A participant dressed as “careto” during the carnival festivities of Podence, municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal, 11 February 2024. Every year, during carnival, the Caretos de Podence – masked boys in costumes with colourful fringes, pointed-nosed faces made of tin or leather and rattles around their waists – roam the streets of the town making noise and picking on people passing by, especially girls. (Photo by Pedro Sarmento Costa/EPA)
