Day in pictures: Feb. 8
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| Members of a "comparsa", a carnival band, participate in the "llamadas" parade in Montevideo Feb. 5, 2009. On the first Thursday and Friday of February, thousands of people crowd the capital's traditionally black neighborhood as costumed drummers and dancers kick off a street fiesta known as the "llamadas" -- Spanish for "calls." The parade originated from the colonial period and started as a parade of slaves on the streets of the city. [Xinhua/Reuters] |
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