A participant receives the sabre during the “Gansabhauet” event, an ancient custom that takes place every year on the St Martin day, on November 11, 2016, in Sursee, central Switzerland. During the event, people of any age, armed with a dull sabre, try to sever the neck of a dead goose dangling from a rope. Participants are blindfolded under a mask depicting an enormous sun and are dressed in red coats. (Photo by Michael Buholzer/AFP Photo)
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