A man lights fireworks during the Chaharshanbe Souri (Wednesday Feast) celebration marking the eve of the last Wednesday of the solar Persian year during festivities in Tehran, Iran. Photo: AP
Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) soldiers participate in security training for the ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament at a stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: AP
The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment parades through Hyde Park in London during the annual inspection to validate their ability to conduct state ceremonial duties for the year. Photo: AP
A member of a pro-Russian self-defense force takes down a Ukrainian Navy flag, left, as another raises the Russian flag at the Ukrainian Navy headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea. Photo: AP
Hindu widows play with colored water and powder as a part of Holi celebrations organized by the NGO Sulabh at the Meera Sahbhagini Ashram in Vrindavan, India. Photo: AP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men dance at a yeshiva, a rabbinical seminary, during Purim celebrations in Jerusalem. Photo: AP
Carolyn Geis, left, kisses Irish Air Corps Pipe and Drum member, Terry Healy, on the cheek during St. Patrick’s Day parade. Kissing men in uniform is a tradition during the celebration. Photo: AP
A religious image is tucked behind the body armor of a Bolivarian National Guard on duty during an anti-government march in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo: AP
Snow is plowed behind a jogger running on the grounds of the Washington Monument Washington days before the start of spring. Photo: AP