So instead of fighting for their country, they chose to dress up in costumes and make complete fools of themselves in the street, as if that would somehow distract everyone from their cowardice.
Ohmagad war is happening let's stop everything because WAR WE MUST THINK ABOUT THE WAR ONLY
Newsflash, people keep on living their life, even during war. That's part of trying to normalize their life when deplorable shit is going on a few hundred kilometers to the east.