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Lithuanians dressed as the Three Kings parade during the Epiphany Day celebrations in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Ambassador of the revelry, Vitalino Pereira sings hymns to celebrate the Santo Antonio Folia de Reis group during a procession marking Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, in Santo Antonio de Goias, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
An actress representing the Star of Bethlehem sings during an event celebrating the upcoming holiday of Epiphany in the Plaza de Armas of Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
An actress representing the gold of the Three Wise Men poses for a photo during an event celebrating the upcoming holiday of Epiphany in the Plaza de Armas of Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Children attend the traditional "Cabalgata de Reyes" parade in Campo Real, on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Children greet one of the three wise men as they attend the traditional "Cabalgata de Reyes" parade in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A dancer performs during the traditional "Cabalgata de Reyes" parade in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A dancer performs during the traditional "Cabalgata de Reyes" parade in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Jose Mario sings during a performance, by the Santo Antonio Folia de Reis group, marking Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, in Santo Antonio de Goias, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Members of the Paraguay-African cultural group Kamba Cua dance in honor of Saint Balthazar, one of the Three Kings, as they celebrate the upcoming holiday of Epiphany in San Lorenzo on the outskirts of Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025.(AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A volunteer of the group known as the Punk Kings loads a truck to distribute toys, clothes and pinatas to disadvantaged children in celebration of Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, in Mexico City, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Pope Francis waves during the Angelus noon prayer on the occasion of the Epiphany day from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Children pray during the Angelus noon prayer led by Pope Francis on the occasion of the Epiphany day, from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A performer smiles during the annual Epiphany procession in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
People attend the annual Epiphany procession in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
People take part in the annual Epiphany procession in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
A man takes part in a traditional horse race during Epiphany celebrations in the village of Pietrosani, Romania, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Young women watch people plunging into icy water during celebrations of Epiphany in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
An Orthodox believer dips into icy water during celebrations of Epiphany in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Bulgarian Patriarch Danail throws a wooden cross in the icy lake as believers jump to retrieve it, in Sofia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Bulgarians sing and dance in the Lesnovska River during Epiphany Day celebrations in the town of Elin Pelin, Bulgaria, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Bulgarians hold a wooden cross in the Lesnovska River during Epiphany Day celebrations in the town of Elin Pelin, Bulgaria, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
A Christian orthodox priest throws the cross into the sea water, during an epiphany ceremony to bless the sea, on the southeast village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
A wooden crucifix floats after being thrown in the Golden Horn during the Epiphany ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Pilgrim try to catch the cross after it was thrown by an Orthodox priest into the water, during an epiphany ceremony to bless the sea, on the southeast village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
A Christian orthodox priest throws the cross as the pilgrim swimmers prepare to dive into the sea waters, during an epiphany ceremony to bless the sea, on the southeast village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Pilgrims catch the cross during a water blessing ceremony marking the Epiphany celebrations, in Piraeus near Athens, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A Greek Orthodox faithful kisses a wooden crucifix after being retrieved in the Golden Horn during the Epiphany ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Pilgrim swimmers in the sea waters, prepare as the cross is thrown by a Christian orthodox priest, during an epiphany ceremony to bless the sea, on the southeast village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
An Orthodox believer bathes in the icy water during celebrations of the Epiphany in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A pilgrim holds the cross after it was thrown by an Orthodox priest into the water, during an epiphany ceremony to bless the sea, on the southeast village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
A father hugs his son as pilgrims jump to catch the cross during a water blessing ceremony marking the Epiphany celebrations, in Piraeus near Athens, on Monday Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Pilgrims jump to catch the cross during a water blessing ceremony marking the Epiphany celebrations, in Piraeus near Athens, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A pilgrim holds the cross after it was thrown by an Orthodox priest into the water, during an epiphany ceremony to bless the sea, on the southeast village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Greek Orthodox faithful hold up a wooden crucifix after being retrieved in the Golden Horn during the Epiphany ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Marcos-Poseidonas Kavalaris reacts after retrieving the cross during a water blessing ceremony marking the Epiphany celebrations in Piraeus near Athens, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A Christian orthodox priest throws the cross into the sea water, during an epiphany ceremony to bless the sea, on the southeast village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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Lithuanians dressed as the Three Kings parade during the Epiphany Day celebrations in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Ambassador of the revelry, Vitalino Pereira sings hymns to celebrate the Santo Antonio Folia de Reis group during a procession marking Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, in Santo Antonio de Goias, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
