[Dunkerque, France. 2025.]
Every first day of the year, people gather at the sea front for a short swim. This event also prefigures the opening of the local carnival season.

[Vincennes, France, 2025.]
Prix d’Amérique is a harness race held at the Hippodrome de Vincennes in Paris, France. The race takes place on the last Sunday of January every year, and has been doing so since 1920, with the exception for the years 1940-1941 when it was cancelled due to World War II. It was established to thank the US for the help given to France in World War I. It is widely considered the most prestigious harness race in the world.

[Binche, Belgium. 2025]. The Carnival of Binche is an annual festival in Binche, Belgium, featuring performers called Gilles in elaborate costumes who throw oranges at the crowd. Recognized as a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity since 2003.