Actors dressed as the Russian Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) (L) and his companion Snegurochka (Snow Maiden) (R) take part a New Year parade in the Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek on December 31, 2013. New Year, which was the biggest informal holiday of the year in the former Soviet Union, is also very popular in predominantly Muslim Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP Photo)
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