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In pictures: Ongoing traditional masquerade carnivals across the world

'Momotxorros' take part in the carnival wearing typical carnival dress, in Alsasua, northern Spain. Momotxorro, characters who seem to have been resurrected from a prehistoric ritual, come out onto the streets wearing horns and hiding their faces under headscarves, and dressed in a white sheet stained with blood. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)

Updated on: Mar 03, 2017 10:28 AM IST

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'Momotxorros' take part in the carnival wearing typical carnival dress, in Alsasua, northern Spain. Momotxorro, characters who seem to have been resurrected from a prehistoric ritual, come out onto the streets wearing horns and hiding their faces under headscarves, and dressed in a white sheet stained with blood. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)

Updated on Mar 03, 2017 10:28 AM

'Momotxorros' take part in the carnival wearing typical carnival dress, in Alsasua, northern Spain. Momotxorro, characters who seem to have been resurrected from a prehistoric ritual, come out onto the streets wearing horns and hiding their faces under headscarves, and dressed in a white sheet stained with blood. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)

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A reveler wearing a unicorn mask attends the "Ceu na Terra" or Heaven on Earth street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Merrymakers take to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties during Rio's over-the-top Carnival, the highlight of the year for many. (Leo Correa/AP)

Updated on Mar 03, 2017 10:28 AM

A reveler wearing a unicorn mask attends the "Ceu na Terra" or Heaven on Earth street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Merrymakers take to the streets in hundreds of open-air "bloco" parties during Rio's over-the-top Carnival, the highlight of the year for many. (Leo Correa/AP)

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Locals dressed up as "Bonitas" (beauties) take part in the ancient carnival "As Bonitas de Sande" (The beauties of Sande) in the Galician village of Sande, northwestern Spain. (Miguel Riopa/AFP)

Updated on Mar 03, 2017 10:28 AM

Locals dressed up as "Bonitas" (beauties) take part in the ancient carnival "As Bonitas de Sande" (The beauties of Sande) in the Galician village of Sande, northwestern Spain. (Miguel Riopa/AFP)

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A reveller wearing a traditional carnival mask takes part in Shrovetide celebrations, in Rumsiskes village, some 89 kilometres (56 miles) north of Vilnius, Lithuania.Shrovetide is a traditional Lithuanian holiday marking the end of winter, one of the merriest events in Lithuania. (Mindaugas Kulbis/AP)

Updated on Mar 03, 2017 10:28 AM

A reveller wearing a traditional carnival mask takes part in Shrovetide celebrations, in Rumsiskes village, some 89 kilometres (56 miles) north of Vilnius, Lithuania.Shrovetide is a traditional Lithuanian holiday marking the end of winter, one of the merriest events in Lithuania. (Mindaugas Kulbis/AP)

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Two members of ''Mamuxarro'' pose for a photo as they take part in an ancient rural carnival in the small village of Unanua, northern Spain. The Mamuxarros are figures dressed in white with a red sash around the waist and a metal mask to cover their faces, plus a large coloured headscarf covering the head and neck. They carry big sticks and threaten and hit anyone they find in their path. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)

Updated on Mar 03, 2017 10:28 AM

Two members of ''Mamuxarro'' pose for a photo as they take part in an ancient rural carnival in the small village of Unanua, northern Spain. The Mamuxarros are figures dressed in white with a red sash around the waist and a metal mask to cover their faces, plus a large coloured headscarf covering the head and neck. They carry big sticks and threaten and hit anyone they find in their path. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)

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A performer waits during a pause on the Carnival parade route in Les Cayes, Haiti. Haiti's three-day Carnival festivities have brought rum-fueled parties, imaginative costumes and high-energy dance music to a southern city that's still recovering from last year's punishing Hurricane Matthew. (Dieu Nalio Chery/AP)

Updated on Mar 03, 2017 10:28 AM

A performer waits during a pause on the Carnival parade route in Les Cayes, Haiti. Haiti's three-day Carnival festivities have brought rum-fueled parties, imaginative costumes and high-energy dance music to a southern city that's still recovering from last year's punishing Hurricane Matthew. (Dieu Nalio Chery/AP)

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Masked revellers take part in celebration of Maslenitsa also known as Kolodiy, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in Kiev, Ukraine. (Valentyn Ogirenko/REUTERS)

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Masked revellers take part in celebration of Maslenitsa also known as Kolodiy, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in Kiev, Ukraine. (Valentyn Ogirenko/REUTERS)

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Revelers masked as the British royal family parade through the streets during the carnival in Lucerne, Switzerland. (AP)

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Revelers masked as the British royal family parade through the streets during the carnival in Lucerne, Switzerland. (AP)

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People watch the Krewe of Zulu parade march Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana U.S. (Shannon Stapleton/REUTERS)

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People watch the Krewe of Zulu parade march Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana U.S. (Shannon Stapleton/REUTERS)

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A clown-faced reveler smiles wide as he takes part in the "Galo da Madrugada" or the Morning Rooster carnival parade, in downtown Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The "Galo da Madrugada" took to the streets for the first time in 1975 with the aim of rescuing the traditional carnival of Recife. It is now considered one of the largest carnival parades. (Eraldo Peres/AP)

Updated on Mar 03, 2017 10:28 AM

A clown-faced reveler smiles wide as he takes part in the "Galo da Madrugada" or the Morning Rooster carnival parade, in downtown Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The "Galo da Madrugada" took to the streets for the first time in 1975 with the aim of rescuing the traditional carnival of Recife. It is now considered one of the largest carnival parades. (Eraldo Peres/AP)

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Revelers in disguise is pictured during a carnival in San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca state, Mexico. (Omar Torres/AFP)

Updated on Mar 03, 2017 10:28 AM

Revelers in disguise is pictured during a carnival in San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca state, Mexico. (Omar Torres/AFP)

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Revelers in disguise is pictured during a carnival in San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca state, Mexico. (Omar Torres/AFP)

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Revelers in disguise is pictured during a carnival in San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca state, Mexico. (Omar Torres/AFP)

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Revelers in disguise is pictured during a carnival in San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca state, Mexico. (Omar Torres/AFP)

Updated on Mar 03, 2017 10:28 AM

Revelers in disguise is pictured during a carnival in San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca state, Mexico. (Omar Torres/AFP)

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