Christina Louka, 16, poses for a portrait, dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, as part of carnival celebrations ...

Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Follow AP reporters and photographers ...

Visitors enjoy themselves at the 2025 Carnival Festival in Panama City, Panama, March 2, 2025. The festival is held here from ...

When Tatum Lady Reiss reigns as Rex’s consort on Tuesday, she will wear a glittering crown and wield a bejeweled scepter.

Loukas Bellos, 15, poses for a portrait, dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, as part of carnival celebrations in ...

Revelers take part in the Rose Monday carnival parade in Cologne, Germany, March 3, 2025. Rose Monday is the biggest one of ...

The annual carnival in Faymonville, known as Belgium’s “Turkish village,” brought vibrant scenes as locals and visitors ...

And that’s the point. Hedonistic carnival traditions across the Greek heartland and islands trace back to the ecstatic processions in ancient times honoring Dionysus, the god of wine ...