Photos: Locals celebrate St. Vasilij’s Day in Vevcani, Macedonia

Masked villagers, during the carnival, in Vevcani, a small village in southwestern Macedonia, on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. The festivities have been held on St. Vasilij's day for more than fourteen centuries, marking the arrival of the New Year by the Julian calendar. The carnival which has pagan roots, highlight political satire, with masked local people acting out the current events. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Revelers parade the streets during a carnival in the village of Vevcani, some 170 km (106 miles) from the Macedonian capital Skopje, January 13, 2013. Vevcani village marks the Orthodox St. Vasilij Day annually with a carnival that features a 1,400-year-old celebration with pagan roots. The highlights of the carnival include a political satire where masked villagers act out current events. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

A reveler poses before parading the streets during a carnival in the village of Vevcani, some 170 km (106 miles) from the Macedonian capital Skopje, January 13, 2013. Vevcani village marks the Orthodox St. Vasilij Day annually with a carnival that features a 1,400-year-old celebration with pagan roots. The highlights of the carnival include a political satire where masked villagers act out current events. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

A reveler applies a mask before parading the streets during a carnival in the village of Vevcani, some 170 km (106 miles) from the Macedonian capital Skopje, January 13, 2013. Vevcani village marks the Orthodox St. Vasilij Day annually with a carnival that features a 1,400-year-old celebration with pagan roots. The highlights of the carnival include a political satire where masked villagers act out current events. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

Masked villagers during the carnival in Vevcani, a small village in southwestern Macedonia, on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. The festivities are always held on St. Vasilij's day for more than fourteen centuries, marking the arrival of the New Year by the Julian calendar. The carnival which has pagan roots, highlight political satire, with masked local people acting out the current events. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Revelers parade the streets during a carnival in the village of Vevcani, some 170 km (106 miles) from the Macedonian capital Skopje, January 14, 2013. Vevcani village marks the Orthodox St. Vasilij Day annually with a carnival that features a 1,400-year-old celebration with pagan roots. The highlights of the carnival include a political satire where masked villagers act out current events. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

Revelers parade the streets during a carnival in the village of Vevcani, some 170 km (106 miles) from the Macedonian capital Skopje, January 13, 2013. Vevcani village marks the Orthodox St. Vasilij Day annually with a carnival that features a 1,400-year-old celebration with pagan roots. The highlights of the carnival include a political satire where masked villagers act out current events. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

Revelers pose while parading the streets during a carnival in the village of Vevcani, some 170 km (106 miles) from the Macedonian capital Skopje, January 13, 2013. Vevcani village marks the Orthodox St. Vasilij Day annually with a carnival that features a 1,400-year-old celebration with pagan roots. The highlights of the carnival include a political satire where masked villagers act out current events. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

Revelers parade the streets during a carnival in the village of Vevcani, some 170 km (106 miles) from the Macedonian capital Skopje, January 14, 2013. Vevcani village marks the Orthodox St. Vasilij Day annually with a carnival that features a 1,400-year-old celebration with pagan roots. The highlights of the carnival include a political satire where masked villagers act out current events. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski