A broker in costume works on the trading floor at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange during the carnival in Frankfurt, Germany
Guests react to firecrackers outside of a restaurant during Lunar New Year celebrations in Panama City, Panama
Costumed revelers dance around a bonfire during the festival which marks the end of winter in Mohacs, Hungary
People spend the afternoon on the waterfront at sunset, in Havana, Cuba
Palestinians sell bread on a street beneath a destroyed building in Zawiya market, Gaza City, Palestine
A grey heron wades in a field flooded by the Garonne river near La Reole, France
Revellers perform during the opening night of the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Smoke and lava erupts and flows from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano, La Reunion, French overseas territory
Carnival goers wear traditional wax masks and carry bundles of twigs on Shrove Tuesday parade in Binche, Belgium
People walk on a boulevard during heavy snowfall in Bucharest, Romania
A performer breathes fire during the carnival parade in Barranquilla, Colombia
A racoon waits for food at the coast in Panama City, Panama
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