the first day of the Haitian Carnival of Flowers parade

Amazing Carnival of Flowers in Haiti,

Residents participate in the first day of the Haitian Carnival of Flowers parade on July 29 2012 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.



Residents participate in the first day of the Haitian Carnival of Flowers parade on July 29 2012 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

the Naadam festival in Ulan Bator, Mongolia

Mongolian jockeys race their 'Soyolon' (three-year old) horses to the finish line during the annual Naadam festival near Ulan Bator, Mongolia 12 July 2012. The Soyolon horse race is the most popular race, attracting tens of thousands of spectators. It its considered good luck to wipe the sweat of a winning Soyolon horse upon one's face. About 270 riders participate in each horse race, riding a distance of around 25km

Tseren-Ochir Sansarmaa, 3, gets instructions from an unidentified elder during the junior archery tournament at the Naadam festival in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, 12 July 2012. The annual Naadam festival features archery, wrestling and horse racing and celebrates Mongolia's independence, achieved in 1921.

the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, south of Cairo

A woman wearing a hijab tries to copy the dance steps of an Egyptian belly dancer during the Badium Sinai Arabic concert in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh July 12, 2012.

People throng Naama Bay street in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, south of Cairo July 12, 2012.


An Egyptian belly dancer performs at the Badium Sinai Arabic concert in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, south of Cairo July 12, 2012