A Bukusu youth stands covered in mud in preparation for a circumcision ritual in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 9, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. (Photo by Noor Khamis/Reuters)
A one and a half months old baby elephant stands close to its mother at Chitwan National Park in Chitwan, south of Kathmandu December 30, 2014. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
Soldiers are reflected in a puddle during a military parade during the celebrations for Romania's National Day in Bucharest December 1, 2014. (Photo by Radu Sigheti/Reuters)
Inmates dressed as Santa Claus prepare to participate in an event ahead of Christmas celebrations at Santa Monica female prison in Lima December 19, 2014. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)
St Mary's Cathedral is illuminated as part of a Christmas lights display in celebration of Christmas on December 19, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
Children look at Hares and Ducks ahead of the Turkey and dressed poultry auction at Chelford Market, northern England December 22, 2014. (Photo by Phil Noble/Reuters)