Disguised revellers parade on the occasion of the Cortege during the Carnival in Basel, Switzerland, February 17, 2016. (Photo by Georgios Kefalas/EPA)
American singer-songwriter Chlöe Bailey in the second decade of July 2023 enjoys her first Carnival in a barely there costume. (Photo by chloebailey/Instagram)
Young siblings in costume fully embrace the Notting Hill carnival atmosphere in London, England on August 28, 2023. (Photo by Nico Froehlich/The Guardian)
Participants in the Notting Hill Carnival celebration are seen in west London over he Summer Bank Holiday weekend on August 28, 2023. The Notting Hill Carnival is Europe's largest street festival, which celebrates Caribbean culture, is expected to attract over 1 million revellers on bank holiday monday. (Photo by Tayfun Salci/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
In this handout image provided by Carnival Australia, captain of the Queen Mary 2 Christopher Rynd poses on the desk of the Queen Mary 2 on February 8, 2012 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by James Morgan/Carnival Australia via Getty Images)
Revellers take part in an annual block party known as “Cordao de Prata Preta”, one of the many carnival parties to take place in the neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro, February 6, 2016. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)
Ziripot, a traditional figure stuffed with straw, is helped up during Carnival celebrations in the Navarran village of Lantz, on February 16, 2015. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)