Greek carnival showcases variety of ancient traditions: Photos By PGiannakouris AP_Images
Greek carnivals at this time of year can be modest but they showcase ancient rites and traditions as well as providing reminders to some bloody moments in the country's modern history.
Spectators look on as a man wearing a goat hide with bells around his waist and a mask that includes a meter tall, ribbon-covered formation topped with a foxtail, also called a bell wearer, participates in a Clean Monday festival in the village of Sohos, northern Greece on March 11, 2019. The costumes can be worn by anyone — men and women, grown-ups and children. But men wear the heaviest of the bells, five of them strapped around the waist, weighing 18-20 kilograms .
Like the Sochos Carnival, the Naoussa fiesta has elaborate costumes and masks, the masking in this case reflecting the comings and goings to the nearby mountains, where irregular troops fighting the Ottoman rulers were based.
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