Day in Photos, November 24, 2011

Very colorful passed Thursday. Besides the traditional Thanksgiving Day in the United States, there were celebrations and festivals in Asia. For the rest, it was a usual weekday. For details, see our material.

Mama Daisy orangutan and her baby Dodi at the zoo in Dresden, Germany.





Snowy Shenyang, China. Top view.



Hoarfrost on the last page in the woods not far from Leyhersthofena, Germany.



Charred trees after the recent fire in Margaret River, Australia.



Woman carrying a bale of hay with a rice field in Agartala, India.



Mexican cadets stand aloft sailing ship «Cuauhtemoc», returned to the port of Acapulco, Mexico.





Bicycle repairer in the street waiting for customers in Beijing, China.



Young Sikh students laugh during a religious procession in New Delhi, India.



Promotional Santa Claus and promotional sheep invite the kids to the amusement park «Everland», Yongin, South Korea.



Last preparations Kathakali dancer to leave during the festival in the temple city of Kochi, India.



A worker removes the advertising image of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the wall of a building in Krasnodar. 4th December, Russia will elect a new parliament.



And the new you?



In Morocco, elections will be held tomorrow. A woman walks along a street in Casablanca. In the background is the symbol of the key parties in the country.



Pope Benedict XVI (center) listens as Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco during a special meeting in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.



In Cairo today celebrated the first week of protests. The ruling elite categorically refuses to resign, Egypt.



Young man is standing at the closed subway station in Lisbon. The national strike was attended by not only the workers underground, but also air traffic controllers, teachers and doctors.



Chinese paratroopers parachute jump during a joint Sino-Pakistani scientist in Jhelum, Pakistan.



Mexican soldier walks past a heap of marijuana in Las Lajas. Tonight military promised to burn 15 tons of drugs.



The final touches in preparation for a horse fair in Seville, Spain.



In the capital of Israel is held at Tel Aviv Fashion Week.



Art installation "Field of Light" artist Bruce Munro at the museum «Holburne», Bath, England.



Painting Nigerian artist Bright Ugochukvu, titled "Between the earth and the clouds" on display at the Art Gallery of the city of Durban, South Africa.



SpongeBob hovering over Times Square during the traditional parade in New York City on Thanksgiving Day, USA.



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