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🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreCabañuelasLas cabañuelas A traditional weather forecasting method using the first thirty-one days of January to predict the rest of the year.Folklore 🇮🇹 Naples, ItalyCaffè Italy's daily coffee habit: espresso taken standing at the bar, and moka coffee at homeTable custom · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇮🇹 Naples, Italy and 5 moreCaffè sospeso An anonymous gift of a paid cup of coffee for a stranger in needTable custom · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain and 4 moreCaganerEl Caganer A defecating figurine placed in Catalan nativity scenes to bring good luck and fertilize the earth.Festival 🇳🇬 Calabar, NigeriaCalabar Carnival An annual December street festival and cultural gathering held in Calabar, NigeriaFestival 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreCalaca Skull and skeleton figures made for the Day of the Dead, joyful rather than sadCraft 🇮🇹 Florence, ItalyCalcio storico fiorentino A fierce Renaissance ball game played on sand between four Florentine districtsGame 🇬🇧 United KingdomCalennig Welsh children carry a decorated apple door to door and sing for New Year giftsFestival 🇨🇦 Calgary, CanadaCalgary StampedeStampede de Calgary A ten-day July festival of rodeo, racing, and community breakfasts in Alberta.Festival · Breakfast 🇨🇴 Cali, ColombiaCali FairLa Feria de Cali A six-day Colombian celebration of salsa music, street parades, and regional cultureFestival 🇨🇦 Toronto, CanadaCalling of an Engineerl'Engagement de l'ingénieur A private Canadian rite where engineers pledge ethical duty and receive an iron ringRite of passage 🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania and 2 moreCaloian A Romanian rainmaking and fertility ritual centered on the creation, funeral, and rebirth of a clay effigy.Festival 🇷🇴 Romania and 3 moreCălușariCălușarii An acrobatic Romanian spring dance and ritual brotherhood tied to folklore and healingPerformance 🇻🇪 El Callao, VenezuelaCalypso de El Callao Calypso sung at carnival in El Callao, Venezuela, with yearly king and queen contestsFestival 🇰🇭 Siem Reap, CambodiaCambodian New Yearបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី ប្រពៃណីជាតិ A three-day harvest festival marking the traditional solar new year across CambodiaSeasonal 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 2 moreCamel Heda'aحداء الإبل Camel herders' calls that speak to the herd, kept across the Arabian PeninsulaFolklore 🇪🇸 Santiago de Compostela, Spain and 7 moreCamino de SantiagoEl Camino de Santiago A Christian walking pilgrimage across Europe to the shrine of Saint James in SpainSpiritual 🇨🇦 Ottawa, CanadaCanada DayFête du Canada A national holiday on July 1 that marks the 1867 union of Canadian colonies into a single dominion.Ceremony 🇹🇹 Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoCanboulay An early Trinidadian celebration that shaped modern Carnival and calypso musicFestival 🇫🇷 France and 5 moreCandlemas A Christian feast of candle blessings marking the end of the Christmas seasonSpiritual 🇪🇸 Granada, SpainCante jondo A solemn and profound vocal tradition of Andalusian flamenco song.Performance 🇨🇳 China and 2 moreCantonese opera粵劇 One of the major forms of Chinese opera, sung in Cantonese in southern ChinaPerformance 🇮🇹 ItalyCantu a tenorecantu a tenòre Four men singing in a tight circle, a vocal art of Sardinia's Barbagia hillsPerformance 🇿🇦 Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town Minstrel CarnivalKaapse Klopse Cape Town's 2 January parade of minstrel troupes, ghoema drums and bright umbrellasFestival 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCapoeira An Afro-Brazilian martial art and musical game played inside a circleGame 🇷🇴 RomaniaCapra A New Year's ritual in Romania where a masked dancer visits homes to bring luck and predict the weather.Festival 🇻🇪 Caracas, VenezuelaCaracas Pride An annual pride march in Venezuela calling for equal rights for LGBTQ communitiesCeremony 🇧🇷 Belém, BrazilCarimbó A dance and music genre from the Amazon region of Brazil, centered around a wooden drum.Performance 🇵🇭 PhilippinesCariñosa A Philippine folk dance of colonial origin where a couple uses a fan and handkerchief to enact a playful romance.Performance 🇮🇹 Venice, Italy and 5 moreCarnival A season of parades, masks and feasting in the days before LentFestival · Feasts and festival meals 🇺🇾 Montevideo, UruguayCarnival in Uruguay An extended festival of drum processions, stage satire, and dance across Uruguay.Festival 🇹🇳 Sousse, TunisiaCarnival of Awussu An annual seaside midsummer parade in Sousse with floats, brass bands and folk troupesFestival 🇨🇭 Basel, SwitzerlandCarnival of BaselBasler Fasnacht A 72-hour masked carnival of drums, flutes and satire in northern SwitzerlandFestival 🇧🇪 Binche, BelgiumCarnival of BincheCarnaval de Binche A Belgian pre-Lenten festival known for masked dancers and orange tossingFestival 🇲🇽 Mazatlán, MexicoCarnival of MazatlánCarnaval de Mazatlán An annual five-day festival of parades, fireworks, poetry and dance in coastal MexicoFestival 🇧🇴 Oruro, BoliviaCarnival of OruroEl carnaval de Oruro A Bolivian festival of masked pilgrimage dances honoring the Virgin of the MineshaftFestival 🇨🇺 Santiago de Cuba, CubaCarnival of Santiago de CubaCarnaval A summer street celebration of percussion troupes, dancing, and parades in eastern CubaFestival 🇮🇹 Venice, ItalyCarnival of VeniceCarnevale di Venezia A historic festival in Italy famous for elaborate masks and anonymous social gatherings.Festival 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreCarol service A Christmas church service of seasonal hymns, scripture readings and candlelightSpiritual 🇫🇷 France and 3 moreCashiering A ceremonial military dismissal that publicly strips an officer of rank and insigniaCeremony 🇪🇸 Valls, SpainCastell A Catalan tradition of building multi-level human towers at festivals, requiring strength, balance, and community solidaPerformance 🇻🇳 VietnamCa trùCa trù (歌籌) A Vietnamese art of sung poetry, led by a woman singer with lute and praise drumPerformance 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreCavalcade of Magi A parade of the Three Magi through town on Epiphany Eve, with sweets thrown to the crowdFestival 🇻🇳 Tuyên Quang, VietnamCây nêuCây nêu (Chữ Nôm: 核標) A bamboo pole raised in Vietnam to mark the New Year and protect homes from bad spirits.Festival 🇨🇦 Montréal, CanadaCeinture fléchée A fingerwoven woollen sash tied at the waist, worn by Québécois and Métis peoplesDress 🇨🇳 Longquan, China and 4 moreCeladon青瓷 (qīngcí) Green-glazed pottery first made in China, valued for colours that echo jadeCraft 🇬🇷 Athens, Greece and 1 moreCelebration of the Greek RevolutionΕορτασμός της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης του 1821 An annual civic holiday of parades and church services marking Greek independenceCeremony 🇪🇬 Alexandria, Egypt and 5 moreCenobitic monasticism A communal way of monastic life where monks live, pray, and follow a shared ruleSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇲🇦 MoroccoChaabiشعبي A North African music and dance tradition meaning 'of the people', played at weddings and festivals.Performance 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreChaand Raatचाँद रात, چاند رات The South Asian night of moon-sighting and celebration before EidFestival 🇦🇷 Santiago del Estero, Argentina and 1 moreChacarera A partner dance and folk music genre from Argentina's north-west, known for its distinctive rhythm and courtship steps.Performance 🇮🇷 Isfahan, Iran and 4 moreChaharshanbe Suriچهارشنبه‌سوری An Iranian festival of fire and renewal celebrated on the eve of the final Wednesday before spring.Festival · Tea-time and snacking customs 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandChalandamarz A bell-ringing march on