Participants celebrate the awakening of the Hoppeditz, a fictional character whose return to life marks the start of the carnival season in Düsseldorf, western Germany on November 11, 2021. The 11.11. is celebrated this year again under Corona conditions in presence. However, in the carnival strongholds of Cologne and Düsseldorf, this only applies to the vaccinated and the recovered. (Photo by Federico Gambarini/dpa/Alamy Live News)

Revellers wearing lanterns parade through the streets during the carnival procession of Basel, Switzerland, 15 February 2016. The traditional Morgestraich starting Monday morning after Ash Wednesday at 4 a.m. marks the kick-off of the Carnival of Basel. (Photo by Patrick Seeger/EPA)

Yakelin Hernandez, 18, poses for a photograph near The Malecon where The Carnival was held, on August 14, 2015. Colorful costumes, dancing, parades and street parties on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba are all part of Havana Carnival 2015 which was held in August. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Pregnant revelers dance during a street pre-carnival party by the “Cordao do Boitata” Block, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, February 12, 2023. Revelers are taking to the streets for the open-air block parties, leading up to Carnival's official Feb. 17th opening. (Photo by Bruna Prado/AP Photo)

People participate during the Carnival parades in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 21 February 2023. Haiti tries to forget the crisis and violence for a few days and has taken to the streets to dance to the rhythm of carnival, a party that comes to an end on 21 February in Port-au-Prince. (Photo by Johnson Sabin/EPA)

A member of Brazilian samba school “Aguia de Ouro” takes part in a parade at Anhembi sambadrome as part of carnival in Sao Paulo, Brazil, early 25 February 2017. The Sao Paulo Carnival runs from 24 to 28 february 2017. (Photo by Fernando Bizerra Jr./EPA)

Costumed revelers pose in front of the Chapell bridge on the opening day of the carnival in Lucerne, Switzerland, 20 February 20​20. The carnival takes place in Lucerne from 20 to 25 February 2020. (Photo by Alexandra Wey/EPA/EFE)

A masked reveller poses during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy February 12, 2017. (Photo by Tony Gentile/Reuters)