Festivals

A man wearing traditional carnival masks takes part in Shrovetide celebrations in the village of Rumsiskes, some 89 kilometers (56 miles) north of Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

A girl performs on a mallakhamb pole as fireworks light up the sky during the festival of lights Diwali in Mumbai, India, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Barges carrying Buddha statues float during the Phaung Daw Oo pagoda festival in Inle Lake, southern Shan State, Myanmar, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

FILE - Revelers lie in a pool of squashed tomatoes during the annual "Tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz, File)

Orange smoke signals the start of the parade of hundreds of tall ships sailing into the Dutch capital's harbor for the 10th edition of SAIL, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

FILE - Freshly baked handmade matzo is seen after being prepared by first graders from Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital at the JCrafts Center for Jewish Life and Tradition in Rockville, Md., April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)

Musicians greet each other with a kiss during the "Ceu na Terra" or "Heaven on Earth" Carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)