Participants pass an egg using their mouths during a religious ritual as they play the role of traditional fighters in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. The carnival has its origins in the changes that Aboure youths in Bonoua introduced to the annual festival of yams. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Participants take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Youth with painted faces take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Youth take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

People take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

People take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Participants take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Youth take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

People take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

People take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Women take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

A women with her face painted takes part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

People take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

People take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

People re-enact roles of traditional fighters during a parade at the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

People take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

People take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Men dressed as women take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Youth with a painted face sings in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Women take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

A participant carrying cocoa pods takes part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Men dressed as women, other people in costumes and a dog joins a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

People in stilts take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

People take part in a parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

People acting as traditional fighters pass an egg with their mouths, during a parade at the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Miss Traditional Awoulaba Avle Marie-Rachel (2nd R) attends the parade during the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Kissi Emmanuel (C), elected the “most handsome man” smiles during a parade at the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Miss Popo Carnival Yobo Zena Marie Lorraine (2nd L) sits with other candidates during a parade at the Popo (Mask) Carnival of Bonoua, in the east of Abidjan, April 18, 2015. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)