A carnival float depicting (from L-R) Russian president Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Syrian president Bashar al-Assad as Angels of Peace during the traditional carnival parade in Cologne in western Germany. Words on the poster near the Assad doll reads ‘Nobel Peace Prize’. The foolish street spectacle in Cologne — normally watched by hundreds of thousands of people — is the highlight of Germany’s Carnival season. (Source: AP)
February is the month of carnivals as several countries celebrate Mardi Gras in all its festive glory. You’ve probably heard of the Rio Carnival of Brazil. But, there are many more underrated Mardi Gras carnivals that have absorbed the local cultures and traditions that make them different from each other. See, in pictures, the world seeped in the Carnival spirit. (Source: AP)
‘Momotxorros’ take part in the carnival, wearing typical carnival dress in Alsasua, northern Spain, on February 9, 2016. Momotxorro — characters who seem to have been resurrected from a prehistoric ritual — come out onto the streets wearing horns and hiding their faces under headscarves while dressed in a white sheet stained with blood. (Source: AP)