#Beijing, #China
Members of a folk dancing troupe that perform on #stilts or gaoqiao, wait to perform at a local temple fair for the Chinese lunar new year and spring festival in Beijing
Revellers take part in a traditional event marking the last day of the carnival season called "Kusaki", a folk party and a re-enactment showing the "defeat of Death" where all roles are played by males, which takes place on Shrove Tuesday in Jedlinsk, Poland. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Children dressed as Momotxorros, half bull, half man figures wrapped in blood-spattered sheepskins, take part in carnival celebrations in Alsasua, northern Spain. REUTERS/Vincent West