17 February 2026, Spain, Alsasua: A man with his face smeared in what appears to be blood, plays the horn during a celebration of the Carnival of Alsasua. The Carnival is a traditional, pre-Christian winter festival, where people dress as momotxorros, and wear white sheets stained with blood, horns, and sheepskins, symbolizing the transition from darkness to spring fertility. Photo: Elsa A Bravo/SOPA leer más Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa leer menos