Alicia Vargas, 23, a performer from the Urus Diablada group, tied the laces of her boots before a practice ahead of Carnival in Oruro, Bolivia February 5, 2016. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)
Participants dance during the West Indian Day Parade in the Brooklyn borough of New York September 5, 2016. The Labor Day Carnival (or West Indian Carnival) is an annual celebration held on American Labor Day (the first Monday in September) in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in New York City. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Reuters)
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)
This combination picture shows some revellers wearing masks while dressed as “Botargas” during carnival celebrations in Almiruete, Spain, February 25, 2017. (Photo by Sergio Perez/Reuters)
A reveller takes part in an annual block party known as “Ceu na Terra” (Heaven on Earth), during carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 3, 2018. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)
A member of the “Bloco Ultima Hora” group gets off a boat during Carnival of the Waters, where costumed and colorful boats navigate the river Tentem, around the islands near the city of Cameta, Brazil on February 8, 2018. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
A reveller performs while attending the block party “Galo da Madrugada” during carnival festivities in Sao Paulo, Brazil on February 25, 2020. (Photo by Rahel Patrasso/Reuters)