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A majorette jumps through the air as she takes part in the “Rose Monday” carnival parade in the western German city of Cologne on February 23, 2009. (AFP PHOTO DDP/MICHAEL GOTTSCHALK)
Mounted men personifying Sartiglia Knights ride ahead of the reenactment of the game Sartiglia in Oristano, west Sardinia on February 22, 2009 at the end of the 544th Carnival of Sardinia. Sartiglia, an equestrian game of ancient origins, where masked knights on horseback joust for a star hung along a track at man height. Contenders try to pass the star onto their sword as they ride along. (MARIO LAPORTA/AFP/Getty Images)
Revellers take part in the annual carnival in the Adriatic city of Imotski, Croatia on February 22, 2009. (REUTERS/Stringer)
