An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man swings a chicken over a baby in a stroller during the "Kaparot" ceremony in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem, September 23, 2012. Religious Jews prepare for Yom Kippur by performing the ritual of "Kaparot" by reciting a prayer to transfer their sins from the last year to the chicken. Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar and begins at sunset on September 25. UPI/Debbie Hill

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