VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Police intervene in revelers participating in a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day, held despite the measures against the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Police intervene in revelers participating in a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day, held despite the measures against the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Nake Batev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Nake Batev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Nake Batev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Nake Batev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Nake Batev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: A reveler participates in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Nake Batev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: A reveler participates in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Nake Batev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Nake Batev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Nake Batev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Nake Batev / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Police intervene in revelers participating in a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day, held despite the measures against the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Police intervene in revelers participating in a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day, held despite the measures against the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Police intervene in revelers participating in a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day, held despite the measures against the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Police intervene in revelers participating in a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day, held despite the measures against the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Police intervene in revelers participating in a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day, held despite the measures against the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Police take measures as revelers participate in a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day, held despite the measures against the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Police take measures as revelers participate in a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day, held despite the measures against the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Police intervene in revelers participating in a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day, held despite the measures against the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Police intervene in revelers participating in a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day, held despite the measures against the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Police take measures as revelers participate in a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day, held despite the measures against the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

VEVCANI, NORTH MACEDONIA - JANUARY 13: Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. Abdulbesar Ademi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM