Epiphany day celebrations

Men jump into the waters of a lake in an attempt to grab a wooden cross on Epiphany Day in Sofia, Bulgaria Janmore

Believers burn dried oak branches, which symbolizes the Yule log, on Orthodox Christmas Eve in front of the Stmore

Orthodox faithful jump to catch a wooden crucifix thrown by Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronimos (nomore

Participants take part in the traditional Three Kings swim alongside the medieval Charles bridge to commemoratmore

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Serbian partiarch Irinej walks in front of the St. Sava temple on Orthodox Christmas Eve in Belgrade, Serbia, more

A view through a frosty fog shows the Uspensky male monastery, with the air temperature at about minus 26 degrmore

A worshipper lights candles as she attends a Christmas service according to the Eastern Orthodox calendar, in more

An Orthodox faithful kisses a wooden crucifix retrieved from the water by Russian Andreas Pyetakov (R) during more

Hieromonch Nikandr is reflected in an icon as he prays inside a church located in a compound of the Uspensky mmore

Bulgarian men dance in the icy waters of the Tundzha river during a celebration for Epiphany Day in the town omore

Greek Orthodox faithful Nikolas Solis, 28, a pilgrim from Agrinio of Greece, holds a wooden crucifix in the Gomore

Greek Orthodox faithful Nikolas Solis, 28, a pilgrim from Agrinio of Greece (R) returns the wooden crucifix tomore

Vassilis Konstantinidis, 19, prepares to catch a wooden crucifix during Epiphany day celebrations in Thessalonmore

Participants take part in the traditional Three Kings swim alongside the medieval Charles bridge to commemoratmore

Orthodox faithful hold a wooden crucifix thrown by Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronimos (not picturemore

Greek Orthodox faithful wait for the Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (not pictured) to throwmore

Pope Francis kisses the statue of baby Jesus as he leads the Epiphany mass in Saint Peter's basilica at the Vamore

Participants prepare for the traditional Three Kings swim to commemorate Epiphany at the Vltava River in Pragumore

People dressed up wait to perform before the traditional Epiphany parade in Malaga, southern Spain, January 5,more

An actor dressed as Melchior, one of the Three Wise Men, throws sweets during the traditional Epiphany parade more

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People perform during the traditional Epiphany parade in Malaga, southern Spain, January 5, 2016. Children in more

Participants prepare for the traditional Three Kings swim to commemorate Epiphany at the Vltava River in Pragumore