An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man holds a chicken as he talks to children Thursday about the Kaparot ritual in the city of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Observers believe the ritual transfers one's sins from the past year into the chicken, and the ritual is performed before the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish year, which starts at sundown Friday. Photo: (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) / AP
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