From Brazil to Macedonia: Carnival brings colorful celebrations worldwide

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 28: Members of the Dragoes da Real samba school perform during the first night of the Sao Paulo's Carnival parade at the Sambodromo on February 28, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Ricardo Bufolin/Getty Images)

Soccer player Ronaldo (c) participates at the Gavioes da Fiel samba school during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 01, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Miguel SCHINCARIOLMiguel Schincariol/AFP/Getty Images

Performers from the Mangueira samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

A reveler dressed as a character from the movie Avatar poses for a photo at the 'Ceu na Terra' block party during Carnival celebration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, March 1, 2014. Rio de Janeiro's over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers will take to Rio's streets in the nearly 500 open-air \"bloco\" parties. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Carnival revellers parade through the streets during the traditional Schuttig jump in Elzach, Germany, Sunday March 2, 2014. 2014. The Schuttig is the traditional carnival figure of Elzach and wears a red suit and a big straw hat with snail shells attached to it. (AP Photo/dpa, Patrick Seeger)

A boy wearing a mask jumps over a fire during Bele Poklade carnival celebrations in the village of Lozovik, some 100 km (62 miles) from the capital Belgrade, March 2, 2014. Bele Poklade has its roots in old pagan customs and is marked annually seven weeks before Easter. Children walk through the village to collect eggs, and at the end they jump over a fire to banish evil demons. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (SERBIA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Mud-covered revelers dance and sing at the \"Bloco da Lama\" or \"mud street party\" beneath an overcast sky in Paraty, Brazil, Saturday, March 1, 2014. The \"Bloco da Lama\" was founded in 1986 by two local teens who became local Carnival sensations after they appeared in the city's historic downtown covered in mud following a crab hunting expedition in a nearby mangrove forest, said Diana Rodrigues, who was hired by Paraty's City Hall to explain the history of the \"bloco\" to foreigners. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

Revellers take part in the \"Cordao da Bola Preta\" biggest street carnival band parade in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 1, 2014. Rio de Janeiro, the so called \"Marvelous city\" is in a nonstop carnival partying. Some 1.3 million people took part in the parade, according to Riotur Rio de Janeiro's city authority. AFP PHOTO/YASUYOSHI CHIBAYASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images

Revelers kiss during the Banda de Ipanema Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, March 1, 2014. Streets across Brazil have been swamped with Carnival revelers, with the largest parties attracting more than 1 million merrymakers. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Bell ringers, or \"Zvoncari\", walk during a parade in the village of Marcelji March 2, 2014. According to traditional customs, the bell ringers would walk through different villages and create huge amounts of noise to scare away evil spirits of winter and welcome spring. Their costumes consist of white trousers and striped shirts, including a sheepskin thrown over their shoulders and a big bell tied around their waist. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (CROATIA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

TOPSHOTS The \"King\" float parades during the Nice Carnival on March 2, 2014 in Nice, southeastern France. The theme of this year's carnival, running from February 14 until March 4, 2014, is the \"King of Gastronomy\". (Picture taken with tilt and shift lens). AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHEVALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images

epaselect epa04105673 Members of the samba school from the Special Group Gavioes da Fiel participate in a parade during the celebrations of the Sao Paulo Carnival at the Anhembi sambodrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 01 March 2014. EPA/Sebastiao Moreira

epaselect epa04105596 A float goes by the crowd during the Krewe of Endymion Parade in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 01 March 2014. The city's Mardi Gras celebration will continue through the weekend and cullminates with Fat Tuesday. EPA/DAN ANDERSON

epa04105595 A float rider in the Krewe of Endymion Parade hands a glow stick to a member of the crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 01 March 2014. The city's Mardi Gras celebration will continue through the weekend and cullminates with Fat Tuesday. EPA/DAN ANDERSON

The 'Peliqueiros' or hairdressers take part in the 'Entroido' carnival festival in Laza, near Ourense, northwestern Spain, on March 2, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ PEDRO ARMESTREPEDRO ARMESTRE/AFP/Getty Images

A performer takes part in an event marking the closing of carnival celebrations in the Malecon of Santo Domingo March 2, 2014. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY HEADSHOT)

Revellers dressed as \"Negritas Puloy\" perform during the \"Battles of the Flowers\" parade as part of carnival celebrations in Barranquilla March 1, 2014. REUTERS/John Vizcaino (COLOMBIA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Dancers from the Dragoes da Real samba school perform on a float during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, March 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

A reveler of Tom Maior samba school performs during the first night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 01, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Nelson ALMEIDANELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images

Dancers parade during the Nice Carnival on March 2, 2014 in Nice, southeastern France. The theme of this year's carnival, running from February 14 until March 4, 2014, is the \"King of Gastronomy\". AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHEVALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images

Members of the \"Diablada Oruro\" perform during the Carnival parade in Oruro, March 1, 2014. REUTERS/Gaston Brito (BOLIVIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

epaselect epa04105396 Masked people attend to the carnival procession in the city of Strumica, some 150 km south-east of Skopje, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 01 March 2014. On this day Macedonians mark Trimery, an Orthodox Christian holiday, when evil spirits are chased away with dance rituals. The holiday marks the beginning of the fasting period ahead of Easter. EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI

Traditionals dancers, called \"Bules\", with masks dance in Naousa, Northern Greece, on March 2, 2014. The Boules of Naousa takes place during the Carnival period. It is a dance event that incorporates a variety of elements from Greek history, tradition and religion. AFP PHOTO /Sakis MitrolidisSAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP/Getty Images

ATTENTION EDITORS: SPANISH LAW REQUIRES THAT THE FACES OF MINORS ARE MASKED IN PUBLICATIONS WITHIN SPAIN A boy looks as men dressed as \"Diablos de Luzon\" (Luzon Devils) pose for a portrait during carnival celebrations in the Spanish village of Luzon March 1, 2014. The \"Diablos\" cover themselves in a mixture of soot and oil and adorn their heads with black stained bull horns as they parade throughout the village with cowbells clanging around their waist to expel the evil spirits. To make their appearance even more fearsome the devils often carry fake teeth made out of raw potatoes. They dance around Luzon and smear their black grease on revellers faces. The only people free from the attack of the \"Diablos\" are those who dress up as \"Mascaritas\". They are characters dressed in traditional women clothing with their faces covered with a white cloth. To the beat of traditional music the \"Diablos\" and the \"Mascaritas\" parade throughout the village in the afternoon in this