Quick glimpses from the best festivals around the world this week

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Updated On Dec 04, 2016 03:29 pm IST

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We give you a round up of the festivals around the world that have kept the news mills buzzing this entire week. In this photo, Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin is being welcomed by Morocco's Prince Moulay Rachid (L) at the 16th Marrakech International Film Festival in Marrakech, Morocco, on Saturday. (AP)

Updated on Dec 04, 2016 03:29 pm IST

We give you a round up of the festivals around the world that have kept the news mills buzzing this entire week. In this photo, Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin is being welcomed by Morocco's Prince Moulay Rachid (L) at the 16th Marrakech International Film Festival in Marrakech, Morocco, on Saturday. (AP)

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A couple kiss under their umbrellas at Dickens on The Strand in Galveston, Texas, on Saturday. Due to the inclement weather, organisers had to waive admission fees and later announce that the festival would be held again a week later. (AP)

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A couple kiss under their umbrellas at Dickens on The Strand in Galveston, Texas, on Saturday. Due to the inclement weather, organisers had to waive admission fees and later announce that the festival would be held again a week later. (AP)

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People watch two giant wicker puppets from the French cultural group L’Homme Debout parade near Sule Pagoda, during the Mingalabar Festival in central Yangon on Saturday. (AFP)

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People watch two giant wicker puppets from the French cultural group L’Homme Debout parade near Sule Pagoda, during the Mingalabar Festival in central Yangon on Saturday. (AFP)

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Residents look at an eight-metre-tall wicker puppet walk past colonial buildings in central Yangon. The three-day-long festival, which is being held to celebrate 55 years of French-Myanmar relations, brings together local and international artists (street art, music, circus and dance) to bring cheer and festivities to Yangon's public areas. (AFP)

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Residents look at an eight-metre-tall wicker puppet walk past colonial buildings in central Yangon. The three-day-long festival, which is being held to celebrate 55 years of French-Myanmar relations, brings together local and international artists (street art, music, circus and dance) to bring cheer and festivities to Yangon's public areas. (AFP)

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An artist works on a mural in the Wynwood Art District in Miami on , Friday, as part of the 15th Art Basel festival. (AP)

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An artist works on a mural in the Wynwood Art District in Miami on , Friday, as part of the 15th Art Basel festival. (AP)

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Conducted annually, the festival features poolside parties, blocks of art fairs and outdoor red carpet events. (AP)

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Conducted annually, the festival features poolside parties, blocks of art fairs and outdoor red carpet events. (AP)

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British band HMLTD (Happy Meal Limited) performs during the Transmusicales music festival, in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, western France on Thursday. (AFP)

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British band HMLTD (Happy Meal Limited) performs during the Transmusicales music festival, in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, western France on Thursday. (AFP)

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Indian Naga tribe members perform on the third day of the annual Hornbill Festival at Kisama, about 15 kms from Kohima, Nagaland’s capital, on Saturday. The festival, which is taking place from December 1-10, celebrates the cultural heritage of Nagas. (AFP)

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Indian Naga tribe members perform on the third day of the annual Hornbill Festival at Kisama, about 15 kms from Kohima, Nagaland’s capital, on Saturday. The festival, which is taking place from December 1-10, celebrates the cultural heritage of Nagas. (AFP)

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Farmers flock on the opening day of the Festival du boeuf charolais in Charolles, eastern France, on Saturday. (AFP)

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Farmers flock on the opening day of the Festival du boeuf charolais in Charolles, eastern France, on Saturday. (AFP)

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A farmer tends to his cows on on the opening day of the Festival du boeuf charolais. (AFP)

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A farmer tends to his cows on on the opening day of the Festival du boeuf charolais. (AFP)

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People take a selfie among Christmas trees at Garden by the Bay during the opening day of the Christmas Wonderland in Singapore on Friday. (AFP)

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People take a selfie among Christmas trees at Garden by the Bay during the opening day of the Christmas Wonderland in Singapore on Friday. (AFP)

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Christmas Wonderland at the Garden by the Bay, its third edition, is displaying Italian Luminaire light sculptures as part of the upcoming Chirstmas celebrations. (AFP)

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Christmas Wonderland at the Garden by the Bay, its third edition, is displaying Italian Luminaire light sculptures as part of the upcoming Chirstmas celebrations. (AFP)

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