A reveler participates in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. (Photo by Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters)

Pope Francis looks at an acrobat of the “Black Blues Brothers” performing during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Medichini/AP Photo)

A boy watches fireworks from a military range weapon, marking the Defender of the Fatherland Day celebrations, at the Artillery Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, February 23, 2023. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)

A boy wears a medieval helmet during a festival dedicated to the Day of Russia in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The Day of Russia is celebrated annually on 12 June. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)

Dogs gather at the cathedral during the Procession of the Animals at the annual Feast of Saint Francis and Blessing of the Animals, held at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in the Manhattan borough of New York, on October 5, 2025. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)

Visitors look at a giant puppet of a grandmother sleeping on a bed inside St George's Hall in Liverpool, northern England July 23, 2014. The grandmother is one of two giant models made for a World War I commemorative event. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Reuters)

Marek Jama performs during the gala of the 41 st Monte- Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco on January 25, 2017. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/AFP Photo)

A team of female cadets takes part in a tug-of-war competition at Budyonny Military Academy of the Signal Corps in St Petersburg, Russia on March 7, 2021. (Photo by Peter Kovalev/TASS/Profimedia)