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It's Not My Wedding, So Why Am I Getting All The Attention?
I stood with my arms stretched out, suppressing a laugh as Léstonia tied a colorful lamba tightly around my waist. I was a guest at her wedding, yet here ... read more
by Elizabeth Packer
18 Mar 2009
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[Bethlehem, Israel] – Separated from Israel, the city of Bethlehem thrives on tourists determined enough to pass through the security checkpoints at the barrier. As tourists hustled through the small doors of the Church of the Nativity, a violinist played quietly outside. Using his toe to bow a self-made violin, he played for hours at a time, with such focus and intensity that he barely acknowledged me when I took his picture.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Leah Cowen</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/pXRW3H/large.png)
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[Hyderabad, India] – India’s Pongal festival celebrates the rice harvest and typically takes place in January. My friends and I were at a fair, on our way to a kite fight, when this lively bunch of entertainers seemed to appear out of nowhere and began performing magic and comedy routines.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Jordan Keenan</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/bpLyEE/large.png)


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[Athens, Greece] – I had started taking photos of this colorful performer when I noticed a Greek Orthodox Priest walking toward me. I was able to back up just in time to get both the priest and the performer into the same shot.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Chad Blank</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/9kKFrt/large.png)
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[Auckland, New Zealand] – A young Tuvaluan woman twirls around during a storytelling dance from Nanumea, her atoll of origin. Her performance is part of Celebrate Pasifika, a month of performances in March to pay tribute to Pasifika culture. Over 175,000 Pacific Islanders live in the Auckland region, and the Pasifika festival attracts crowds surpassing 200,000.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Carolyn Barnwell</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/3AwmLJ/large.png)

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[Miyajima Island, Japan] – While visiting Japan’s Itsukushima shrine, I noticed a large crowd of laughing tourists. They were gathered around a monkey, who was walking on stilts and riding a bicycle. Here, he finishes with a traditional Japanese bow, the <em>ojigi</em>.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Miko Walczuk</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/lQ5KhN/large.png)
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[Quito, Ecuador] – On my way back from an afternoon of shopping at the Mercado Artesanal de La Mariscal, I heard the sounds of a fiddle playing a traditional Andean melody. As I rounded the corner, this man came into view. He was playing his heart out, and I got the distinct impression that it was less for the coins in his dish than for his overwhelming love of the music.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Kathy Kaufman</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/ponz0H/large.png)
