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 Continue reading »
A costumed reveler poses along the canal near San Marco square in Venice on February 14, 2009 at the beginning of the annual Venice Carnival “Sensation 2009″. (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)
A Hungarian man wears a mask during the traditional Buso Carnival in Mohacs, southern Hungary Continue reading »
A Beija Flor samba school float parades at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Feb. 23, 2009.(AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes)
Beija-Flor samba school dancers parade at the Sambodrome on the first night of the Carnival samba school parade in Rio de Janeiro Continue reading »
A member of Tom Maior samba school parades through the Sambadrome, as part of Carnival celebrations, in Sao Paulo, Brazil early February 21, 2009. (MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)
Dancers of Mocidade samba school perform during the first night of the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome Continue reading »
A member of Unidos do Peruche samba school parades at the Sambadrome, as part of carnival celebrations, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, late February 20, 2009. (MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)
A dancer performs atop a Vila Isabel samba school float at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro Continue reading »
