The Week in Pictures

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Baghdad

(Khalid Mohammed / Associated Press / March 19, 2010) Members of the Sabean Mandaeans, a pre-Christian sect that follows the teachings of John the Baptist, practice rituals on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad on a 5-day holiday marking the creation of the world.

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New York

(Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images / March 18, 2010) Jenyne Butterfy of Los Angeles practices her routine for the U.S. Pole Dance National Championships.

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Bangkok

(Christophe Archambault / AFP/Getty Images / March 17, 2010) Thai riot police officers stand in a puddle of blood after anti-government protesters spilled containers of their own blood at the gates of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's residence in Bangkok.

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Dublin, Ireland

(Julien Behal / Associated Press / March 17, 2010) Parade performers kick off St. Patrick's Day in Dublin. Hundreds of thousands of people will mark the national day at more than 180 events in towns and villages across the country.

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Dublin, Ireland

(Julien Behal / Associated Press / March 17, 2010) Attendees at Dublin's St. Patrick's Day parade show their colors.

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Valencia, Spain

(Manuel Bruque / EPA / March 16, 2010) Several people observe a falla, an installation of papier-mache, cardboard and wooden sculptures. The fallas feast is a mass festival held in the Valencia region annually to honor St. Joseph, the patron of carpenters. The fallas are burned at the end of the festival.

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Edited March 20, 2010 by Galt's gallstones

[Nagishkaw 510]

Very nice!

[Leafgal 3]

Those are pretty neat