Bat seller Sukarwati shows a skinned bat on July 30, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Sukarwati and her family have hunted bats in the Imogiri region for generations, capturing more than 800 bats per month. The Sukarwati family believe that the meat from the bat heals asthma and respiratory problems and it is a great honour for them knowing that the meat that they provide will help ease people's health ailments. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti)

Champagne Taittinger Food for Celebration – Dinner with the King and Queen of Sweden. “Sverigemiddagen (the Dinner of Sweden), an annual event held at the Royal Castle in Stockholm, celebrates individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to their local communities. Invited guests are honoured for their achievements and are hosted by the King and Queen of Sweden at a grand dinner”. (Photo by Jonas Borg/Pink Lady Food Awards 2023)

Dancers of the Saint Balthazar Kamba Kua traditional group perform in honour of Saint Balthazar, one of the Three Wise Men, during the Afro-Paraguay festival of Kamba Kua, in Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay, on January 6, 2024. The annual festival is a tradition that keeps Paraguay's Afro-descendants connected with their African roots through ancestral dance, drumming and customs. (Photo by Norberto Duarte/AFP Photo)

Bikers ride along the High Street as they take part in the Ride Of Respect to raise money for service veterans on April 3, 2011 in Wootton Bassett, England. The ride, which involved 10,000 bikers and started at Hullavington airfield, aims to honour the people of Wootton Bassett and to raise money for the Afghan Heroes charity.

When a French politician remarked that a monument should be raised in honour of American independence at a dinner party in 1865 he probably didn't imagine that the result would become an international icon of freedom. ...

Torchbearer Hou Bin runs with his torch during the Beijing 2022 Paralymic Torch Relay and Flame Lighting Ceremony at the Temple of Heaven park in Beijing, capital of China, March 2, 2022. The flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games was collected at eight locations in Beijing and Zhangjiakou. Each collection is followed by a relay of no more than 20 torchbearers on-site before the gathering of nine flames at the Temple of Heaven. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

A migrant carries his belongings as he arrives at the Beijing railway station to catch a train in Beijing, Friday, February 13, 2015. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)

A Salvadorean clown going by the name of “Almohadita” poses during National Clown Day celebrations at Beethoven Square in San Salvador December 3, 2014. The Salvadorean congress declared the second Wednesday of December as National Clown Day to honour all Salvadorean clowns in their efforts to bring fun to the country, reported local media. (Photo by Jose Cabezas/Reuters)