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British singer Seal and German model Heidi Klum, dressed as dragons, throw sweets to the crowd during a carnival parade in Bergisch Gladbach, February 6, 2005. The street carnival in Germany reaches its peak on Monday with the processions on Rose Monday - when hundreds of thousands of people all over Germany will celebrate carnival. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender REUTERS



A member of the traditional 'Bloco da Lama' (block of the Mud) performs on Jabaquara beach in Paraty, 263km from Rio de Janeiro, February 5, 2005. According to popular beliefs, the sulphurous mud makes skin healthy and beautiful. During Carnival, people dress up as cave men, cover themselves with mud and parade through the streets. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes



A Colombian woman dances during the first day of carnival in Barranquilla, February 5 2005. Thousands of people are in the Caribbean city to celebrate carnival festivities. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte



Dancers of 'Paraiso do Tuiuti' samba school participate during the Carnival at the Sambodromo, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday, Feb 5, 2005. The Carnival began on last Friday. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)