Un ebreo ultra ortodosso si prepara al rituale del Kaparot

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays as he holds a chicken, later to be slaughtered as part of the Kaparot ritual, in which it is believed that one transfers one’s sins from the past year into the chicken, in Beni Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011. The ceremony is held before the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which starts on Friday. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)