An actress representing the Star of Bethlehem sings during an event celebrating the upcoming holiday of Epiphany in the Plaza de Armas of Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
An actress representing the gold of the Three Wise Men poses for a photo during an event celebrating the upcoming holiday of Epiphany in the Plaza de Armas of Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Children attend the traditional "Cabalgata de Reyes" parade in Campo Real, on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Children greet one of the three wise men as they attend the traditional "Cabalgata de Reyes" parade in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A dancer performs during the traditional "Cabalgata de Reyes" parade in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A dancer performs during the traditional "Cabalgata de Reyes" parade in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Jose Mario sings during a performance, by the Santo Antonio Folia de Reis group, marking Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, in Santo Antonio de Goias, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Members of the Paraguay-African cultural group Kamba Cua dance in honor of Saint Balthazar, one of the Three Kings, as they celebrate the upcoming holiday of Epiphany in San Lorenzo on the outskirts of Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025.(AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A volunteer of the group known as the Punk Kings loads a truck to distribute toys, clothes and pinatas to disadvantaged children in celebration of Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, in Mexico City, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Pope Francis waves during the Angelus noon prayer on the occasion of the Epiphany day from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Children pray during the Angelus noon prayer led by Pope Francis on the occasion of the Epiphany day, from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A performer smiles during the annual Epiphany procession in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
People attend the annual Epiphany procession in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
People take part in the annual Epiphany procession in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
A man takes part in a traditional horse race during Epiphany celebrations in the village of Pietrosani, Romania, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Young women watch people plunging into icy water during celebrations of Epiphany in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
An Orthodox believer dips into icy water during celebrations of Epiphany in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Bulgarian Patriarch Danail throws a wooden cross in the icy lake as believers jump to retrieve it, in Sofia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Bulgarians sing and dance in the Lesnovska River during Epiphany Day celebrations in the town of Elin Pelin, Bulgaria, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Bulgarians hold a wooden cross in the Lesnovska River during Epiphany Day celebrations in the town of Elin Pelin, Bulgaria, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
A Christian orthodox priest throws the cross into the sea water, during an epiphany ceremony to bless the sea, on the southeast village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
A wooden crucifix floats after being thrown in the Golden Horn during the Epiphany ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Pilgrim try to catch the cross after it was thrown by an Orthodox priest into the water, during an epiphany ceremony to bless the sea, on the southeast village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
A Christian orthodox priest throws the cross as the pilgrim swimmers prepare to dive into the sea waters, during an epiphany ceremony to bless the sea, on the southeast village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Pilgrims catch the cross during a water blessing ceremony marking the Epiphany celebrations, in Piraeus near Athens, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A Greek Orthodox faithful kisses a wooden crucifix after being retrieved in the Golden Horn during the Epiphany ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Pilgrim swimmers in the sea waters, prepare as the cross is thrown by a Christian orthodox priest, during an epiphany ceremony to bless the sea, on the southeast village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
An Orthodox believer bathes in the icy water during celebrations of the Epiphany in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A pilgrim holds the cross after it was thrown by an Orthodox priest into the water, during an epiphany ceremony to bless the sea, on the southeast village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
A father hugs his son as pilgrims jump to catch the cross during a water blessing ceremony marking the Epiphany celebrations, in Piraeus near Athens, on Monday Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Pilgrims jump to catch the cross during a water blessing ceremony marking the Epiphany celebrations, in Piraeus near Athens, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A pilgrim holds the cross after it was thrown by an Orthodox priest into the water, during an epiphany ceremony to bless the sea, on the southeast village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Greek Orthodox faithful hold up a wooden crucifix after being retrieved in the Golden Horn during the Epiphany ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Marcos-Poseidonas Kavalaris reacts after retrieving the cross during a water blessing ceremony marking the Epiphany celebrations in Piraeus near Athens, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
