Revellers dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, prepare to take part in carnival celebrations in Distomo, a village in central Greece, on Monday, March 3, 2025. Revellers dressed in animal ...

Revellers dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, prepare to take part in carnival celebrations in Distomo, a village in central Greece, on Monday, March 3, 2025. Credit: AP/Petros ...

The ancient tradition of the Bell People in the Greek village of Distomo marks the end of carnival DISTOMO, Greece -- Feeling overwhelmed by everyday obligations or doom-scrolling? The ancient ...

Revelers clad themselves in animal skins and heavy bronze bells. They danced through the streets on Monday in a chaotic and wine-fueled ritual with roots in ancient Dionysian celebrations.

DISTOMO, Greece (AP) — Feeling overwhelmed by everyday obligations or doom-scrolling? The ancient Greeks had a remedy for burnout still practiced annually by their rural descendants. In the ...