Colourful dressed participants in the Carneval (Carnival) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Good Friday procession, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

A colourfully dressed participant in the Notting Hill Carnival, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A colourfully dressed participant in the Notting Hill Carnival, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A colourfully dressed participant in the Notting Hill Carnival, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A colourfully dressed participant taking part in the Notting Hill Carnival, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Parade participants dressed in Lucky God costumes, Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair, Hong Kong, China, Asia

"The Bridal Carriage, " Landshut Wedding historical pageant, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Street juggler, Landshut Wedding historical pageant, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Landshut Wedding historical pageant, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Landshut Wedding historical pageant, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Court musicians, Landshut Wedding historical pageant, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Infantry, Landshut Wedding historical pageant, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Landshut Wedding historical pageant, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Playing their part in the living museum recreating colonial life in New England, participants of Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Mass play their roles dressed in period garb.