Yambol, Bulgaria. 8th March 2014: Masquerade Kukerlandia groups from across Europe and Bulgaria in the annual festival. Performers from Romania, Portugal, Turkey, Greece and Indonesia a total of 45 teams took part in the week long festival ending with a parade around the town and performances to the awaiting crowd. Kukeri celebrations is to scare away evil spirits, banished the cold and diseases an important masked ritual that wishes health and prosperity. Credit: Clifford Norton/Alamy Live News

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