A competitor grabs a flag as he slips off the “gostra”, a pole covered in lard, during the celebrations for the religious feast of St Julian, patron of the town of St Julian's, Malta, August 20, 2017. In the traditional “gostra”, a game stretching back to the 1800s, young men, women and children have to make their way to the top of a slippery pole and try to uproot one of the flags to win prizes. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)
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