Cheng Bingshou, a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, carves a dragon boat head mold in Yongzhou, Hunan Province, on May 17, 2024. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the “Hometown of Dragon Boats” in Dao County has begun constructing new boats for its annual races.(Photo by Jiang Keqing/VCG via Getty Images)
Spectators watch a film from boats during the Muyuna Floating Film Festival in the Belen neighborhood of Iquitos, Peru, on May 26, 2024. The festival showcases films from countries with tropical forests.(Photo by Rodrigo Abd)/AP Photo
Pilgrims gather around the effigy of the Rocio Virgin during the annual pilgrimage in El Rocio village on May 20, 2024. The event, Spain’s largest pilgrimage, draws hundreds of thousands of devotees in traditional outfits traveling on horseback and in decorated carriages.(Photo by Cristina Quicler/AFP Photo)
Taiwanese Drag Queen Nymphia Wind (in yellow) and her team pose for photographs at the Presidential Office in Taipei on May 15, 2024.(Photo by Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via AFP Photo)
A horseman wearing a decorative bull mask attends the Feast of the Divine celebrations, part of the “Cavalhadas” festival in Pirenopolis, Brazil, on May 18, 2024. This tradition, commemorating a medieval victory of Christian knights over the Moors, was brought to Brazil in the 1800s.(Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)
A framework of flowers is placed on the “King’s” head before being paraded on horseback during the Garland Day celebration in Castleton, Derbyshire, on May 29, 2024. This tradition, dating to the 1700s, is believed to be an ancient fertility rite.(Photo by Guy Corbishley/Alamy Live News)
Mount Merapi spews lava down its slopes in this long-exposure photograph taken from Srumbung, Central Java, on May 14, 2023.(Photo by Devi Rahman/AFP Photo)
The plaintiff, using the pseudonym ‘Brigitte’ for safety, arrives for the appeal trial of Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan at Geneva’s courthouse on May 27, 2024. Ramadan faces charges of rape and sexual coercion, having been acquitted in the first instance.(Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP Photo)
Contestants dance on stage during the Miss Ivory Coast France beauty contest in Paris on May 8, 2024.(Photo by Olympia de Maismont/AFP Photo)
British singer-songwriter and dancer FKA twigs (R) attends the Boom Met Gala After Party hosted by FKA Twigs in Manhattan, New York, on May 6, 2024.(Photo by Yvonne Tnt/BFA.com/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A handler grooms her dog during the junior showmanship competition at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York on May 14, 2024.(Photo by Julia Nikhinson/AP Photo)
British actress Jasmine Jobson arrives for the screening of the film “Bird” at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 16, 2024.(Photo by Valery Hache/AFP Photo)
American singer and actress Kelly Rowland arrives for the screening of the film “Marcello Mio” at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 21, 2024.(Photo by Antonin Thuillier/AFP Photo)
Mourners attend the funeral of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on May 22, 2024. Huge crowds thronged the streets for the procession following his death in a helicopter crash.(Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP Photo)
Revellers enjoy the Bearded Theory music festival at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England, on May 25, 2024.(Photo by Katja Ogrin/Redferns)
A woman holds her snake during the “Serpari” (snake catchers) procession honoring St. Dominic in Cocullo, Italy, on May 1, 2024. The snakes are microchipped and studied as part of seismic research.(Photo by Tiziana Fabi/AFP Photo)
A cargo plane sits on a flooded runway at the airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on May 6, 2024, following severe floods in the region.(Photo by Diego Vara/Reuters)
People erect a 40-meter-high maypole, a traditional celebration of spring, in Glentleiten, Germany, on May 1, 2024.(Photo by Angelika Warmuth/Reuters)
Israelis visit a memorial for victims of Hamas attacks during Israel’s annual Memorial Day in Tel Aviv on May 13, 2024. The day of remembrance was observed under the shadow of the ongoing conflict. (Photo by Heidi Levine for The Washington Post)(Photo by Heidi Levine for The Washington Post)
