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Giant colorful pieces of sculpted ice depicting, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" at this years award winning ICE event, are carved by a team of 40 master ice artisans from Harbin, China, and are on display through January 5th at the National Harbor, in Fort Washington, MD., Friday, December 20, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Giant colorful pieces of sculpted ice depicting, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" at this years award winning ICE event, are carved by a team of 40 master ice artisans from Harbin, China, and are on display through January 5th at the National Harbor, in Fort Washington, MD., Friday, December 20, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Giant colorful pieces of sculpted ice depicting, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" at this years award winning ICE event, are carved by a team of 40 master ice artisans from Harbin, China, and are on display through January 5th at the National Harbor, in Fort Washington, MD., Friday, December 20, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Giant clear pieces of sculpted ice depicting the Nativity Scene is on display at this years award winning ICE event and are carved by a team of 40 master ice artisans from Harbin, China, through January 5th at the National Harbor, in Fort Washington, MD., Friday, December 20, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Giant clear pieces of sculpted ice depicting the Nativity Scene is on display at this years award winning ICE event and are carved by a team of 40 master ice artisans from Harbin, China, through January 5th at the National Harbor, in Fort Washington, MD., Friday, December 20, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Giant clear pieces of sculpted ice depicting the Nativity Scene is on display at this years award winning ICE event and are carved by a team of 40 master ice artisans from Harbin, China, through January 5th at the National Harbor, in Fort Washington, MD., Friday, December 20, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Giant clear pieces of sculpted ice depicting the Nativity Scene is on display at this years award winning ICE event and are carved by a team of 40 master ice artisans from Harbin, China, through January 5th at the National Harbor, in Fort Washington, MD., Friday, December 20, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Giant clear pieces of sculpted ice depicting the Nativity Scene is on display at this years award winning ICE event and are carved by a team of 40 master ice artisans from Harbin, China, through January 5th at the National Harbor, in Fort Washington, MD., Friday, December 20, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Giant colorful pieces of sculpted ice depicting, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" at this years award winning ICE event, are carved by a team of 40 master ice artisans from Harbin, China, and are on display through January 5th at the National Harbor, in Fort Washington, MD., Friday, December 20, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Giant colorful pieces of sculpted ice depicting, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" at this years award winning ICE event, are carved by a team of 40 master ice artisans from Harbin, China, and are on display through January 5th at the National Harbor, in Fort Washington, MD., Friday, December 20, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Giant colorful pieces of sculpted ice depicting, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" at this years award winning ICE event, are carved by a team of 40 master ice artisans from Harbin, China, and are on display through January 5th at the National Harbor, in Fort Washington, MD., Friday, December 20, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)