Let the Good Times Roll! 2014 Carnival Celebrations Around the World (Photos)

Carnival season may be coming to a close, but the revellers won't go out without a bang. See some of the intricate costumes, festive parades, and unique traditions of the 2014 festivities around the world.

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A reveller of the Grande Rio samba school participates in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome on March 2.

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Participants ride horses in the traditional Carnival parade in Bonfim in the state of Minas Gerais on March 3. More than 50 people rode horses through the city in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century.

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Drum Queen Bruna Bruno from the Uniao da Ilha samba school dances in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome on March 3.

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A carnival reveller leans on a long wooden stick during the traditional folklore ìNarrensprungî (ìFoolsí Jumpî) procession on Rose Monday in the Black Forrest town of Rottweil in south-western Germany. Around 3,500 participants dressed in handmade costumes and wooden masks to perform precarious vaults across the cobblestones in a the tradition that dates back to the early 14th century.

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Revellers from the Uniao da Ilha samba school dress up in lego costumes for the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome on March 3.

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Women dressed in historic baroque costumes and masks to attend the Crystal Ball during a traditional Carnevale Praga 2014 festival at the Clam-Gallas Palace on March 1.

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Residents of Laza, a northwestern village in Spain, participate in a flour fight during the "O Entroido" festival on March 3.

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Girls dressed as Lamia, a figure in Basque mythology who is half human and half animal, take part in Aratustes in the Basque coastal town of Mundaka on March 2.

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A reveller dons an elaborate, beaded costume during a traditional Maracatu carnival in Nazare da Mata, in the state of Pernambuco in northeastern Brazil.

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A member of the Imperio da Tijuca samba school wears a bright red costume to participate in the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome.

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A participant in the annual block party known as Juca Teles in Sao Luiz do Paraitinga, near Sao Paulo on March 1.

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A member of Vila Isabel samba school performs during its parade at Sapucai Sambadrome during the two nights of Carnival parades that began on March 2 with a burst of fireworks and cheers from the thousands of tourists and locals in town for the celebration.

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In Barranquilla, a Carnival tradition created by locals at the end of the 19th century to parody the celebration held by the European immigrants and aristocracy was declared a "Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO in 2003. Here, a participant dressed as a jester blows fire.

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The Vila Isabel samba school parades in elaborate costumes during the annual Carnival celebration in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome on March 4.

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Let the Good Times Roll! 2014 Carnival Celebrations Around the World (Photos)

Carnival season is coming to a close, but the revellers won't go out without a bang. See some of the intricate costumes, festive parades, and unique traditions of the 2014 celebrations.

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