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enargeia @detondev@social.linux.pizza
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The Macedonian village of Vevcani's carnival began over 1,400 years ago, beginning with old pagan traditions and slowly bringing in more motifs from Christianity and contemporary political satire over time. The festival parade finishes with the final burning of the masks, which symbolizes the destruction of evil spirits and the end of the year.
www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2026/jan/16/vevcani-carnival-in-pictures
white robes and stone faces roped
red with skull in the streets
4 revelers in pointy black outfits
Children wearing clown and tiger masks watch the carnival procession from a window of their house on the first day of the carnival celebration.
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Two Hollywood Phonies @autumn@cafe.autumn.town
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@detondev this is actually super common, in poland/lithuania (esp lithuania who was the last pagan country to be "christianized") where there are many pagan traditions that were reworked into being christian ones.
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