GREEK ORTHODOX CELEBRATE THE BAPTISM OF JESUS CHRIST IN ISTANBUL'S BOSPHORUS IN HEAVY SNOW FALL,...

Ethnic Greek Todor Galici (foreground) lets rival Vasil Kilendakis (rear) kiss the wooden crucifix after swimming to retrieve it from the cold waters of the Bosphorus waterway during a heavy snow fall in Istanbul January 6, 2002. Heavy snow fall hitting Istanbul on the third consecutive day did not stop this annual traditional event happening, in which the Metropolitan Bishop Joachim throws a wooden crucifix into the waters for swimmers to race to retrieve while celebrating the baptism of Jesus Christ following a mass held in Aya Iorgi church in Istanbul. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas FS