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Participants clash with police Abdulbesar Ademi and Dzihat Aliju   | 14.01.2021 Revelers participate in a parade on the streets during a carnival to mark the annual Orthodox St. Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani, Republic of North Macedonia on January 13, 2021. Participants prepare masks and costumes as its a custom in over 1,400 years, based on old pagan beliefs. ( Abdulbesar Ademi - Anadolu Agency ) VEVCANI, North Macedonia North Macedonia held its traditional Vevcani Carnival on Wednesday despite coronavirus measures....

North Macedonia held its traditional Vevcani Carnival on Wednesday despite coronavirus measures. 

January 13, 2021 North Macedonia held its traditional Vevcani Carnival on Wednesday despite coronavirus measures.  Every year, the village of Vevcani marks Orthodox St. Vasilij Day — the beginning of the old Julian calendar — with a 1,400-year-old carnival rooted in pre-Christian traditions. Performers revel in the streets wearing masks that reflect pagan rituals, religious issues or political satires of current events. This year’s carnival was canceled because of COVID-19 restrictions, according to the municipality. Despite warnings by officials, hundreds gathered in the traditional l...