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Men and young boys celebrate Epiphany in the icy Tundzha River in the town of Kalofer, Thursday, January 6, 2022. The legend goes that the person who retrieves the wooden cross will be freed from evil spirits and will be healthy throughout the year. After the cross is fished out, the priest delivers a special blessing to that man and his household. In the small mountain city of Kalofer in central Bulgaria the ritual lasts longer, as nearly a hundred men dressed in traditional white embroidered shirts wade into the Tundzha River to perform a slow “mazhko horo”, or men's dance. (Photo by Valentina Petrova/AP Photo)
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