MARDI GRAS PHOTOS: World Revels With Flames, Sacrifices

MARDI GRAS PHOTOS: World Revels With Flames, Sacrifices
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February 23, 2009--People in wooden masks march through the streets of Rottweil, Germany, as part of the famous Procession of Fools, a parade of more than 5,000 revelers.

Occurring on the Monday before Lent each year, the parade has been passed on through generations and is strictly choreographed.

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—Photograph by Felix Kaestle/AP
 
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