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A resident looks at a group of Joaldunaks taking part in the traditional carnival between the Pyrenees villages of Ituren and Zubieta, Spain on January 31, 2022. The carnival has been cancelled due to Covid-19 for the last two years. This year it has returned as one of the most ancient carnival celebrations in Europe, with dozens of people donning sheepskins, lace petticoats, conical caps and cowbells as they parade to herald the advent of spring. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)

A resident looks at a group of Joaldunaks taking part in the traditional carnival between the Pyrenees villages of Ituren and Zubieta, Spain on January 31, 2022. The carnival has been cancelled due to Covid-19 for the last two years. This year it has returned as one of the most ancient carnival celebrations in Europe, with dozens of people donning sheepskins, lace petticoats, conical caps and cowbells as they parade to herald the advent of spring. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)



A goalkeeper of China's ice hockey national team for the Winter Olympics attends a training session as behind sit medical workers wearing protective gear, at the National Indoor Stadium, in Beijing, China, 31 January 2022. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is scheduled to start on 04 February 2022. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA/EFE)

A goalkeeper of China's ice hockey national team for the Winter Olympics attends a training session as behind sit medical workers wearing protective gear, at the National Indoor Stadium, in Beijing, China, 31 January 2022. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is scheduled to start on 04 February 2022. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA/EFE)



Members of the Scottish Chinese community take part in Edinburgh Chinese New Year Festival on January 30, 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland. 2022 marks the Chinese Year of the Tiger, Chinese New Year in Edinburgh has become one of the largest celebrations of its kind in Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)

Members of the Scottish Chinese community take part in Edinburgh Chinese New Year Festival on January 30, 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland. 2022 marks the Chinese Year of the Tiger, Chinese New Year in Edinburgh has become one of the largest celebrations of its kind in Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)



A competitor in action during his match at the FISTF International Open Tournament of East Anglia, in Haverhill, Suffolk, Britain, January 22, 2022. (Photo by Carl Recine/Reuters)

A competitor in action during his match at the FISTF International Open Tournament of East Anglia, in Haverhill, Suffolk, Britain, January 22, 2022. (Photo by Carl Recine/Reuters)



Care Bears prepare to meet their public at the Toy Fair 2022 at Olympia London, United Kingdom on January 25, 2022. (Photo by Matthew Chattle/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Care Bears prepare to meet their public at the Toy Fair 2022 at Olympia London, United Kingdom on January 25, 2022. (Photo by Matthew Chattle/Rex Features/Shutterstock)



Aymara indigenous people celebrate the “Roscasiri”, the change of command of local authorities, in Pomata District, one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in the Puno Region, southern Peru, on January 1, 2022. This ancient Aymara event, in which people adorn themselves with breads and fruits that represent abundance for the new year, celebrates the change of command of local authorities. (Photo by Carlos Mamani/AFP Photo)

Aymara indigenous people celebrate the “Roscasiri”, the change of command of local authorities, in Pomata District, one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in the Puno Region, southern Peru, on January 1, 2022. This ancient Aymara event, in which people adorn themselves with breads and fruits that represent abundance for the new year, celebrates the change of command of local authorities. (Photo by Carlos Mamani/AFP Photo)



Hindu devotees climb the steps to Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple during celebrations of Thaipusam, which resumed with tight health protocols after a one-year hiatus due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Batu Caves, Malaysia, January 18, 2022. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)

Hindu devotees climb the steps to Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple during celebrations of Thaipusam, which resumed with tight health protocols after a one-year hiatus due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Batu Caves, Malaysia, January 18, 2022. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)



Highlanders from Sywiec region take part in the carol contest during celebration of Zywieckie Mating day, the oldest and largest competition of carol singing and ongoing new year celebrations of Beskid mountains on January 22, 2022 in Milowka, Poland. Many researchers believe that the celebrations origins date back to the times of King Jan Kazimierz and the Swedish invasion of Zywiec in the 17th century. Each year, folk groups from the region, dressed like horses in large, colorful hats and masks, and Bears in fur suits take part in the carol contest. According to the organizer, the carols contests should bring hope and success for the all year around. However with modern times, even with a strong tradition changes were inevitable, as in the beginning of the 20th century the clothing was made of straw and nowadays with access to clothing and with a slow decline of agriculture in the region, the characters are more colorful and creative has no limits. This year the organization has felt a decline on the folk groups participation and the number of the public as declined as the Omicron variant spreads around the country. Poland is now going trough the 5th wave of the pandemic and today set a new infection record of 40876 cases and the predictions show that the number will increase in the next days. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)

Highlanders from Sywiec region take part in the carol contest during celebration of Zywieckie Mating day, the oldest and largest competition of carol singing and ongoing new year celebrations of Beskid mountains on January 22, 2022 in Milowka, Poland. Many researchers believe that the celebrations origins date back to the times of King Jan Kazimierz and the Swedish invasion of Zywiec in the 17th century. Each year, folk groups from the region, dressed like horses in large, colorful hats and masks, and Bears in fur suits take part in the carol contest. According to the organizer, the carols contests should bring hope and success for the all year around. However with modern times, even with a strong tradition changes were inevitable, as in the beginning of the 20th century the clothing was made of straw and nowadays with access to clothing and with a slow decline of agriculture in the region, the characters are more colorful and creative has no limits. This year the organization has felt a decline on the folk groups participation and the number of the public as declined as the Omicron variant spreads around the country. Poland is now going trough the 5th wave of the pandemic and today set a new infection record of 40876 cases and the predictions show that the number will increase in the next days. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)



People party as police patrol in Hillbrow, Johannesburg after midnight January 1 2022. This follows the lifting of the twelve to four curfew and other COVID-19 restrictions. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/AP Photo)

