Philly Jesus -- it doesn't get more medieval than this

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Michael Grant, 28, "Philly Jesus," greets a pedestrian wearing a ring with a cross in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania December 18, 2014. Nearly every day for the last 8 months, Grant has dressed as Jesus Christ, and walked the streets of Philadelphia to share the Christian gospel by example. He quickly acquired the nickname of "Philly Jesus," which he has gone by ever since. (Mark Makela/Reuters)

Off to school in Manila

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One of many walls in the world

Cosmo Sarson's mural of Jesus breakdancing on the wall beside The Canteen, Bristol, England.One of many great walls on this edition of The Big Picture.

Three pictures of rural Iran

Three striking views of Palangen village by Amos Chapple via The Big Picture. Click for the big pics.

Mali -- a peaceful scene on the River Niger

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Honoring the animals?

 

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"A man rides a horse through a bonfire, Jan. 16, 2012 in the small village of San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. In honor of San Anton, the patron saint of animals, horses are ridden through the bonfires on the night before the official day of honoring animals in Spain." 

Translation: some nut did this centuries ago and now it's a tradition.

Ship lift on the Yenisei River, Siberia

And they say everything is bigger in Texas!

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Bridge over a canal in Santos, Brazil

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Two wind-driven photos from the Big Picture

Wildfire in Yuma, Colorado:

Spectators chase a competitor in the Volvo Ocean Race.

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The full moon of May 6, Amman, Jordan

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The Kingdom of Lo (Mustang)

A Big Picture feature on an isolated Tibeto-Nepalese community -- just before the highway opens it up.
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Paddy cultivation, near Kuala Lumpur, March 2012

This reminds me of my father -- a financial executive -- working in the fields in South Korea during rice transplantation time.  It was a big communal event and the only unusual thing about his participation was that he was a 6'4" white American.   From the Big Picture.

Nowruz in Kabul, a bit late

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To Afghanistan -- March 2012

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Democracy Burman style

These are the members of parliament.

Say no more, say no more.

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Balloons over Burma

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And yet another

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Big Picture picks another from the Smithsonian Magazine contest.

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Blue Ice Cave in Antarctica -- from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

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A schoolroom in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

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