Masked dancers so-called 'Kukeri', perform during the annual carnival celebrations in the village of Rasnik, Bulgaria on 13 January 2022. Kukeri dance is traditional ritual intended to scare away evil spirits. This Bulgarian tradition has been practiced since Thracian times and is of a Thracian origin (Photo by Georgi Paleykov/NurPhoto) (Photo by Georgi Paleykov / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)