Saltar sobre fuego, el acto tradicional de este particular festival

A reveler jumps over a fire during the traditional mask burning ceremony on the second day of a carnival marking the Orthodox Saint Basil Day in the village of Vevchani, some 170 km from Skopje on January 14, 2014.The Vevchani carnival is 1,400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (14 January), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

Disguised revelers take part in a carnival procession through south-western Macedonia�s village of Vevchani, on January 13, 2014. The Vevchani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

Disguised revelers take part in a carnival procession through the village of Vevchani, south-western Macedonia, on January 13, 2014. The Vevchani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

A disguised reveler takes part in a carnival procession through the village of Vevchani, south-western Macedonia, on January 13, 2014. The Vevchani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

A disguised reveler takes part in a carnival procession through the village of Vevchani, south-western Macedonia, on January 13, 2014. The Vevchani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

A disguised reveler takes part in a carnival procession through the village of Vevchani, south-western Macedonia, on January 13, 2014. The Vevchani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

A disguised reveler takes part in a carnival procession through the village of Vevchani, south-western Macedonia, on January 13, 2014. The Vevchani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

Disguised revelers take part in a carnival procession through the village of Vevchani, south-western Macedonia, on January 13, 2014. The Vevchani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

Disguised revelers take part in a carnival procession through the village of Vevchani, south-western Macedonia, on January 13, 2014. The Vevchani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

Disguised revelers take part in a carnival procession through the village of Vevchani, south-western Macedonia, on January 13, 2014. The Vevchani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

Disguised revelers take part in a carnival procession through the village of Vevchani, south-western Macedonia, on January 13, 2014. The Vevchani carnival is 1.400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (January 14), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

Disguised revelers stand next to a fire during the traditional mask burning ceremony on the second day of a carnival marking the Orthodox Saint Basil Day in the village of Vevchani, some 170 km from Skopje on January 14, 2014.The Vevchani carnival is 1,400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (14 January), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

Disguised revelers play with a fire during the traditional mask burning ceremony on the second day of a carnival marking the Orthodox Saint Basil Day in the village of Vevchani, some 170 km from Skopje on January 14, 2014.The Vevchani carnival is 1,400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (14 January), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI

Revelers stand by a fire during the traditional mask burning ceremony on the second day of a carnival marking the Orthodox Saint Basil Day in the village of Vevchani, some 170 km from Skopje on January 14, 2014.The Vevchani carnival is 1,400 years old and is held every year on the eve of the feast of Saint Basil (14 January), which also marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, observed by the Macedonian Orthodox Church. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI