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Photos of the Week: Salmon Blessing, Masquerade Games, Polar Night

A figure-skating championship in Finland, a rugby tournament in Afghanistan, the Magh Mela festival in India, a soldier’s funeral in Ukraine, an ice storm in Texas, and much more

By Alan Taylor
A comet against a backdrop of stars. The comet looks like a bright, greenish smudge with two different "tails."
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A figure-skating championship in Finland, a rugby tournament in Afghanistan, the Magh Mela festival in India, a soldier’s funeral in Ukraine, an ice storm in Texas, a winding river in Brazil, a luge championship in Germany, and much more

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Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.