Revelers in costume participate in the carnival parade through the village of Vevcani, in the southwestern part of North Macedonia, on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Hundreds of people participated Thursday and many more watched the carnival celebrations which have been taken place for centuries in the tiny North Macedonia's town of Vevcani. Even though the number of new COVID-19 cases is reaching records in North Macedonia since the beginning of epidemic almost two years ago, authorities did not impose new restrictions. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)