A festival of masks
If you happen to be in Lisbon this week don’t be alarmed if you bump into a cast of weird and wonderful characters who appear to have stepped out of your dreams or nightmares.
It's just the week-long Iberian Mask Festival that takes place every year, with hundreds of participants from Spain, Italy and Portugal parading through the streets.
A man, who has created a mask using his own hair, parades through the streets.
A member of the Los Sidros company from Spain rests during the festival.
Masked people chat as they await the start of a parade.
Participants in horned masks stand in a square in Lisbon.
Each group represent their own region’s traditions.
Participants get dressed in their costumes.
A member of the "Los Jurrus de Alija de Infantado" folk group poses for a portrait.
A member of the "Los Jurrus de Alija de Infantado" folk group checks his cloak in a mirror.
