Orthodox swimmers compete for the crucifix in the Bosphorus River in Istanbul, Turkey



Villagers jump into a river in Serdanu village in Romania to retrieve the wooden cross


Children in traditional dress walk in the centre of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv

A Bulgarian boy holds a cross as believers sing and dance in the icy waters of river Tundzha to celebrate Epiphany day in the town of Kalofer, Bulgaria, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013.

Swimmers stand ready to retrieve a wooden cross which is cast into the waters during a ceremony to bless the water at Flisvos beach, Paleo Faliro, Athens.

Swimmers jump into the sea water to retrieve a cross thrown by a priest into the waters during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the waters in southeastern coastal resort of Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013.

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