originally was a pagan celebration of the summer solstice and hence celebrated as "midsummer" on June 21.
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Quebec City :
The La Gare du Palais which is served by VIA Rail and is the central station of Quebec city. the Charles Daudelin fountain is located the front of the station.
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India Weather :
A farmer is silhouetted as he works on a piece of arid land on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. India's monsoon rainfall, the main source of irrigation for the country's 235 million farmers, may be below normal this year, the government said on Wednesday.
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Haight Head Shops :
Pipes are shown at Ashbury Tobacco Center store in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 23, 2009. San Francisco lawmakers have agreed unanimously to snuff out new shops that sell pot-smoking paraphernalia in the district at the heart of the city's hippie history. The Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance Tuesday that places a three-year moratorium on new businesses in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood that sell smoking equipment.
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Riverdance photocall :
STANDALONE PHOTO Lead dancers Melissa Convery (left) and Alan Kanefick and the cast of Riverdance hold a photocall to launch the latest run of the Bill Whelan show at the Gaitey Theater, Dublin.
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