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People in costume pose for photographers at the start of the Luzern-Carnival in Lucerne in the early morning hours Feb. 16.

Creepy and cool: all dressed up for the Lucerne carnival

The history of Lucerne's carnival can be traced back over more than 600 years and is best known for its individually hand-crafted masks and costumes paraded in the town's streets and squares by thousands of revellers during the three-day carnival festival.

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