Joaldunaks return in a trailer to their town at the end of Carnival between of the Pyrenees villages of Ituren and Zubieta, northern Spain, Monday, February 1, 2016. In one of the most ancient carnivals in Europe, dating from before the Roman empire, companies of Joaldunak (cowbells) made up of residents of two towns, Ituren and Zubieta, parade the streets costumed in sandals, lace petticoats, sheepskins around the waist and shoulders, coloured neckerchiefs, conical caps with ribbons and a hyssop of horsehair in their right hands and cowbells hung across their lower back. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)





A dancer is helped with his costume during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. Bell carrying dancers known as Joaldunak from Zubieta and neighbouring Ituren visit each other's villages performing a ritual dance to ward off evil spirits and awaken the coming spring. Alongside the dancers, villagers dress in bizarre and frightening costumes to harass and scare visitors. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





Villagers wear masks and costumes during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





A man wearing red paint drinks from a bottle alongside friends during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





A man dressed in a bear costume performs alongside dancers during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





A boy carries a dead fox during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





A man wears a costume made of sticks during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





A man dressed in sheepskin stands on a car during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





A masked man hits a car with an axe during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





A man rides a customized motorbike during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





A boy carries a horses head during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





Villagers dressed as a priest and nun sit together in a wheelchair during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





A man stands next to a masked reveller during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





A man dressed in sheepskin smokes a cigarette during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





Girls wearing masks carry animal skins and a skull during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)





A man swings a chainsaw, with the sawchain removed, during carnival celebrations in Ituren February 1, 2016. (Photo by Vincent West/Reuters)