The Gilles of Binche wear their traditional wax masks as they attend Carnival celebrations in Binche, Belgium, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
A disguised man walks through a street during the main carnival parade in North Macedonia's southeastern town of Strumica, marking the beginning of the Easter fasting period, late Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Hara Papageorgiou, 12, poses for a portrait, dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, as part of carnival celebrations in Distomo, a village in central Greece, on Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Revellers wearing traditional carnival masks take part in Shrovetide celebrations, in Rumsiskes village, some 89 kilometres (56 miles) north of Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Dancers from the "Ilusiones de Palermo" group perform during Carnival celebrations in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A member of the "Ilusiones de Palermo" group performs during Carnival celebrations in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
The Gilles of Binche wear their traditional wax masks as they attend Carnival celebrations in Binche, Belgium, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
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Revelers cheer during the Mud Block carnival party in Paraty, Brazil, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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A disguised man walks through a street during the main carnival parade in North Macedonia's southeastern town of Strumica, marking the beginning of the Easter fasting period, late Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
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Hara Papageorgiou, 12, poses for a portrait, dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, as part of carnival celebrations in Distomo, a village in central Greece, on Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Revellers wearing traditional carnival masks take part in Shrovetide celebrations, in Rumsiskes village, some 89 kilometres (56 miles) north of Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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Dancers from the "Ilusiones de Palermo" group perform during Carnival celebrations in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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A member of the "Ilusiones de Palermo" group performs during Carnival celebrations in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
