A participant takes part in a “Zombie Walk” parade in Kiev, Ukraine on October 27, 2018. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

Saint Nicholas poses with students during a traditional parade in central Brussels, Belgium December 3, 2016. (Photo by Yves Herman/Reuters)

Activists attend a parade to demand rights of gender equality to LGBT community members in Santiago, Chile, November 25, 2017. (Photo by Ivan Alvarado/Reuters)

A reveler takes part of the Light Festival parade in San Jose, Costa Rica on December 14, 2019. (Photo by Ezequiel Becerra/AFP Photo)

A participant wearing a costume and make-up attends a Halloween parade at Walibi park in Wavre, Belgium, October 25, 2019. (Photo by Yves Herman/Reuters)

Cheyenne Catchpole and Erica Hill kiss during the annual LGBTQ+ Capital Pride parade in Washington on June 8, 2024. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Reuters)

Samba dancers pose for a photo ahead of the Notting Hill Carnival parade, in London, Britain on August 26, 2024. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Reuters)

Female sea lion “Sarasa” holds a hose with her mouse to help a trainer clean her room at the Shinagawa Aqua Stadium aquarium in Tokyo on December 30, 2014. The aquarium is carrying out year-end general cleaning of their facilities. (Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP Photo)