People party as police patrol in Hillbrow, Johannesburg after midnight January 1 2022. This follows the lifting of the twelve to four curfew and other COVID-19 restrictions. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/AP Photo)



Students attend a rehearsal of a Meihua Quan (aka Meihuaquan) performance, a kind of Chinese kung fu, for the upcoming Chinese new year in Jize County on January 15, 2022 in Handan, Hebei Province of China. (Photo by Jin Hua/VCG via Getty Images)

Students attend a rehearsal of a Meihua Quan (aka Meihuaquan) performance, a kind of Chinese kung fu, for the upcoming Chinese new year in Jize County on January 15, 2022 in Handan, Hebei Province of China. (Photo by Jin Hua/VCG via Getty Images)



Model Marie-Claire wears a two-piece consisting of jacket and mini skirt made of a velvet fabric with peacock print of Designer Samuel Gärtner new collection during a shooting prior to Frankfurt Fashion Week on January 10, 2022 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She posed on a stool on a balcony on the 22nd floor of the Melia Frankfurt City in front of the Frankfurt skyline. Frankfurt Fashion Week will run from 17 to 21 January 2022 as a hybrid event with both physical and digital events. But it is not clear whether physical events can take place at all. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

Model Marie-Claire wears a two-piece consisting of jacket and mini skirt made of a velvet fabric with peacock print of Designer Samuel Gärtner new collection during a shooting prior to Frankfurt Fashion Week on January 10, 2022 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She posed on a stool on a balcony on the 22nd floor of the Melia Frankfurt City in front of the Frankfurt skyline. Frankfurt Fashion Week will run from 17 to 21 January 2022 as a hybrid event with both physical and digital events. But it is not clear whether physical events can take place at all. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)



A pair of performers at the 28th Massy International Circus Festival in Massy, France on January 13, 2022. (Photo by Paul Charbit/SIPA Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

A pair of performers at the 28th Massy International Circus Festival in Massy, France on January 13, 2022. (Photo by Paul Charbit/SIPA Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)



Star Wars cosplayer Shawn Richter as Boba Fett poses for photos at Buttercup Sand Dunes on January 15, 2022 in Winterhaven, California. Buttercup San Dunes was the location of several iconic scenes filmed for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)

Star Wars cosplayer Shawn Richter as Boba Fett poses for photos at Buttercup Sand Dunes on January 15, 2022 in Winterhaven, California. Buttercup San Dunes was the location of several iconic scenes filmed for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)



A woman takes a photo of her daughter with Luis Cruz while working in his transformers suit at a traffic light in Bogota, Colombia on January 26, 2022. The story of Luis Cruz, a man who decided to create to scale the robots from the movie Transformers, which marked his childhood and because of his family's situation he was never able to obtain a toy of his characters. More than ten years ago he used these costumes created by him in a specific traffic light, in which he can make 20 transformations (from car to robot) in one hour, together with his family they have created different robots and Luis has managed to be recognized in different spaces and exhibitions for his work. (Photo by Lina Gasca M/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A woman takes a photo of her daughter with Luis Cruz while working in his transformers suit at a traffic light in Bogota, Colombia on January 26, 2022. The story of Luis Cruz, a man who decided to create to scale the robots from the movie Transformers, which marked his childhood and because of his family's situation he was never able to obtain a toy of his characters. More than ten years ago he used these costumes created by him in a specific traffic light, in which he can make 20 transformations (from car to robot) in one hour, together with his family they have created different robots and Luis has managed to be recognized in different spaces and exhibitions for his work. (Photo by Lina Gasca M/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)



Fishermen wait for a shuttle on the ice at Gull Lake following the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza on January 29, 2022 in Brainerd, Minnesota. About 10,000 anglers were expected to compete in the tournament, which is billed as the “largest charitable ice fishing contest in the world”. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Fishermen wait for a shuttle on the ice at Gull Lake following the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza on January 29, 2022 in Brainerd, Minnesota. About 10,000 anglers were expected to compete in the tournament, which is billed as the “largest charitable ice fishing contest in the world”. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)



A Malian supporter cheers up ahead of the Group F Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 football match between Gambia and Mali at Limbe Omnisport Stadium in Limbe on January 16, 2022. (Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP Photo)

A Malian supporter cheers up ahead of the Group F Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 football match between Gambia and Mali at Limbe Omnisport Stadium in Limbe on January 16, 2022. (Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP Photo)



Visitors look around SK's Green Forest Pavilion showing the South Korean company's efforts to reduce emissions at the Consumer E​lectronics Show in Las Vegas, USA, 05 January 2022. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA/EFE)

Visitors look around SK's Green Forest Pavilion showing the South Korean company's efforts to reduce emissions at the Consumer E​lectronics Show in Las Vegas, USA, 05 January 2022. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA/EFE)



A Greek Orthodox believer, surrounded by faithfuls, kisses a wooden crucifix thrown into the sea during Epiphany Day celebrations, in Piraeus near Athens on January 6, 2022. Similar celebrations for the Epiphany day are held across the country in rivers and lakes. (Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP Photo)

A Greek Orthodox believer, surrounded by faithfuls, kisses a wooden crucifix thrown into the sea during Epiphany Day celebrations, in Piraeus near Athens on January 6, 2022. Similar celebrations for the Epiphany day are held across the country in rivers and lakes. (Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP Photo)



Full moon sets behind Monte Prena in Gran Sasso d'Italia National Park on January, 2022. First full moon of the year is the Wolf moon according to native north Americans. (Photo by Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Full moon sets behind Monte Prena in Gran Sasso d'Italia National Park on January, 2022. First full moon of the year is the Wolf moon according to native north Americans. (Photo by Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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