the first of March that sends winter out of the Grisons valleysSeasonal 🇬🇭 Accra, GhanaChale Wote Street Art Festival An annual street art festival in Accra featuring murals, theater, and music.Performance 🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreChallahחַלָּה A braided Jewish bread, blessed and shared at Shabbat and holiday tablesTable custom · Feasts and festival meals 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreCham danceའཆམ་ A masked monastery dance of Tibetan Buddhism, staged at festivals to teach and blessSpiritual 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreChampa Chandan Vrataচাঁপা চন্দন ব্রত A month-long vow kept by unmarried Bengali girls, asking for a husband like ShivaSpiritual 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreChapchar KutChapchâr Kût A spring festival of dance and food kept by the Mizo people in Mizoram, India.Festival 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreCharro traditionCharro The equestrian skills, formal attire and rodeo arts of the Mexican horseman.Game 🇮🇳 IndiaChaturmasyaचातुर्मास्य A four-month sacred monsoon season of fasting, vows, and monastic retreat in IndiaSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇫🇷 France and 5 moreCheek kissingfaire la bise A greeting gesture where people touch cheeks or lips to cheeks to show friendship or respect.Etiquette 🇬🇧 London, United KingdomChelsea Flower Show A five-day May horticultural festival held in London by the Royal Horticultural SocietyFestival 🇻🇳 Hoa Lư, VietnamChèo嘲 Satirical folk musical theatre performed by village troupes across northern VietnamPerformance 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China and 1 moreCheongsam旗袍 (qípáo), 長衫 (chángshān) A fitted one-piece Chinese dress with a high collar and side slits, worn since the 1920sDress 🇺🇸 Tahlequah, United StatesCherokee National Holiday An annual gathering in Oklahoma marking the signing of the Cherokee ConstitutionFestival 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreCheti Chandچيٽي چنڊ The Sindhi New Year festival celebrating the arrival of spring and JhulelalSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals 🇭🇰 Cheung Chau, Hong KongCheung Chau Bun Festival包山節 A week of vegetarian days, bun towers and a midnight scramble on a Hong Kong islandFestival 🇮🇳 Varanasi, India and 1 moreChhath Pujaछठ पूजा A four-day Hindu festival honouring the sun and Chhathi Maiya along riverbanksSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇮🇳 Baripada, IndiaChhau dance A masked dance of eastern India, blending martial steps with epic storiesPerformance 🇯🇵 Chichibu, JapanChichibu Night Festival秩父夜祭 A December shrine gathering in Chichibu featuring historic Japanese festival floats.Festival 🇬🇪 Tbilisi, GeorgiaChichilakiჩიჩილაკი A shaved hazelnut branch crafted as a Georgian Christmas tree and burned at EpiphanyFestival 🇨🇭 Liestal, SwitzerlandChienbäse A Swiss carnival night parade of blazing pinewood brooms and carts of fireFestival 🇮🇳 Lucknow, IndiaChikankariچِکن کاری / चिकन की कढ़ाई / चिकनकारी Delicate hand embroidery from Lucknow, India, featuring white-on-white floral patterns and intricate shadow-work stitcheCraft 🇵🇰 PakistanChilam Joshi A spring festival of music, dance, and prayers celebrated by the Kalash peopleFestival 🇹🇷 Van, Turkey and 5 moreChildren's Day An international observance supporting youth welfare, education and children's rightsCeremony 🇮🇳 Delhi, IndiaChildren's Day An annual Indian celebration of children and their welfare held on 14 NovemberCeremony 🇯🇵 JapanChildren's Dayこどもの日 A Japanese holiday on May fifth celebrating the happiness and growth of childrenFestival 🇨🇱 Rancagua, Chile and 1 moreChilean rodeo A Chilean equestrian sport and weekend festival contested in a crescent-shaped arenaGame 🇨🇱 ChileChilote ponchoPoncho chilote A thick, striped wool poncho crafted in the cold and rainy Chiloé ArchipelagoDress 🇲🇽 Tlayacapan, MexicoChinelos Masked dancers