Jan 18, 2014

Christians celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, Singapore’s “big baby” art and more in today’s daily brief.

: A Christian Orthodox nun plunges into the waters of the Jordan River during a ceremony marking the Orthodox Feast of the Epiphany on January 18, 2013 at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site in the West Bank by the Jordan River. Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III led the ceremony during which thousands of Orthodox Christians braved rain to plunge into plastic tubs filled with its murky water to celebrate Jesus’s baptism. (Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)

: Visitors carrying umbrellas look at the newly unveiled creation of British artist Marc Quinn, a 9m (30 feet) long painted bronze sculpture entitled “Planet” at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore January 18, 2013. (Edgar Su/Reuters)

: This picture taken on January 17, 2013 shows 77-year-old retired teacher Gao Yinyu preparing to go for a swim in the nude at a snow-covered bathing spot in Jilin, in northeastern China’s Jilin province, in a temperature of minus 25 degrees Celsius. Gao has been exercising in only his underwear every morning for more than the past decade and has rarely caught cold ever since retirement. (AFP/Getty Images)

: A Belarus Orthodox believer plunges into icy waters as a priest blesses him on the eve of the Epiphany holiday in Pilnitsa some 30 km outside Minsk, on January 18, 2013. Thousands of believers jumpe into holes cut in ice, braving freezing temperatures, on January 18 and early on January 19 to mark Epiphany, when they take part in a baptism ceremony. (Viktor Drachev/AFP/Getty Images)

: Two men with climbing gear and equipment remove snow from the bright plastic shell of the Allianz Arena on January 18, 2013 in Munich, southern Germany. (Peter Kneffel/AFP/Getty Images)

: A baby screams as he is plunged by an Orthodox priest into the waters of the Jordan River during a ceremony marking the Orthodox Feast of the Epiphany on January 18, 2013 at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site in the West Bank by the Jordan River. Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III led the ceremony during which thousands of Orthodox Christians braved rain to plunge into plastic tubs filled with its murky water to celebrate Jesus’s baptism. (Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)

: A believer immerses himself in a pool outside an Orthodox church during a ceremony to mark Epiphany in temperatures around minus 20 Celsius (minus 4 Fahrenheit) in Vladivostok early January 19, 2013. Orthodox Christians celebrate the religious holiday of Epiphany according to the Gregorian calendar on January 19. (Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)

: Students perform in a street dance competition during the 15th Sikhyana festival in Santa Rosa city, Laguna province, south of Manila January 18, 2013. Locals celebrate the Sikhayan festival, a contraction of Filipino words “Sikhay” meaning diligence and “Kabuhayan” for livelihood, to recognize the spirit of enterprise, ingenuity and craftmanship of their people. (Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

: F5 Tiger fighter jets of the Swiss Air Force fly before the Men’s Combined race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Wengen on January 18, 2013. (Oliver Morin/AFP/Getty Images)

Jan. 18 Daily Brief: Christians celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany and Singapore’s “big baby” art