1.   Children dressed in carnival costumes three and four times their height paraded down the Mall, the street that leads to Buckingham Palace.

2.   Its collection groups traditional masks and carnival costumes from Bali to Bolivia, Poland to Polynesia, as well as a permanent exposition on Binche traditions.

3.   Many were dressed in carnival costume.

4.   Three children and an adult were being treated for serious burns Tuesday after their carnival fancy dress costumes caught fire.

5.   A festive group from Trinidad and Tobago, clad in carnival costumes, broke into Caribbean songs and dances several times along the route.