See 11 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

A historic sport which dates back centuries has taken to the streets of a town in the Scottish Borders once more. Jedburgh's ...

After the double grand march at the conclusion of the Carnival season of almost two months, the monarchs of the Rex ...

It's described as one of the earliest forms of soccer with one ancient rule telling players not to murder each other.

A care home held a pancake flipping competition to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. Staff and residents at White Lodge care home in ...

The celebration of Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday this week launched the solemn season of Lent, which is 40 days of reflection, ...

St. Mary's Episcopal Church hosted its 70th annual Shrove Tuesday Oyster Supper on Tuesday at the Parish Hall.

Lucia Johnstone, 84, of Stonington took a break from prepping for the Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner late Tuesday afternoon to ...

An ancient football game in Derbyshire has finished with a victory to the Down'Ards. Thousands of players turned out again ...

On the night before Ash Wednesday, commonly referred to as Fat Tuesday, the parishioners of Christ Church gathered in their ...

The game starts at 14:00 GMT each Shrove Tuesday, when a ball is launched by someone known as a “turner up” from a ...