1People dressed for carnival pose at the start of the Luzern-Carnival in Lucerne. MICHAEL BUHOLZER/REUTERS
2A woman dressed for Weiberfastnacht (Women's Carnival) celebrates in Cologne. INA FASSBENDER/REUTERS
3Revelers smile at a masquerade party during Carnival celebrations in Salvador. UESLEI MARCELINO/REUTERS
4A dog dressed in a sweater takes part in carnival festivities in central Bilbao. VINCENT WEST/REUTERS
5Children take part in the 84th carnival parade of Aalst. SEBASTIEN PIRLET/REUTERS
6A carnival reveller checks her make up at the traditional Rose Monday carnival parade in Duesseldorf. © Ina Fassbender / Reuters/REUTERS
7Revellers participate in a masked ball during celebrations for the Carnival of All Colors in Maragojipe. UESLEI MARCELINO/REUTERS
8Revellers participate in a masked ball during celebrations for the Carnival of All Colors in Maragojipe. UESLEI MARCELINO/REUTERS
9Revelers celebrate Carnival by covering themselves with mud from mangrove swamps in Curuca. PAULO SANTOS/REUTERS
10Revellers participate in a masked ball during celebrations for the Carnival of All Colors in Maragojipe. UESLEI MARCELINO/REUTERS
11A reveller participates in a masked ball during celebrations for the Carnival of All Colors in Maragojipe city. UESLEI MARCELINO/REUTERS
12Revellers of the Unidos do Morro Carnival block take part in a parade during the traditional celebration in Obidos. STRINGER/BRAZIL/REUTERS
13Revellers from the Sao Clemente samba school take part in a parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome. RICARDO MORAES/REUTERS
14A reveller from the Sao Clemente samba school takes part in the parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome. NACHO DOCE/REUTERS
15The Gilles of Binche parade during the carnival event in Binche. Francois Lenoir/REUTERS
16Revellers from the Salgueiro samba schooll take part in a parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome,. RICARDO MORAES/REUTERS
17A reveller from the Mangueira samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome. SERGIO MORAES/REUTERS
18Revellers from the Salgueiro samba school takes part in the parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome. NACHO DOCE/REUTERS
19A reveller from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome. RICARDO MORAES/REUTERS
20Carnival revellers dressed as clowns take part in the traditional Rose Monday street carnival parade in Mainz. © Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters/REUTERS
21A masquerader participates in the Jouvert celebrations marking the start of the Trinidad Carnival street parade in Port of Spain. ANDREA DE SILVA/REUTERS
22Member of a rival team fights with oranges during an annual carnival battle in the northern Italian town of Ivrea. © Stefano Rellandini / Reuters/REUTERS
23Drum queen Barbosa of the Unidos da Tijuca samba school dances during the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome. SERGIO MORAES/REUTERS
24A reveller from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school takes part in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome. NACHO DOCE/REUTERS
25Revellers in unicorn costumes from the Grande Rio samba school participate in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome. NACHO DOCE/REUTERS
26Drum queen Ana Furtado of the Grande Rio samba school dances on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome. NACHO DOCE/REUTERS
27Gil wears a creation entitled Imperio by designer Castro before she was crowned Carnival Queen in the annual carnival queen election gala at Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife. Santiago Ferrero/REUTERS
28Masquerader parades on stage at the carnival individual competition at Victoria Square. Andrea De Silva/REUTERS
29Participant Kuki performs in a drag queen competition during carnival festivities in Las Palmas. BORJA SUAREZ/REUTERS
30A man dressed as a vampire takes part in carnival festivities in central Bilbao. Vincent West/REUTERS
31A reveller dressed as a Son de Negro applies lipstick before a carnival parade in Barranquilla. STRINGER/REUTERS
32Revellers wait before their performance at a carnival parade in Barranquilla. STRINGER Colombia/REUTERS
33A carnival float carrying a papier-mache figure depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pictured during the traditional Rose Monday street carnival parade in Mainz. Kai Pfaffenbach/REUTERS
34Musicians take part in the traditional Rose Monday street carnival parade in Mainz. Kai Pfaffenbach/REUTERS
35A carnival float with papier-mache showing German Chancellor Merkel and French President Sarkozy is pictured at the traditional Rose Monday carnival parade in Duesseldorf. Ina Fassbender/REUTERS
36A float with papier-mache depicting Iran's President Ahmadinejad with a dynamite in his mouth is pictured at the traditional Rose Monday carnival parade in Duesseldorf. Ina Fassbender/REUTERS
37Member of a rival team takes oranges from the ground during an annual carnival battle in the northern Italian town of Ivrea. Stefano Rellandini/REUTERS
38Men in fancy costumes chat during the Carnival of Cadiz. Marcelo Del Pozo/REUTERS
39Competitor Eustace wears a costume called D Midnight Messenger during the Kings of Carnival in Port of Spain. Andrea De Silva/REUTERS
40Competitor St George wears a costume called Ralliez-Vous A Mon Panache Blanch during Kings of Carnival in Port of Spain. Andrea De Silva/REUTERS
41Competitor Chin wears a costume called Prince Siegfried, The Story of The Swan lake during Kings of Carnival in Port of Spain. Andrea De Silva/REUTERS
42Competitor Patricia Bailey wears a costume called Exotic Sunset On The Horizon during Queens of Carnival in Port of Spain. Andrea De Silva/REUTERS
43A woman takes a mud bath during Jouvert celebrations marking the start of the Trinidad Carnival street parade in Port of Spain. Andrea De Silva/REUTERS
44People covered in mud dance during Jouvert celebrations marking the start of the Trinidad Carnival street parade in Port of Spain. Andrea De Silva/REUTERS
45Women dance during a carnival parade in Aalst. Sebastien Pirlet/REUTERS
46A carnival reveller gets his make-up fixed before the start of the traditional Rose Monday street carnival parade in Mainz. Kai Pfaffenbach/REUTERS
47A carnival float with papier-mache depicting German Chancellor Merkel is pictured at the traditional Rose Monday carnival parade in Duesseldorf. Ina Fassbender/REUTERS
48A carnival reveller sports a belt to hold little drinks during the traditiona
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