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Carnival 2017 Around the World (35 photos)

Carnival season 2017 is underway across Europe and the Americas. These pre-Lent festivals, often a blend of local pagan and Catholic traditions, usher out the winter and welcome in spring. Gathered here are images of carnivals around the world, including images from Spain, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Portugal, France, Bolivia, and more.

A reveler of Beija-Flor performs during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 27, 2017. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty)
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/02/carnival-2017-around-the-world/517938/