Costumed people, a so-called “Kuker” mask dancer, perform a traditional dance during carnival celebrations of Surva in the village of Elovdol, Bulgaria, 13 January 2025. In ancient times, the old Thracians held the Kukeri Ritual Games in honor of god Dionysus - known as a god of wine and ecstasy. Among the Kukeri (singular: kuker) dancers' are many characters, including Dionysus and his satyrs as well as others from deep history such as the tsar, harachari, plyuvkachi, startzi, and pesyatzi. (Photo by Vassil Donev/EPA/EFE)





Flames rise while firefighters battle the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita, California, on January 22, 2025. (Photo by David Swanson/Reuters)





A home burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, CA. on January 8, 2025. (Photo by USA Today)





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, Thursday, January 16, 2025. (Photo by Manu Fernandez/AP Photo)





People participate in an art parade to mark lantern festival in Luliang, northern China's Shanxi province on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Adek Berry/AFP Photo)





Climate activisits wear scold's bridles to highlight the silencing of those fighting for climate justice, outside The Royal Courts of Justice in London, Wednesday, January 29, 2025. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)





Local people carrying a statue of god jump over a bonfire to pray for blessings on the seventh day of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, on February 4, 2025 in Jieyang, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by Wang Zilian/VCG via Getty Images)





University students take part in an anti-government protest called “Indonesia Gelap” (Dark Indonesia), against the recent budget efficiency policies, near the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 20, 2025. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)





Flames shoot into the air during a fire at Martinez Refinery Company in Martinez, Calif., Saturday, February 1, 2025. (Photo by Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP Photo)





First responders work the scene after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia, Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Matt Rourke/AP Photo)





A man rides a horse through flames during the annual “Luminarias” celebration on the eve of Saint Anthony's day, Spain's patron saint of animals, in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, on January 16, 2025. (Photo by Ana Beltran/Reuters)





Folk artists perform by combining an intangible cultural heritage fire pot with the water flying man project at the Salt Lake scenic spot in Yuncheng, China, on January 31, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A person holds lit candles in the shape of dogs during a day in honour of Angel, a dog who suffered animal abuse and inspired the bill against animal abuse, which calls for animal abusers to pay criminal charges for the damages inflicted on animals as recognised by the Colombian Constitution, in Bogota, Colombia on February 19, 2025. (Photo by Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters)





People take part in the Burning of the Clavie fire festival in Burghead, Moray, UK on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Burghead welcomes in the New Year twice each year, on both January 11th and the more traditional January 1st. (Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images)





People wear protective gear as firecrackers explode during the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival as part of the Lantern Festival celebrations in Tainan, Taiwan on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Ann Wang/Reuters)