(RNS2-mar3) A phallic painting on a building in Wangduephodrang, Bhutan. Bhutanese believe the ‘scandalous’ yet the integral part of Bhutan’s phallic worship aid fertility, work as a talisman to protect themselves from evil, and dispel malicious gossips. For use with RNS-PHALLUS-BHUTAN, transmitted on March 3, 2014, Photo by Tara Limbu

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Bulgarians carry bells on their waists as they dance around a bonfire during their “Kukeri” ritual in the town of Batanovtsi, some 35 km ( 22 miles) south from the capital Sofia, on late Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. “Kukeri” is a pagan Bulgarian masked ritual of Thracian origins, performed between Christmas and Lent by costumed men in sheepskin garments, bells and masks, who walk around and dance to scare away the evil spirits, in hope to provide a good harvest, health, fertility, and happiness. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) ORG XMIT: VP107