Masked Bhutanese dancers, Bhutan

Procession during the festival of Rameaux, Axoum, Ethiopia, Africa

Kites, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Toshogu Shrine, a guard of the Omote gate, Nikko, Honshu, Japan

Traditional dresses, Las Fallas fiesta, Valencia, Spain, Europe

Tree with prayer ribbons, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai, China, Asia

Portrait of three smiling Peruvian girls in traditional dance dress, looking at the camera, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Close-up of gondolier's straw hat and blue ribbon, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Wedding rings, Paris, France, Europe

The festivities of Corpus Christi, the most important religious festival in Peru, held in Cuzco, Peru, South America

Christmas decorations of angels in glass balls at stall, Christmas Market at Schlosspark, Steyr, Oberosterreich (Upper Austria), Austria, Europe

Gondoliers straw hats, Venice, Italy, Europe

Intricate decorations on a doorway at Thiksey monastery (gompa), Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Striped sweetlips (diagonal banded sweetlips) (Plectorhinchus lineatus), North Ribbon Reef, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Potato cod (Epinephelus tukula) (potato grouper) (potato bass), Cod Hole, North Ribbon reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Sacred Banyan tree, Nosy Be Island, northern area, Madagascar, Africa

Daming Temple, Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China, Asia

Imperial guardian lion, Taoist temple, Nghia An Hoi Quan pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

List of philanthropists at Taoist temple, Phuoc An Hoi Quan Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

St. Nicholas' Church seen from the Easter Market at the old town market square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Potato cod (Epinephelus tuku) (potato grouper) (potato bass), Cod Hole, North Ribbon reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Detail of a girl wearing a kimono, Sensoji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Orkhon Valley, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia, Asia

Castanets, Ibizan Folk Dance, Sant Miquel de Balansat, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Buddhist good luck charms, Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman on a cruise ship, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Woman tying lucky ribbon at Igreja Nosso Senhor do Bonfim church, Salvador (Salvador de Bahia), Bahia, Brazil, South America

Wong Tai Sin Temple, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Traditional Mexican sweets and candies, Puebla, Historic Center, Puebla State, Mexico, North America

Tower of the old town hall seen from the Easter Market at the old town market square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Colourful prayer ribbons at the Endless Red Gates of Kyoto's Fushimi Inari, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Decorated Christmas tree with presents, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wong Tai Sin Temple, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Innsbruck's Christmas markets, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Decorated cow, Goa, India, Asia

View of Christmas lights adorning Kings Street near Covent Garden at dusk, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Statue of Freddy Mercury, Montreux, Canton Vaud, Switzerland, Europe

Prayer ribbon, Karon Beach, Buddhist Temple, Phuket Island, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cheng Hoon Teng Temple, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Santiago pilgrims' guest house, St.-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Pyrenees Atlantique, France, Europe

Blue Ribbon Eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) juvenile, Southern Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, Asia

Ribbon Eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Ribbon Eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Adorned fishing boats on Ko Phi Phi Island, Andaman Sea, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Stone sculpture, Fushimi Inari Taisha, Shinto shrine and vermilion torii gates in wooded forest, Mount Inari, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Wedding car, Corgiliano d'Otra, Lecce, Italy, Europe

Statue at Kofukuji Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Ribbon Eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Memorial plaque at South Pool fountain, One World Trade Center, Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States of America, North America

Ribbon Eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Voladores of Papantla flying men, on the Malecon, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, North America

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Psalms in a church, Aggsbach, Austria, Europe

Lucky ribbons tied around at Igreja Nosso Senhor do Bonfim church, Salvador (Salvador de Bahia), Bahia, Brazil, South America

Wish Tree, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Two juvenile Ribbon Eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

The Braidense Library, Milano (Milan), Lombardia (Lombardy), Italy, Europe

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Ornate door handle, Erdene Zuu Khiid, Buddhist Monastery, Kharkhorin (Karakorum), Central Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Oktoberfest, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Long tail boat on Koh Phi Phi, South Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Christmas decorations and shoppers in The Royal Arcade, Mayfair, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Catholic Bible, Monaco, Europe

Lucky ribbons tied around at Igreja Nosso Senhor do Bonfim church, Salvador (Salvador de Bahia), Bahia, Brazil, South America

Chongsheng Temple, Dali, Yunnan, China, Asia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips with Cleaner Wrasse, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Naxi women performing dance, Lijiang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yunnan, China, Asia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Pleas for unification, Imjingak, Paju, South Korea, Asia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Shoal of Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia