Offbeat 2017 Gallery

Britain-Lifestyle-Tradition-Music

Musicians from Hatfield Band prepare to compete in the Yorkshire Brass Band Championships in the Town Hall in Huddersfield, northern England on March 5, 2017.
Over sixty bands, across 5 grading sections, will compete for the honour of representing Yorkshire at the finals of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain. / AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF

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Britain-Lifestyle-Flowers

Models Lauren Green (L) and Abi Moore wear floral dress creations, representing an iris and a poppy respectively, by New Zealand artist Jenny Gillies as they pose on the eve of the opening day of the Harrogate Spring Flower Show at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, northern England on April 19, 2017.
The flower show, which features over 1, 000 exhibitors and hosts the UK's biggest exhibition by flower arrangers and florists, opens on April 20 and runs until April 23, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF

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Rider Jorge Calzadillas races down Harrison Avenue while towing a skier during the 68th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition on March 5, 2017 in Leadville, Colorado.
Skijoring, which has its origins as a competitive sport in Scandinavia, has been adapted over the years to include a team made up of a rider and skier who must navigate jumps, slalom gates, and the spearing of rings for points. Leadville, with an elevation of 10, 152 feet (3, 094 m), the highest incorporated city in North America, has been hosting skijoring competitions since 1949. / AFP PHOTO / Jason Connolly

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