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==International mascots – Olympics and World Expositions==
{{Main article|List of Olympic mascots|Expo mascots}}
[[File:KoreaNet Honorary Reporters 20161024 21 (30412426272).jpg|thumb|Soohorang (left) and Bandabi (right) were the mascots for the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] and [[2018 Winter Paralympics]], respectively, in [[Pyeongchang]], [[South Korea]].]]
The mascots that are used for the Summer and Winter Olympic games are fictional characters, typically a human figure or an animal native to the country to which is holding that year's Olympic Games. The mascots are used to entice an audience and bring joy and excitement to the Olympics festivities. Likewise, many [[World exposition]]s since 1984 have had mascots representing their host city in some way, starting with the [[1984 Louisiana World Exposition]]'s mascot [[Seymore D. Fair]].

Since 1968, nearly all of the cities that have hosted the Summer or Winter Olympic Games have designed and promoted a mascot that relates to the culture of the host country the overall "brand" of that year's Games. Recent Winter/Summer Olympic games mascots include [[Miga, Quatchi, Sumi and Mukmuk|Miga, Quatchi, Mukmuk]] ([[2010 Winter Olympics|Vancouver, 2010]]), [[Wenlock and Mandeville]] ([[2012 Summer Olympics|London, 2012]]), [[2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots|Bely Mishka, Snow Leopard, Zaika]] ([[2014 Winter Olympics|Sochi, 2014]]) and [[Vinicius and Tom]] ([[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio, 2016]]) have all gone on to become iconic symbols in their respective countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/mascots-history|title=History of Olympic Mascots 1968-2014 – Photos & Origins|website=Olympic.org|access-date=2016-05-17}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=July 2017}} Since 2010, it has been common for the Olympic and Paralympic games to each have their own mascots, which are presented together. For example, the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo is represented by [[Miraitowa]], while the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]] are represented by [[Someity]], and the two often appear together in promotional materials.