The Blessing of the Animals

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Click Here to see some additional photos from the event on the Columbia Spectator Photo Blog.

Camels, tortoises, and reindeer paraded through St. John the Divine Cathedral Sunday morning in the annual event that transforms the largest Gothic cathedral in the world into a sacred zoo.

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By Sam Levin and Paul Hsiao