EditorialMike Costello and Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, W.Va., wear homemade masks during the Fasnacht celebration, which returned one year after COVID canceled the event, in Helvetia, W.Va., Feb. 26, 2022. (Luke Sharrett/The New York Times)
EditorialMike Costello and Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, W.Va., wear homemade masks during the Fasnacht celebration, which returned one year after COVID canceled the event, in Helvetia, W.Va., Feb. 26, 2022. (Luke Sharrett/The New York Times)
EditorialMike Costello and Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, W.Va., wear homemade masks during the Fasnacht celebration, which returned one year after COVID canceled the event, in Helvetia, W.Va., Feb. 26, 2022. (Luke Sharrett/The New York Times)