A 'Gille of Aalst', described as a court jester, adjusts his mask, before he starts to dance during the carnival parade in Aalst, Belgium, Monday, March 7, 2011. The 'Gilles' dance and strike the floor with their wooden clogs in an attempt to cast out the winter spirits and embrace the promise of new beginnings associated with spring. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)