AMAZING PICTURES THAT TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD.
There's so much happening in the World! Every week, The Whiz Times brings to you the best pictures of events from all over the world. You can even enjoy previous pictures. Just hit "Pictures" link on the top menu and enjoy picture stories. Did you see the pictures from last week? Click here to see them.So, again, here are some amazing photos taken this week. This week had its own share of natural disasters, but it also was a week full of cultural happenings. With so many different people in the world, there are many beautiful cultures to explore.While many cultural activities are followed from ancient times, there are newer activities and events that become a part of culture. Explore them all through pictures below. Feel free to click on the photo for the enlarged version!
THE RISE OF THE HUMAN TOWER. The strength of a human tower was tested against participants trying to 'break' down the human tower in this human tower competition. AFP PHOTO / JOSEP LAGO
Concurs de Castells festival
Once every two years in Spain, some few thousand men, women, and even children climb on each other’s shoulders to create the tallest and the strongest human tower .
The 200 year old festival is called Concurs de Castells and it takes place every other October in the city of Tarragona. Hundreds of participants (called castellers) form human towers up to 10 stories high!
They say that building a human tower requires força, equilibri, valor i seny (strength, balance, courage and common sense).
The strongest, heaviest men make up the foundation and a surrounding safety net in case a casteller falls. A child (called the enxaneta) is usually on the top of a castell. He or she wears a helmet for safety.
The PINK Eiffel Tower! The Eiffel Tower in Paris was illuminated in pink lights in order to create awareness and to show support in women's fight against the breast cancer. Cancer is a deadly disease but can be cured if discovered early. If more people know about it, they can go for a check-up early, so that they can get well before the cancer becomes deadly. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE
Me? Scared? It's just a python! A young girl kissing a snake during the Thadingyut full moon day festival in Yangon, Myanmar. The festival is celebrated annually to welcome Buddhas (the god worshipped by the Buddhists) descent from heaven. Note the paste on her cheeks? Women and girls in Myanmar put those as a beauty fix. AFP PHOTO / YE AUNG THU
Giddy up, buffalo! A Buffalo race was held in Chonburi, Thailand on the 7th October to see which farm's buffalo is the fastest. It is a traditional festival. AFP PHOTO/Christophe ARCHAMBAULT
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