

A reveller poses for the camera while participating in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YU7F


Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YUBF


Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YUDW


Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YTYN


Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YU8F


Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YUG9


Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YTYO


A reveler participates in a parade on the street during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YUCG


Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YTYL


Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YU77


Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YUGO


Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YU2L


Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YUBE


Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YU7R


Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski - RTX2YUBJ
Vevcani Carnival
Masked revelers parade the streets of Vevcani village as they mark Orthodox St. Vasilij Day. The annual celebration has 1,400 year-old pagan roots.








