Kawiti Waetforo greets a member of the Tuhoe tribe with a hongi on Waitangi Day on February 6, 2008 in Waitangi, New Zealand. Waitangi Day is the national day of New Zealand. It is a public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document, on that date in 1840. Getty Images
Stunt rider Emily Cox rides her horse Legend through St Ann’s Square recreating the historical ride of Lady Godiva on January 18, 2008 in Manchester, England. The photo opportunity was to promote the new Lady Godiva film by 22 year old film producer Vicky Jewson which is to be shown at cinemas throughout the UK.. Getty Images
A model’s hand is painted to look like a snake’s head by Italian animal hand-artist Guido Daniele at Harrods department store, central London, on February 4, 2008. Daniele was first asked to paint a human hand to look like an animal head in 2000. Since then he has created hundreds of designs, each of which takes two to five hours to complete.. AFP/Getty Images
Miss Tokamachi, Akiko Suga and Mayumi Ota pose in front of the snow sculptures “Relics of Egypt” prepared for Sapporo Snow Festival 2008 at Odori Park on February 5, 2008 in Sapporo, Japan. The 59th Sapporo Snow Festival, which takes place from February 5 to 11, expects to attract two million visitors.. Getty Images