Thursday, December 3, 2009

HOW WE PLAY, PRAY

Awhirl in Mecca
Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia after morning prayers on Nov. 24. They were performing a mini hajj as a prelude to the start of this year's annual pilgrimage.





Ouch!
A child is vaccinated against the swine flu virus in Schiedam, Netherlands, on Nov. 23.







Messages on the wind
Balloons with messages attached released by Palestinian children are seen in the sky during an event organized by UNICEF to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Nov. 20.





Mush?
Sled dogs pull a biker during a race through the forest of Grolloo in the Netherlands on Nov. 21.






A mouthful
A cat sculpture provides a nifty niche for two girls in Kiev, Ukraine, on Nov. 23.

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