In ancient Spanish festival, masked villagers hit anyone who crosses their path

The Mamuxarros are figures dressed in white with a red sash around the waist and a metal mask to cover their faces.

Update: 2017-02-27 10:04 GMT

Carnival celebrations are in full swing in Spain, and revellers have donned their costumes and masks to mark the occasion. People dressed as the traditional carnival characters 'Zaku Zaharrak,' or old sack, in Basque language, as they take part in a carnival parade in the small Pyrenean village of Lesaka, northern Spain.

Revelers, dressed as 'Diablos de Luzon' or Luzon Devil's, covered in oil and soot carrying bull horns on their heads and cowbells on belts representing the devil, stand during a traditional carnival celebration in the small village of Luzon, Spain.

People dressed as the traditional carnival characters 'Zaku Zaharrak', or old sack, in Basque language as they take part in a carnival parade in the small Pyrenean village of Lesaka, northern Spain.

People dressed as the traditional carnival characters 'Zaku Zaharrak' or old sack, in Basque language as they take part in a carnival parade.

Revelers, dressed as 'Diablos de Luzon' or Luzon Devil's, covered in oil and soot carrying bull horns on their heads and cowbells on belts representing the devil, walk during a traditional carnival celebration in the small village of Luzon, Spain.

Two members of 'Mamuxarro' pose for a photo as they take part in an ancient rural carnival in the small village of Unanua, northern Spain.

The Mamuxarros are figures dressed in white with a red sash around the waist and a metal mask to cover their faces.

In ancient Spanish festival, masked villagers hit anyone who crosses their path

The Mamuxarros are figures dressed in white with a red sash around the waist and a metal mask to cover their faces.

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