December 15, 2103
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Youths sit on a field in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Every year, thousands of youths leave their parents to spend weeks in the care of traditional leaders at an initiation school where they are circumcised, a rite of passage commonly referred to as "Ukwaluka" or "going to the mountain".
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Army cadets hold a large photo of Army head coach Rich Ellerson during an NCAA college football game against Navy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvaina, Dec. 14, 2013. Navy won 34-7.
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Cape penguins dressed in Christmas costumes take part in a Christmas event at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo, Japan.
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Andreas Matt of Austria, right, performs on his way to win the final of the men's ski cross World Cup event in Val Thorens, French Alps, ahead of Victor Oehling Norberg of Sweden, second right, who finished second, Jean Frederic Chapuis of France, left, who finished third, and Franz Promok of Austria, second right, who finished fourth.