A contestant works on an ice sculpture at The London Ice Sculpting Festival at Canary Wharf on Friday, January 11 in London. Ice and snow festivals are taking place all around the world, showcasing creative ways to enjoy the cold weather.
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A contestant works on an ice sculpture at The London Ice Sculpting Festival at Canary Wharf on Friday, January 11 in London. Ice and snow festivals are taking place all around the world, showcasing creative ways to enjoy the cold weather.
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A contestant uses a chainsaw to model his ice sculpture at The London Ice Sculpting Festival at Canary Wharf on January 11 in London. Timed competitions between ice-sculpting teams from Africa, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom are taking place over the three-day event.<br />
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A contestant uses a chainsaw to model his ice sculpture at The London Ice Sculpting Festival at Canary Wharf on January 11 in London. Timed competitions between ice-sculpting teams from Africa, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom are taking place over the three-day event.
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A man polishes a snow sculpture in preparation for Shenyang International Ice and Snow Festival in Liaoning province, China, on Tuesday, January 8.
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A man polishes a snow sculpture in preparation for Shenyang International Ice and Snow Festival in Liaoning province, China, on Tuesday, January 8.
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The 14th Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, touted as the world's biggest festival of its kind, opened in China's northern Heilongjiang province on Monday, January 7.
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The 14th Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, touted as the world's biggest festival of its kind, opened in China's northern Heilongjiang province on Monday, January 7.
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This year's Harbin festival features majestic ice castles and sculptures of fairytale characters bedecked with LED lights.
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This year's Harbin festival features majestic ice castles and sculptures of fairytale characters bedecked with LED lights.
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Russian and Chinese swimmers compete in the annual winter swimming competition during the Harbin festival on Thursday, January 10.
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Russian and Chinese swimmers compete in the annual winter swimming competition during the Harbin festival on Thursday, January 10.
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Winter swimming fans perform a boxing match on the frozen Songhua River during the Harbin festival, on Friday, January 11.
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Winter swimming fans perform a boxing match on the frozen Songhua River during the Harbin festival, on Friday, January 11.
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A young child slides down an ice slide at the opening ceremony of the Harbin festival on Saturday, January 5.
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A young child slides down an ice slide at the opening ceremony of the Harbin festival on Saturday, January 5.
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Anglers cast lines through holes into a frozen river during an ice fishing competition at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival on Saturday, January 5 in Hwacheon-gun, South Korea. The event attracts thousands of visitors every year.
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Anglers cast lines through holes into a frozen river during an ice fishing competition at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival on Saturday, January 5 in Hwacheon-gun, South Korea. The event attracts thousands of visitors every year.
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A child displays a fish caught during the ice fishing competition at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo festival.
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A child displays a fish caught during the ice fishing competition at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo festival.
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