EDIRNE, TURKEY - JANUARY 18: A boy wears a mask during the during the Bocuk Festival on January 18, 2020 in Edirne, Turkey. Believed to be an ancient Balkan tradition, the Bocuk festival or (Bocuk Gecesi) is celebrated every year and see's residents of the village dress up as scary characters and walk the streets banging on the doors and windows of houses hoping to frighten the residents. Bocuk is a word used in the Thrace region meaning "harshest winter night" and it is believed that people who celebrate it will have a healthy and prosperous year. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)