from Morelos who spoof colonial manners at CarnivalPerformance 🇨🇳 ChinaChinese academic dress Formal attire for scholars and officials in China, ranging from imperial robes to modern degree gowns.Dress 🇨🇳 Zhongshan, ChinaChinese clothing Robes, gowns, and suits shaped across dynasties, ranks, and daily life in ChinaDress 🇨🇳 ChinaChinese funeral rituals Traditional rites of mourning, vigils, offerings, and ancestor veneration across ChinaRite of passage 🇨🇳 ChinaChinese herbology中藥學 The traditional Chinese system of preparing and prescribing herbal and natural remediesCraft 🇨🇳 China and 2 moreChinese knotting中國結 (Zhōngguó jié) A folk craft of cord tied into lucky shapes, made in China and given as charmsCraft 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreChinese New Year's Evechúxī A reunion day for ethnic Chinese families before the Lunar New Year, marked by feasts, rituals, and staying up late.Festival · Dinner 🇨🇳 Beijing, China and 2 moreChinese opera戲曲 / 戏曲 (xìqǔ) A sung, danced and acrobatic theatre from China, in over a hundred regional stylesPerformance 🇨🇳 ChinaChinese paper cutting剪紙 / 剪纸 (jiǎnzhǐ) Chinese cut paper pictures, pasted on windows and doors for luck at New YearCraft 🇨🇳 China and 1 moreChinese patchwork A needlework craft joining fabric scraps into protective clothing, quilts and folk artCraft 🇨🇳 Xi'an, ChinaChinese tea culture中国茶文化 (Zhōngguó chá wénhuà) A centuries-old practice of cultivating, brewing, and sharing tea as a social and spiritual ritual in China.Table custom · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇸🇬 Singapore and 2 moreChingay Parade妝藝 A lively street procession of floats, giant flags, and performing arts in Southeast AsiaFestival 🇧🇬 Chiprovtsi, Bulgaria and 1 moreChiprovtsi kilimЧипровски килим Handmade flatwoven rugs with identical sides, crafted in a Bulgarian town since the 17th century.Craft 🇬🇷 Sparta, GreeceChitonχιτών A draped tunic of wool or linen worn across ancient Greece and RomeDress 🇬🇪 Georgia and 5 moreChokha A high-collared wool coat of the Caucasus, worn by men for battle and ceremonyDress 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreCholi A cropped, fitted bodice worn with saris and ghagras across South AsiaDress 🇮🇳 Badrinath, IndiaChota Char Dham Four Himalayan shrines in Uttarakhand, visited in one season each yearSpiritual 🇮🇷 Iran and 3 moreChovganچوگان An equestrian team sport played with mallets and horses across Iran and AzerbaijanGame 🇩🇪 Nuremberg, Germany and 5 moreChristkind The traditional Christmas Eve gift-bringer across Central Europe and Latin AmericaFestival 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy and 4 moreChristmas A festival of Jesus's birth, kept on 25 December with gifts, lights and shared mealsFestival 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreChristmas carol Festive songs and hymns sung during the Christmas season and door to doorPerformance 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom and 5 moreChristmas cracker A decorative paper tube pulled apart with a bang during Christmas dinnerFestival · Dinner 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreChristmas dinner The festive family meal of Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, with roast meats and puddingsTable custom · Dinner 🇵🇱 Poland and 5 moreChristmas Eve The evening before Christmas, marked by church services, family meals, and gift preparations across Christian cultures.Festival · Dinner 🇫🇮 FinlandChristmas in Finlandjoulu A quiet midwinter festival of saunas, grave candles and table casseroles across FinlandSeasonal · Dinner 🇮🇸 IcelandChristmas in IcelandJól A winter festival of mountain folklore, family feasts and thirteen mischievous visitorsFestival · Dinner 🇷🇺 Moscow, RussiaChristmas in RussiaРождество Христово An Orthodox winter feast marked by church vigils, fasting suppers and festive mealsSpiritual · Supper 🇺🇦 Kyiv, UkraineChristmas in UkraineРіздво (Rizdvo) A Ukrainian Christmas celebration with a twelve-dish vegan supper on Christmas Eve and observance on January 6 or DecembFestival · Supper 🇩🇪 Nuremberg, Germany and 5 moreChristmas marketWeihnachtsmarkt A seasonal street market held during Advent in German-speaking regions and beyond, featuring stalls, food, and crafts.Festival · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreChristmas tree A decorated evergreen or artificial tree placed indoors to mark the Christmas season.Festival 🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreChulloch'ullu An earflapped Andean hat in alpaca or llama wool, worn against the coldDress 🇨🇱 ChileChupalla The straw hat of the Chilean horseman, worn for the cueca and the rodeoDress 🇮🇳 Jammu, India and 1 moreChura A set of bridal bangles worn across South Asia at weddings and in early marriageDress 🇬🇧 United KingdomChurch parade A formal military procession held to attend a religious serviceCeremony 🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreChuseok추석 A Korean harvest festival of ancestral rites, seasonal rice cakes, and folk gamesFestival · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇹 Venice, ItalyCicchettiCicheti A Venetian custom of small counter snacks enjoyed with a glass of local white wineTable custom · Tea-time and snacking customs 🇲🇽 Puebla, Mexico and 1 moreCinco de Mayo May 5 observance honoring the 1862 Mexican victory over French troops near Puebla.Ceremony 🇱🇺 LuxembourgCinEast An October film festival in Luxembourg showing new cinema from Central and Eastern EuropeFestival 🇺🇸 Cleveland, United StatesClambake Shellfish steamed over seaweed in a pit, eaten outdoors along the New England coastTable custom · Feasts and festival meals 🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreClean MondayΚαθαρά Δευτέρα The Monday that opens Great Lent, kept with fasting, forgiveness and kite-flyingSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, IndiaClothing of Hyderabad Traditional attire of Hyderabad, shaped by South Asian and Islamic stylesDress 🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreCoffee culture The habits and etiquette of drinking coffee, and the cafés built around itTable custom · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇻🇪 Venezuela and 1 moreColeo A Venezuelan and Colombian sport where riders chase cattle to snatch tails and pull them down.Game 🇷🇴 Romania and 1 moreColindă A Romanian and Moldovan Christmas carol tradition where village groups sing Nativity songs door to door.Festival 🇩🇪 Cologne, GermanyCologne CarnivalKölner Karneval A street festival in Cologne with parades, masquerades and a ruling trioFestival 🇱🇰 Colombo, Sri LankaColombo Pride An annual LGBTQ+ pride parade and festival held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.Festival 🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreColumbus Day An annual autumn holiday marking the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus in the AmericasCeremony 🇨🇭 Aproz, Switzerland and 2 moreCombat de Reines An annual Swiss pushing contest where Hérens cows compete for herd dominanceGame 🇯🇵 JapanComing of Age Day成人の日 A Japanese public holiday welcoming new adults with municipal rites and celebrationsRite of passage 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreCompadre A ritual kinship made at a child's baptism, binding parents and godparents for lifeSpiritual 🇻🇦 Vatican City and 1 moreConclave Cardinals sealed in the Sistine Chapel, voting until two thirds agree on a new popeSpiritual 🇾🇪 YemenConfession in Judaismוִדּוּי (vīddūy) Admitting sin before God, in daily prayer, on Yom Kippur and at the end of lifeSpiritual 🇫🇷 FranceConfirmation A Christian rite of laying on of hands that completes baptism and strengthens faithRite of passage 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo and 5 moreCongolese rumba An African dance music and guitar tradition born along the Congo RiverPerformance 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway and 3 moreConstitution DaySyttende mai A national public holiday in Norway marked by children's parades, flags, and traditional food.Festival · Tea-time and snacking customs 🇮🇹 ItalyConsualia Ancient Roman harvest festivals honoring the god of stored grain with chariot races and decorated draft animals.Festival 🇬🇧 Brockworth, United KingdomCooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake A round of cheese, a steep hill, and runners chasing it down for the prizeGame 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, DenmarkCopenhagen Distortion A week of street parties, club nights and a rave in Copenhagen celebrating new dance music.Festival 🇹🇭 Bangkok, ThailandCoronation of the Thai monarchพระราชพิธีบรมราชาภิเษก A consecration ceremony blending Hindu and Buddhist rites to formally install the King of Thailand.Ceremony 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreCorpse road Historical paths used to carry the dead to parish burial grounds across Britain and Ireland.Rite of passage 🇪🇸 SpainCorrefoc Devil-costumed fire runs through the streets of Catalan and Valencian festival townsFestival 🇦🇺 Sydney, AustraliaCorroboreegaraabara A gathering of Australian Aboriginal peoples featuring dance, music and storytellingFestival 🇷🇺 Moscow, RussiaCosmonautics DayДень космонавтики Russia's yearly day for Yuri Gagarin's 1961 flight, kept on 12 April with memorial walksCeremony 🇺🇦 Dnipro, UkraineCossack songs of the Dnipropetrovsk RegionКозацькі пісні Дніпропетровщини Folk songs made by Cossacks, still sung in villages of the Dnipropetrovsk regionPerformance 🇨🇷 San Antonio de Escazú, Costa RicaCosta Rican oxcartscarretas Oxen-drawn carts, hand-painted in bright patterns, kept as a national symbol of Costa RicaCraft 🇬🇧 Chipping Campden, United KingdomCotswold Olimpick Games Races, wrestling and shin-kicking on a Cotswold hillside, held since about 1612Game 🇫🇷 Paris, FranceCoupé-décalé Ivorian dance music of club nights, flamboyant dress and money thrown to the crowdPerformance 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea and 5 moreCouvade Childbirth rituals where fathers take to bed and mimic the labor of childbirthRite of passage 🇸🇪 Sweden and 3 moreCrayfish partykräftskiva Boiled crayfish, snaps and paper lanterns at a late-summer party in Sweden and FinlandTable custom · Feasts and festival meals 🇪🇸 Valencia, SpainCremà The ceremonial burning of large artistic street monuments across the Valencian communityFestival 🇧🇧 BarbadosCrop Over A Barbadian harvest festival marking the end of the sugar cane season with music and parades.Festival 🇭🇺 Hungary and 5 moreCsárdás A Hungarian folk dance that moves from a slow start to a fast finish, kept in Hungary and neighboring regions.Performance 🇦🇷 Córdoba, ArgentinaCuarteto An upbeat partner dance and music tradition born in Córdoba, ArgentinaPerformance 🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile and 3 moreCueca A courtship dance of Chile and the Andes where partners trace circles with handkerchiefs to mimic a rooster and hen.Performance 🇨🇳 China and 2 moreCuju蹴鞠 An ancient Chinese kicking game played without hands using a stuffed or air-filled ballGame 🇰🇳 Charlestown, Saint Kitts and NevisCulturama An annual summer carnival celebrating Nevisian heritage and returning islandersFestival 🇯🇵 Tokyo, JapanCulture Day文化の日 (Bunka no Hi) Japan's 3 November holiday for the arts, learning and the Order of CultureFestival 🇨🇱 ChileCurantokurantu A traditional earth oven feast of seafood, meat, and potatoes from Chiloé, ChileTable custom · Feasts and festival meals 🇳🇪 In-Gall, NigerCure Salée A yearly gathering of Tuareg and Wodaabe nomads in In-Gall to mark the end of the rainy season.Festival 🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreCyber Monday An annual online shopping observance held on the Monday following American Thanksgiving.Seasonal

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