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Now playing Next no comment North Koreans celebrate first day of Lunar New Year Family members exchanged gifts and dressed in traditional attire. 07/02/2019
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Now playing Next no comment Horses jump bonfires at Spanish festival's 'purification ceremony' Over a hundred horses jumped through bonfires in a "purification ceremony" on Wednesday during the Spanish festival of "Las Luminarias" in a village northwest of Madrid. 17/01/2019
Now playing Next no comment Indian city gets artistic makeover ahead of Hindu pilgrimage The Indian city of Prayagraj has been transformed as entire swathes of the city have been painted in a campaign to celebrate the Hindu pilgrimage of Kumbh Mela. 13/01/2019
Now playing Next no comment Japanese plunge into ice bath at Tokyo's shrine in purification ritual for New Year Nearly one hundred people gathered at a Tokyo shrine to wash themselves in an icy bath on Sunday (January 13) to purify their souls and wish for good health in the new year. 13/01/2019