Salsa queen Celia Cruz displays her first long-play to the press at a conference in Panama City, Panama. Reuters archive.

Photo by Alberto Lowe

23 year old Ludwika Paleta (Ludwika Lollipop) is crowned Miss Gay Gordita (Miss Gay Fatty) 2003 during the pageant of the same name at a Nicaraguan night club. Reuters archive.

Photo by Oswaldo Rivas

Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen performs at the 42nd Montreux Jazz, Switzerland. Reuters archive.

Photo by Denis Balibouse

A masked Turkish Kurdish man looks on near a bonfire during a rally celebrating Newroz, which marks the arrival of spring and the new year, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters archive.

Photo by Murad Sezer

Afghans from the Hmbastagi party (Solidarity Party of Afghanistan) wear masks during a protest to condemn the killing of 27-year-old woman, Farkhunda, who was beaten with sticks and set on fire by a crowd of men in central Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters archive.

Photo by Omar Sobhani

A protester dressed as Cai Shen (God of Wealth) wears a mask depicting Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China. Reuters archive.

Photo by Bobby Yip

Artist Arturo Damasco paints a 40-square meters mural of Mexican singer Alberto Aguilera Valadez, better known as Juan Gabriel, in downtown Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Reuters archive.

Photo by Jose Luis Gonzalez

The golden mask of Pharaoh Tutankhamen is seen on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters archive.

Photo by Al Youm Al Saabi

A boy cries while looking at a penitent called a «morione» during a parade along the streets of Boac town on Marinduque island in central Philippines. Reuters archive.

Photo by Romeo Ranoco

DATE IMPORTED: February 07, 2015 Masked revellers pose in front of St. Mark’s Square during the Venice Carnival, Italy. Reuters archive.

Photo by Stefano Rellandini

Members of the Laufarji Ethnological Society dressed as traditional native characters named «Ta Terjast» pose ahead of the Carnival in Cerkno, Slovenia. Reuters archive.

Photo by Srdjan Zivulovic

Sacha Baron Cohen points (C) and Mohamed Al Fayed pose for photographers at the world Premiere of The Dictator at the Royal Festival Hall in central London, England. Reuters archive.

Photo by Paul Hackett

A group of girls stand together dressed with curler decorations during the Carnival parade in Gijon, northern Spain. Reuters archive.

Photo by Eloy Alonso

A donkey is seen before the start of the procession of the «Virgem da Atalaia» during Holy Week at Alcochete, near Lisbon, Portugal. Reuters archive.

Photo by Rafael Marchante