Male dancers perform in front of the world famous Cologne cathedral when tens of thousands revelers dressed in carnival costumes celebrate the start of the street-carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Martin Meissner/AP Photo)





Costumed carnival revelers celebrate Carnival in Duesseldorf, Germany, 23 February 2017. The street carnival begins on “Fat Thursday” in the Rhineland and elsewhere. (Photo by Federico Gambarini/AFP Photo/DPA)





A man with a Donald Trump mask holds a paper reading ' Cuba first, Germany second, Sweden third, USA 69.' when tens of thousands revelers dressed in carnival costumes celebrate the start of the street-carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Martin Meissner/AP Photo)





Carnival revellers celebrate during “Weiberfastnacht” (Women's Carnival) in Cologne, Germany February 23, 2017, marking the start of a week of street festivals with the highlight “Rosenmontag”, Rose Monday processions. (Photo by Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)





Four men dressed as kings arrive in the city center when tens of thousands revelers dressed in carnival costumes celebrate the start of the street-carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Martin Meissner/AP Photo)





A reveler films with her phone when tens of thousands revelers dressed in carnival costumes celebrate the start of the street-carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Martin Meissner/AP Photo)





Carnival revelers with traditional masks and costumes parade in the Bavarian town of Mittenwald, Germany, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Angelika Warmuth/AP Photo)





Police patrols when tens of thousands revelers dressed in carnival costumes celebrate the start of the street-carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (Photo by Martin Meissner/AP Photo)





Masked Guggen music bands parade through the streets on the occasion of the beginning of the Fasnacht Carnival of Lucerne, Switzerland, early 23 February 2017. (Photo by Urs Flueeler/EPA)





Fireworks are displayed to mark the 'Urknall' (Big Bang), which initiates at 5 o'clock in the morning, during the Fasnacht Carnival of Lucerne, Switzerland, early 23 February 2017. (Photo by Urs Flueeler/EPA)





Revellers attend the “Urknall” (Big Bang), which initiates at 5 o'clock in the morning, during the Fasnacht Carnival of Lucerne, Switzerland, early 23 February 2017. (Photo by Urs Flueeler/EPA)





Revellers attend the “Urknall” (Big Bang), which initiates at 5 o'clock in the morning, during the Fasnacht Carnival of Lucerne, Switzerland, early 23 February 2017. (Photo by Urs Flueeler/EPA)





Masked Guggen music bands (brass and percussion carnival bands) parade through the streets at the beginning of the Lucerne Carnival in Lucerne, Switzerland, 23 February 2017. (Photo by Urs Flueeler/EPA)





Masked Guggen music bands (brass and percussion carnival bands) parade through the streets at the beginning of the Lucerne Carnival in Lucerne, Switzerland, 23 February 2017. (Photo by Urs Flueeler/EPA)





A reveller raises their hands during the beginning of the Lucerne Carnival in Lucerne, Switzerland, 23 February 2017. (Photo by Urs Flueeler/EPA)





Masked Guggen music bands (brass and percussion carnival bands) parade through the streets at the beginning of the Lucerne Carnival in Lucerne, Switzerland, 23 February 2017. (Photo by Urs Flueeler/EPA)





Masked Guggen music bands (brass and percussion carnival bands) parade through the streets at the beginning of the Lucerne Carnival in Lucerne, Switzerland, 23 February 2017. (Photo by Urs Flueeler/EPA)





A nominee for queen of the Carnival of Santa Cruz shows off her outfit on the main stage in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on February 22, 2017. The costumes are more than five meters high and over 80 kilos in weight. The event began on February 1 and finishes on March 5 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from elections for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, to children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) and street performances. (Photo by Desiree Martin/AFP Photo)





A nominee for queen of the Carnival of Santa Cruz shows off her outfit on the main stage in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on February 22, 2017. (Photo by Desiree Martin/AFP Photo)