Slaithwaite, UK. 23rd Feb, 2013. A crowd gathers to welcome the moon during the Moonraking Festival held in the village of Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, UK on Saturday February 23, 2013. A large paper lantern moon was floated along the canal into the centre of Slaithwaite. The Moonraking Festival takes place in Slaithwaite once every two years.

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