A man dressed as a demon performs during a Krampus show in Goricane, Slovenia, November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic 

A man dressed as a demon performs during a Krampus show in Goricane, Slovenia, November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic 

A man dressed as a demon performs during a Krampus show in Goricane, Slovenia, November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic 

A man dressed as a demon performs during a Krampus show in Goricane, Slovenia, November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic 

A man dressed as a demon performs during a Krampus show in Goricane, Slovenia, November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic 

A man dressed as a demon performs during a Krampus show in Goricane, Slovenia, November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic 

A man dressed as a demon performs during a Krampus show in Goricane, Slovenia, November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic 

Men dressed as demons participate in a ceremony known as Los Talciguines, as part of religious activities to mark the start of the Holy Week in Texistepeque, El Salvador, March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A man dressed as a demon shows the handle of his whip prior to the ceremony known as Los Talciguines, as part of religious activities to mark the start of the Holy Week in Texistepeque, El Salvador, March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Fire crackers are set-off before an effigy of demon King Ravana is set on fire during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in Srinagar October 22, 2015. Effigies of the 10-headed Demon King "Ravana" are burnt on Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Hindu god Rama over the Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. REUTERS/Danish Ismail 

Fireworks explode before an effigy of demon King Ravana is set on fire during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in Srinagar October 22, 2015. Effigies of the 10-headed Demon King "Ravana" are burnt on Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Hindu god Rama over the Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. REUTERS/Danish Ismail 

An effigy of demon King Ravana collapses as it burns during the Hindu festival of Dussehra in Srinagar October 22, 2015. Effigies of the 10-headed Demon King "Ravana" are burnt on Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Hindu god Rama over the Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. REUTERS/Danish Ismail 

An artist applies finishing touches to a face of demon king Ravana in preparations for the upcoming Durga Puja festival at a pandal, a temporary platform, in Kolkata, India, October 6, 2015. The Durga Puja festival will be celebrated from October 19 to 22, which is the biggest religious event for Bengali Hindus. Hindus believe that the goddess Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

People work to make an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, before it is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. According to local folklore, the demon Ghantakarna is believed to "steal" children and women from their homes and localities. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

People set fire to an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. According to local folklore, the demon Ghantakarna is believed to "steal" children and women from their homes and localities. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

People set fire to an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. According to local folklore, the demon Ghantakarna is believed to "steal" children and women from their homes and localities. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A woman swings a child around the fire, where an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna was burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. According to local folklore, the demon is believed to "steal" children and women from their homes and localities. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

People set fire to the effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. According to local folklore, the demon Ghantakarna is believed to "steal" children and women from their homes and localities. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

People carry an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, before it is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. According to local folklore, the demon Ghantakarna is believed to "steal" children and women from their homes and localities. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

People carry an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, while another effigy of the demon is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival in the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. According to local folklore, the demon is believed to "steal" children and women from their homes and localities. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

People carry an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, while another effigy of the demon is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival in the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. According to local folklore, the demon is believed to "steal" children and women from their homes and localities. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

People carry an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna, while another effigy of the demon is burnt to symbolize the destruction of evil, during the Ghantakarna festival in the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal August 12, 2015. According to local folklore, the demon is believed to "steal" children and women from their homes and localities. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

An artist applies finishing touches to an effigy of demon king Ravana ahead of Dussehra on the outskirts of Agartala, capital of northeastern state of Tripura October 1, 2014. Effigies of the 10-headed demon king Ravana are burnt on Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over the Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A costumed participant in a Perchtenlauf (Perchten parade) performs in Vienna December 6, 2013. The tradition dates back to a 1,500 year-old pagan ritual to disperse the ghosts of winter. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

An artisan gives finishing touches to an effigy of demon king Ravana in preparation for the upcoming Hindu festival of Dussehra in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh October 8, 2013. The effigies are burnt during the festival which commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A boy makes an effigy of demon Ghantakarna before it is burned to symbolize the destruction of evil during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur August 5, 2013. According to legend, the demon Ghantakarna is believed to "steal" children and women from their homes and localities. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A child stands in front of an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna during the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur July 17, 2012. Effigies of the demon are burned during the festival to symbolize the destruction of evil. According to legend, the demon is believed to "steal" children and women from their homes and localities. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A man dressed as a demon performs with fire during a religious procession ahead of the Mahashivratri festival in Jammu February 18, 2012. Hindu women across the country celebrate Mahashivratri, better known as Lord Shiva's wedding anniversary, so that their husbands will be blessed with long lives. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

An artisan reapplies clay to an idol of Putna at a workshop in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh August 14, 2011. According to Hindu epics, Putna, a female demon, tried to feed Hindu Lord Krishna poisoned milk, when the Lord was still an infant. The idols of Putna are displayed in temples on the Hindu festival of "Janamashtmi," the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, which will be celebrated across India on August 22. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

