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Traditional Epiphany celebrations around the world, marking the day the Three Wise Men visited baby Jesus.
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A man takes a dip in icy waters during the Epiphany celebration, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 6. REUTERS/Alina Smutko
A Greek Orthodox worshipper lights candles as people arrive for an Epiphany Service at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey, January 6. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
A wooden crucifix is thrown in the sea during Epiphany day celebrations in the port village of Zygi, Cyprus January 6. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Men jump into the waters of a lake in an attempt to catch a wooden cross during a celebration of Epiphany Day in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 6. REUTERS/SpasiyanaSergieva
Participants participate in the traditional Three Kings swim to celebrate Epiphany at the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic, January 6. REUTERS/Eva Korinkova
An Orthodox faithful catches a wooden cross during Epiphany day celebrations in Durres, Albania, January 6. REUTERS/Florion Goga
A young believer kisses the cross during Epiphany Day celebrations in the fishing village of Tolo, Greece, January 6. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki
Young believers retrieve a cross from the sea during Epiphany Day celebrations in the fishing village of Tolo, Greece, January 6. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki
Orthodox faithful Markos Anastasopoulos, 25, raises a wooden cross during Epiphany day celebrations in Thessaloniki, Greece, January 6. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
Participants take part in the traditional Three Kings swim to celebrate Epiphany at the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic, January 6. REUTERS/Eva Korinkova
Participants pose as they take part in the traditional Three Kings swim to celebrate Epiphany at the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic, January 6. REUTERS/Eva Korinkova
An Orthodox faithful kisses a wooden crucifix during Epiphany day celebrations in Piraeus, Greece, January 6. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Men sing and dance in river water during a celebration of Epiphany Day in Elin Pelin, Bulgaria, January 6. REUTERS/SpasiyanaSergieva
A man takes a dip in the icy waters of the Dnipro river during the Epiphany celebration, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 6. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I holds a wooden crucifix during a celebration of Epiphany Day by the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey January 6. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
An Orthodox faithful kisses a wooden cross during Epiphany day celebrations in Durres, Albania, January 6. REUTERS/Florion Goga
An Orthodox priest blesses the faithful during Epiphany day celebrations in Durres, Albania, January 6. REUTERS/Florion Goga
An Orthodox faithful kisses a wooden crucifix during Epiphany day celebrations in Piraeus, Greece, January 6. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Orthodox faithful are seen in the sea after trying to catch a wooden crucifix during Epiphany day celebrations in Piraeus, Greece, January 6. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Greek Orthodox faithful retrieve a wooden crucifix as they swim in the Golden Horn during Epiphany day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, January 6, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
A child uses an umbrella to collect sweets and gifts thrown from a float by people dressed as the Three Wise Men during the traditional Epiphany parade, which was brought forward exceptionally to midday, instead of at traditional night as in other Spanish cities, due to the threat of rain, in Ronda, Spain January 5. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
A man uses an umbrella to collect sweets and gifts thrown from a float by people dressed as the Three Wise Men during the traditional Epiphany parade, which was brought forward exceptionally to midday, instead of at traditional night as in other Spanish cities, due to the threat of rain, in Ronda, Spain January 5. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
A man dressed as Gaspar, one of the Three Wise Men, waves as he participates in the annual Epiphany parade in Madrid, Spain, January 5. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
Juan Miguel Aguilar, 49, local journalist, dressed up as Melchior, one of the Three Wise Men, throws sweets from a float during the traditional Epiphany parade, which was brought forward exceptionally to midday, instead of at traditional night as in other Spanish cities, due to the threat of rain, in Ronda, Spain January 5. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Angel Ballesteros, 39, a local tourism businessman, Juan Miguel Aguilar, 49, a local journalist, and Diego Sanchez, 37, a local real estate agent, dressed up as the Three Wise Men Balthasar, Melchior and Gaspar, show drawings of themselves that children painted and gave them as they pose for a picture during their visit to a nursing home, in the outskirts of Ronda, Spain January 3. REUTERS/Jon...
Women and girls dressed up as dancers watch the arrival of men dressed as the Three Wise Men during the traditional Epiphany parade, which was brought forward exceptionally to midday, instead of at traditional night as in other Spanish cities, due to the threat of rain, in Ronda, Spain January 5. REUTERS/Jon Nazca