A man dips into the icy waters of a lake as part of celebrations for Orthodox Epiphany on the outskirts of Minsk, January 18, 2016. Orthodox believers will mark Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in icy waters regardless of the weather. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





A woman dips into the icy waters of a lake as part of celebrations for Orthodox Epiphany on the outskirts of Minsk, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





People dip into the icy waters of a lake as part of celebrations for Orthodox Epiphany on the outskirts of Minsk, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





A man dips into the icy waters of a lake as part of celebrations for Orthodox Epiphany on the outskirts of Minsk, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





A man crosses himself as he dips into the icy waters of a lake as part of celebrations for Orthodox Epiphany on the outskirts of Minsk, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Men swim in the icy waters of a lake as part of celebrations for Orthodox Epiphany on the outskirts of Minsk, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





A woman is helped by a member of Belarussian Emergencies Ministry as she dips into the icy waters of a lake as part of celebrations for Orthodox Epiphany on the outskirts of Minsk, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





A boy dips into the icy waters of a lake as part of celebrations for Orthodox Epiphany on the outskirts of Minsk, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





An inmate immerses himself in water at high-security penal colony number 6 during celebrations for the Orthodox Epiphany, with the air temperature at about minus 29 degrees Celsius (minus 20.2 degrees Fahrenheit), in the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, January 18, 2016. Orthodox believers mark Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in icy waters regardless of the weather. (Photo by Dmitry Feoktistov/Reuters)





A priest (R) conducts a service as inmates get prepared before immersing themselves in water at high-security penal colony number 6 on the eve of the Orthodox Epiphany in the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Dmitry Feoktistov/Reuters)





An inmate walks out after immersing himself in water at high-security penal colony number 6 on the eve of the Orthodox Epiphany, with the air temperature at about minus 29 degrees Celsius (minus 20.2 degrees Fahrenheit), in the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Dmitry Feoktistov/Reuters)





An inmate immerses himself in water at high-security penal colony number 6 on the eve of the Orthodox Epiphany, with the air temperature at about minus 29 degrees Celsius (minus 20.2 degrees Fahrenheit), in the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Dmitry Feoktistov/Reuters)





An inmate immerses himself in water at high-security penal colony number 6 on the eve of the Orthodox Epiphany, with the air temperature at about minus 29 degrees Celsius (minus 20.2 degrees Fahrenheit), in the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Dmitry Feoktistov/Reuters)





Hieromonch Nikandr from a local male skete operates a chainsaw while preparing an ice hole for the Orthodox Epiphany ceremony on the ice-covered Mana river, with the air temperature at about minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit), in Taiga area near the Siberian village of Mansky outside Krasnoyarsk, Russia, January 18, 2016. Orthodox believers mark Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in icy waters regardless of the weather. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)





A priest pours icy water over a woman during celebrations for the Orthodox Epiphany on the ice-covered Mana river, with the air temperature at about minus 33 degrees Celsius (minus 27.4 degrees Fahrenheit), in Taiga area near the Siberian village of Mansky outside Krasnoyarsk, Russia, January 19, 2016. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)





A Christian pilgrim holds the hand of her friend as they dip into the Jordan River on the Jordanian bank, at the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud near the West Bank city of Jericho January 18, 2016. Thousands of Orthodox Christians flocked to the Jordan River to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany at the traditional site where it is believed John the Baptist baptised Jesus. (Photo by Nir Elias/Reuters)





A Christian pilgrim dips herself in the waters of the Jordan River as she takes part in a ceremony at the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud, on the banks of the Jordan River near the West Bank city of Jericho January 18, 2016. (Photo by Nir Elias/Reuters)





A Christian pilgrim is baptised as she takes part in a ceremony at the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud on the banks of the Jordan River, near the West Bank city of Jericho January 18, 2016. (Photo by Nir Elias/Reuters)





A believer makes a cross sign while taking a dip in a fountain on the eve of the Orthodox Epiphany in central Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2016. Orthodox believers mark Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in icy waters regardless of the weather. (Photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)





A believer makes a cross sign while taking a dip in a fountain on the eve of the Orthodox Epiphany in central Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)





A woman takes a dip in a font on the eve of the Orthodox Epiphany in central Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)





A man takes a dip in a font on the eve of the Orthodox Epiphany in central Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)





A woman takes a dip in a font on the eve of the Orthodox Epiphany in central Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)





A man takes a dip in a font on the eve of the Orthodox Epiphany in central Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)





A woman takes a dip in a font on the eve of the Orthodox Epiphany in central Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2016. (Photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)