Vikings
People of Catoira village, in Galicia, northwestern Spain 05 August 2007 simulate the assault of Scandinavian warriors, in viking garb with a replica viking ship on the coast of Galicia 1000 years ago
World War 2
Military enthusiasts take part in a re-enactment of a World War II battle at the “Stalin Line” memorial, near the village of Goroshki, about 30 km (19 miles) west of Minsk, May 8, 2011. Belarus marked the 66th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945 on May 9 People watch men dressed up as German World War II soldiers as they march in Frederikshavn, northern Jutland, on May 21, 2011, as part of a WWII reenactment during Stutzpunkt Nord or Strongpoint North. The event was a historic reenactment of the German Occupation, wich began on April 9, 1940 and end with the liberation of Denmark on May 4, 1945, organized by Frederikshavn municipality in cooperation with Northern Jutland’s Coastal Museum and a string of Danish and foreign societies.
Slavery
A picture taken 27 May 1998 actors taking part in the reenactment of slaves being sold to French colons upon their arrival on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe during a ceremony in honor of victims of slavery. President Jacques Chirac had declared May 10 as an annual day of commemoration in France for the victims of slavery, and proposed legal action against companies that use forced labour in developing countries. The date of May 10 was chosen because it was the day in 2001 that the French legislature approved a law recognising slavery as a crime against humanity.
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