Tomar, Portugal (Portugese Republic)
FARMER DECORATES HIS BULL WITH PAPER FLOWERS PRIOR TO PARADE.
A farmer decorates his bull with paper flowers prior to the parade on
Tomar city July 6, 2003. Every four years the central Portuguese city
of Tomar holds the Trays Festival and each girl makes a tour of around
6 kilometres carrying trays full of breads and coloured paper flowers
of her height along the old downtown streets followed by ox-drawn
carts. The 2003 Festivities were participated by 700 girls and attend
by more than 100,000 spectators. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro
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