THE WORLD OF ART & CULTURE  IN PICTURES. Cont'd.

Photos from left to right: Hundreds participate in the Third International Carnival of Bodyart in the streets of Odessa, Ukraine's Black Sea resort. A young girl picks out a doll a day before the Al-Mawlid celebrations in Cairo. The birthday of Islam's Prophet Mohammed is celebrated with children buying dolls and sweets and wearing new clothes.

 Photos from left to right: People walk past a 15-metre-long object made of about 2000 cedar slices in the Omotesando fashion district in Tokyo. It's one of 32 objects displayed to attract shoppers during the week-long spring holidays. Celtic's Swedish striker Henrik Larsson celebrates after being presented with the Scottish premier league trophy at Celtic Park in Glasgow.

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