PHOTO COLLECTION: North Macedonia Vevcani Carnival

Costumed women walk through a street prior to the carnival parade in the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil’s day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

A man with a costumed child watch the carnival parade in the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil’s day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Revelers crowd the main square of the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia, during the carnival parade in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil’s day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

A reveler in a costume performs during the carnival parade in the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil’s day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Costumed reveler takes part in the carnival parade through the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil’s day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Costumed woman prepares for the carnival parade in the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil’s day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Revelers in costumes walk prior the carnival parade in the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil’s day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Costumed reveler attends the carnival parade through the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil’s day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

A man in a costume performs during a carnival parade through the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil’s day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Masked revelers take part in the carnival parade in the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil’s day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Revelers in costumes perform during the carnival parade in the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil’s day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

A man in a costume takes part in a carnival parade through the village of Vevcani in the southwestern part of North Macedonia in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil’s day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Revelers in costumes participate in the carnival parade in the village of Vevcani, North Macedonia in the eve of Orthodox St. Basil’s day, marking the beginning of the New Year by the Julian calendar, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)