An altar is pictured after it was decorated by the Antar family with some 3,000 traditional cheese and corn buns called “chipas”, in celebration of Kurusu Ara in Asuncion, Paraguay May 3, 2015. Kurusu Ara, the Day of the Cross, is a Catholic festival that is combined with local Gurani culture and falls annually on May 3. Paraguayans typically celebrate the festival with chipas, used to decorate religious shrines and altars. The chipas are later distributed to attendees. The buns at the top are arranged to read, “March 3 live”. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
The Antar family poses with an altar that they decorated with some 3,000 traditional cheese and corn buns called “chipas”, in celebration of Kurusu Ara at their home in Asuncion May 3, 2015. Kurusu Ara, the Day of the Cross, is a Catholic festival that is combined with local Gurani culture and falls annually on May 3. Paraguayans typically celebrate the festival with chipas, used to decorate religious shrines and altars. The chipas are later distributed to attendees. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
Traditional cheese and corn buns called “chipas” are pictured hanging at an altar decorated by the Antar family in celebration of Kurusu Ara in Asuncion May 3, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
The Antar family decorates an altar with some 3,000 traditional cheese and corn buns called “chipas”, in celebration of Kurusu Ara in Asuncion May 3, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
An altar is pictured after it was decorated by the Antar family with some 3,000 traditional cheese and corn buns called “chipas”, in celebration of Kurusu Ara in Asuncion May 3, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
An altar is pictured after it was decorated by the Antar family with some 3,000 traditional cheese and corn buns called “chipas”, in celebration of Kurusu Ara in Asuncion May 3, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
The Antar family decorates an altar with some 3,000 traditional cheese and corn buns called “chipas”, in celebration of Kurusu Ara in Asuncion May 3, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
A traditional cheese and corn bun called a “chipa” is pictured as the Antar family decorates an altar with some 3,000 chipas in celebration of Kurusu Ara in Asuncion May 3, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
Traditional cheese and corn buns called “chipas” are prepared in celebration of Kurusu Ara in Asuncion May 3, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
Pedro Antar (2nd L) and Celia (R) prepare traditional cheese and corn buns called “chipas”, in celebration of Kurusu Ara in Asuncion May 3, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
Jorge Antar decorates an altar with some 3,000 traditional cheese and corn buns called “chipas”, in celebration of Kurusu Ara in Asuncion May 3, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
Ximena Antar holds a traditional cheese and corn bun called a “chipa”, as her family decorates an altar in celebration of Kurusu Ara in Asuncion May 3, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
A traditional cheese and corn buns called a “chipa” in the shape of the number three is pictured as the Antar family decorates an altar in celebration of Kurusu Ara in Asuncion May 3, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
The Antar family decorates an altar with some 3,000 traditional cheese and corn buns called “chipas”, in celebration of Kurusu Ara in Asuncion May 3, 2015. (Photo by Jorge Adorno/Reuters)
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