Smoke and flames rise from a building during the “Take over Lima” march to demonstrate against Peru's President Dina Boluarte, following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru on January 19, 2023. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)





People attend a bonfire on Independence Square outside the parliament building on the eve of the 32nd anniversary of the Day of the Defenders of Freedom “Battle for the Freedom of Nations” in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, January 12, 2023. Lithuanians are marking the 32nd anniversary of the Soviet crackdown on Friday. 32 years ago Soviet special forces lay siege to the Vilnius TV tower. Fourteen people died in that siege and hundreds were wounded. (Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo)





Worshippers wearing face masks make offerings of incense sticks while visiting a temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Taipei, Taiwan on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)





Texas A&M students do laps around the Texas A&M student bonfire in Bryan, Texas, Saturday, January 21, 2023. (Photo by Logan Hannigan-Downs/College Station Eagle via AP Photo)





A flame rises after an explosion at a gas pipeline near Pasvalys, 175 km (109 miles) north of Vilnius in northern Lithuania on Friday, January 13, 2023. Officials say an explosion has occurred in a pipeline in central Lithuania carrying natural gas to the north of the country and neighboring Latvia but no supply disruptions or injuries were reported. Baltic media reported that Friday's blast sent flames up to 50 meters (164 feet) into the sky and forced the protective evacuation of a nearby village. (Photo by Paulius Zidonis/AP Photo)





Ukrainian servicemen fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system towards Russian positions on a frontline near the town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine on January 15, 2023. (Photo by Oleksandr Ratushniak/Reuters)





Revelers perform during the carnival parade in the village of Vevcani, in the southwestern part of North Macedonia, on Friday, January 13, 2023. In its fourteen century-old tradition, the Vevcani carnival is always held on Orthodox St. Basil's day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar. The participants in the carnival find an inspiration for their masks in old pagan beliefs and rituals, while some of the masks are based on political and social events, but in a satirical context. (Photo by Boris Grdanoski/AP Photo)





A fire-eater performs on the street of China Town during the celebration of Chinese New Year in Manila, Philippines on January 22, 2023. This year is the year of the Rabbit in the Chinese lunar calendar. (Photo by Dante Diosina Jr/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Sparks are seen as riot police officers take cover behind their shields during the 'Take over Lima' march against Peru's President Dina Boluarte, following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru on January 19, 2023. (Photo by Sebastian Castaneda/Reuters)





Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia on January 13, 2023. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. (Photo by Nake Batev/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A Ukrainian soldier warms himself with a candle in a house at his position on the Donbass frontline, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on January 14, 2023. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Wassailing celebrations get underway at North Wootton in Somerset on January 19, 2023. The tradition of wassailing refers to the ancient custom of visiting orchards in cider-producing regions of England, reciting incantations and singing to the trees to promote a good harvest for the coming year. The purpose of wassailing is to awake the cider apple trees and to scare away evil spirits to ensure a good harvest of fruit. This picture shows a 1880's London Fowling shotgund fired in the air that was later used to fire into the canopy of an apple tree to frighten away evil spirits. (Photo by Jason Bryant/Apex News)





People parade carrying burning straw torches to honour Saint Sebastian during the Festa dos Fachos (The Torches festival) in the village of Castro Caldelas, Spain, on January 19, 2023. This tradition is associated with a penitential devotion related to a plague. (Photo by Brais Lorenzo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A man stands among the flames of a fire in La Floresta, Uruguay, 26 January 2023. The fire grew due to intense winds amid drought conditions and has resulted in several casualties. (Photo by Federico Gutierrez/EPA/EFE)





A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Monday, January 16, 2023. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, dozens ride their horses through the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the “Luminarias”, a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (Photo by Manu Fernandez/AP Photo)