Residents of the Greek mountain town of Sochos, northeast of Thessaloniki, celebrated the beginning of Lent on Monday with a carnival and procession dating back to ancient times.
Known locally as 'Clean Monday', the festivities mark the end of the carnival season and the beginning of the 40-day Lent period.
Men are helped into tall ribbon-covered masks topped with a foxtail, and colourful costumes including animal hides.
With bells around their waists, they hold a procession through the streets, then gather to dance in the town's main square.
