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Greeks revel in Carnival celebrations after pandemic pause

A man and woman wearing carnival costumes sing and dance in a traditional carnival parade in the southeast small town of Paralimni, Cyprus, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The parade on the eve of the start of Orthodox Lent, is back in full force after being suspended for the last two years because of restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) A reveller wearing a carnival costume holds colored smoke in a traditional carnival parade in the southeast small town of Paralimni, Cyprus, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The parade on the eve of the start of Orthodox Lent, is back in full force after being suspended for the last two years because of restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) A man wearing carnival costume takes part in a traditional carnival parade in the southeast small town of Paralimni, Cyprus, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The parade on the eve of the start of Orthodox Lent, is back in full force after being suspended for the last two years because of restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) Local residents wearing folk costumes dance during a traditional custom called Kordelatoi, in the village of Kourounochori, on the Aegean Sea island of Naxos, Greece, on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. The first proper celebration of the Carnival after four years of COVID restrictions, has attracted throngs of revellers, Greek and foreign, with the young especially showing up in large numbers. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Local residents wearing folk costumes parade during a traditional custom called Kordelatoi, in the village of Kourounochori, on the Aegean Sea island of Naxos, Greece, on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. The first proper celebration of the Carnival after four years of COVID restrictions, has attracted throngs of revellers, Greek and foreign, with the young especially showing up in large numbers. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) A woman and participants with faces painted wear white sheets and hold torches on long poles, take photos of the Torch Parade (Lampadiforia) on the Aegean Sea island of Naxos, Greece, late Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. The first proper celebration of the Carnival after four years of COVID restrictions, has attracted throngs of revellers, Greek and foreign, with the young especially showing up in large numbers. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Young men and women with faces painted wear white sheets and hold torches on long poles, take part at the Torch Parade (Lampadiforia) on the Aegean Sea island of Naxos, Greece, late Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. The first proper celebration of the Carnival after four years of COVID restrictions, has attracted throngs of revellers, Greek and foreign, with the young especially showing up in large numbers. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Greeks revel in Carnival celebrations after pandemic pause