Dancers perform a procession and dance of respect to their elders at the Burmese Water Festival in New York

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Dancers perform a procession and dance of respect to their elders at the 16th annual Burmese Water Festival on Sunday, July 18, 2010 in the Upper West Side neighborhood of New York. The festival of water during the New Year festival metaphorically washes away the sins of the previous year. (© Frances M. Roberts)

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