Members of the Samaritan sect place large sheep skewers into an oven during a traditional Passover sacrifice ceremony on Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank city of Nablus April 23, 2013. The Samaritans, who trace their roots to the Biblical kingdom of Israel in what is now the northern occupied West Bank, observe religious practices similar to those of Judaism. (Photo by Nir Elias/Reuters)
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