Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men buy chickens during Kaparot in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood October 7, 2008, ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, which starts at sundown Wednesday. Kaparot is an ancient custom connected to Yom Kippur, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (JERUSALEM)