An actor dressed as a demon whips an actor dressed as Jesus during a ceremony as part of religious activities to mark the start of Holy Week in Texistepeque, Santa Ana April 18, 2011. Participants receive lashes from the "devils", also know as Talciguines, as punishment for their sins. The annual event depicts the struggle between good and evil. REUTERS/Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Children, one dressed as a demon (L) and one as a Hindu god, take part in a parade during the "Kumbh Mela" or the Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian town of Haridwar February 11, 2010. Hundreds of thousands of Hindus take part in the religious gathering at the banks of the Ganges river in the holy city of Haridwar at the Festival, which is held every 12 years in different Indian cities. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A Hindu pilgrim stands in front of a giant face of a demon outside a temple in the northern Indian town of Haridwar, December 31,2009. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A man walks past an effigy of demon king Ravana ahead of the festival of Dussehra in New Delhi September 24, 2009. Effigies of Ravana are burnt during Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. Dussehra will be celebrated on September 28. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal (INDIA SOCIETY RELIGION) 

People carry the effigy of demon Ghantakarna at Khokana in Kathmandu while celebrating the Ghantakarna festival July 20, 2009. According to legend, people in Kathmandu celebrate the festival to drive away the demon who is believed to "steal" children and womenfolk from their homes and localities. The demon is later burnt at the nearest river to ward off evil. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL RELIGION SOCIETY) 

People set fire to the effigy of demon Ghantakarna at Khokana in Kathmandu, while celebrating the Ghantakarna festival, July 20, 2009. According to legend, people in Kathmandu celebrate the festival to drive away the demon who is believed to "steal" children and womenfolk from their homes and localities. The demon is later burnt at the nearest river to ward off evil. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL SOCIETY RELIGION IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A Hungarian man wears a mask during the traditional Buso Carnival in Mohacs, southern Hungary February 22, 2009. At the Buso Carnival, which lasts for six days, locals bury the winter and party before the start of lent. According to legend, the masks helped locals scare away the Turks in the 16th century. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai (HUNGARY) 

A Hindu devotee dressed as a demon takes part in a religious procession ahead of "Maha Shivratri" festival in Jammu February 21, 2009. The festival marks the night when Lord Shiva performed the "Tandava" dance and on this day Shiva devotees observe a fast and offer fruits, flowers and bel (wood apple) leaves on Shiva Linga. REUTERS/Amit Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR) 

A Member of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) dress as demons during celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the creation of the NCC in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata November 23, 2008. The NCC, which is composed of members from the student community, is the second line of the Indian Defence. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw (INDIA) 

A man dressed as a demon gestures during a religious function in Jammu April 2, 2008. A three-day long ritual event, which is organised by a Hindu religious group, starts on Wednesday to raise awareness about healthy and prosperous living, organisers of the event said. REUTERS/Amit Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR) 

Artists make an idol of the Hindu demon Putna, at a workshop in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh August 22, 2007. According to Hindu epics, Putna, a female demon, tried to feed Hindu Lord Krishna poisoned milk, when the Lord was still a baby. The idols of Putna are displayed in temples on the Hindu festival of "Janamashtmi", the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, which will be celebrated across India on September 4, 2007. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA) 

Artists dressed as demons perform during a religious procession ahead of Mahashivratri festival in the northern Indian city of Jammu February 15, 2007. Hindu women across the country celebrate Mahashivratri, better known as the Lord Shiva's wedding anniversary, so that their husbands are blessed with long lives. REUTERS/Amit Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR) 

Finland's Lordi group celebrate after winning the 2006 Eurovision song contest in Athens' Olympic indoor arena May 20, 2006. Finland won the contest ahead of Russia, that took the second place, and Bosnia Herzegovina, that finished third. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis 

Actors from the French theatre company Naphtaline, dressed as demons, perform during a representation of a street theatre titled "Zoo: The legend of the Monkey King" in the northern Spanish town of Santander September 23, 2005. The company has created the show inspired by the monkey god, the hero of a Chinese novel written in the sixteenth century. REUTERS/Victor Fraile 

A man from the French theatre company Naphtaline dressed as a demon performs during a representation of a street theatre titled "Zoo, the legend of the Monkey King" in the northern Spanish town of Santander September 23, 2005. The company has created the show inspired by the monkey god, the hero of a Chinese novel written in the sixteenth century. REUTERS/Victor Fraile 

Mintu Porel, an Indian artist, puts the finishing touch on a 'pandal', or makeshift stage, designed in the form of a demon in Calcutta November 8, 2004. An idol of the Hindu goddess Kali will be placed inside the stage for Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of lights, on November 12. REUTERS/Sucheta Das PP04110073 ODLY SD/CN 

Laura Aikin (L) performs as "Badi'at el-Hosn wal Dscharmal", John Mark
Ainsley (C) as "Der Daemon" and Matthias Goerne (R) as "Al Kasim" in a
dress rehearsal for Hans Werner Henze's opera "L'upupa und der Triumph
der Sohnesliebe" in Salzburg August 8, 2003. The opera, commissioned by
the Salzburg Festival, has its premiere on August 12. REUTERS/str
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Matthias Goerner (L) performs as ":Al Kasim" and John Mark Ainsley as
"Der Daemon" in a dress rehearsal for Hans Werner Henze's opera
"L'upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe" in Salzburg August 8, 2003.
The opera, commissioned by the Salzburg Festival, has its premiere on
August 12. REUTERS/str REUTERS

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