Celebrating the Epiphany, paving the way for gay marriage in Florida| Jan. 5
The day in photos around the world.
- The Cabalgata Los Reyes Magos (Cavalcade of the three kings) cross Magdalena bridge over Arga River the day before Epiphany, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. It is a parade symbolizing the coming of the Magi to Bethlehem following the birth of Jesus. In Spain and many Latin American countries Epiphany is the day when gifts are exchanged. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
- People enjoy the Cabalgata Los Reyes Magos (Cavalcade of the three kings) the day before Epiphany, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. It is a parade symbolizing the coming of the Magi to Bethlehem following the birth of Jesus. In Spain and many Latin American countries Epiphany is the day when gifts are exchanged. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
- A woman reacts as one of the Three Wise Men passes by her balcony during the ‘Cabalgata de Reyes,’ or the Three Wise Men parade in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Jan. 5, 2014. The traditional parade marks the eve of the Epiphany, a Christian holiday celebrating the story of the three wise men believed to have followed a bright star to offer gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn Jesus in Bethlehem. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
- A man walks near the April 25th bridge by the Tagus riverbank in Lisbon on a foggy morning, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
- Penguins swim in their pool during the annual stock take at London Zoo, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. Caring for more than 750 different species, London Zoo keepers started the New Year with the task of counting every single animal. With three Sumatran tiger cubs adding vital numbers to the European conservation breeding programme, the birth of six critically-endangered Philippine crocodiles and the arrival of nine Humboldt penguin chicks, all of the new additions will be added to the records. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
- Catherina Pareto, right, and Karla Arguello, second from right, kiss after they were married by Circuit Court Judge Sarah Zabel, left, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in Miami. Zabel provided a jump-start Monday to Florida’s entry as the 36th state where gays and lesbians can legally marry, saying she saw no reason why same-sex couples couldn’t immediately get their licenses in Miami-Dade County ahead of a midnight launch statewide. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
- Jeff Ronci, 53, left, kisses his partner of 15 years, Juan Talavera, 46, as they hold up their marriage license at the Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts office, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in Miami. A circuit judge judge lifted a stay on her July ruling that Florida’s same sex marriage ban violates equal protections under the U.S. Constitution. The first gay and lesbian weddings could take place as early as Monday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
- Todd, left, and Jeff Delmay, celebrate as they leave the courthouse after having attended a hearing in which a Miami-Dade Circuit Judge cleared the way for gay and lesbian couples to marry, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in Miami. Judge Sarah Zabel provided a jump-start Monday to Florida’s entry as the 36th state where gays and lesbians can legally marry, saying she saw no reason why same-sex couples couldn’t immediately get their licenses in Miami-Dade County ahead of a midnight launch statewide. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
- The illumination of the world famous Cologne cathedral goes out during a rally called ‘Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West’ (PEGIDA) in Cologne, Germany, Monday evening, Jan. 5, 2015. The church wants to protest against intolerance of the anti Islamic movement, that came up in many German cities. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
- Syrian refugee children sit on the ground inside their tent home as they take their dinner at a Syrian refugee camp, in Deir Zannoun village in the Bekaa valley, eastern Lebanon, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. A snow storm is expected to hit Lebanon Monday affecting Syrian refugees, many of whom live in tents without heating. The government estimates there are about 1.5 million Syrians in Lebanon, about one-quarter of the total population. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
- Nepalese women devotees sit around a bonfire to warm themselves before they take holy deep in Salinadi River during the first day of month long Swasthani Bratakatha festiva in Sankhu, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. During this month-long festival, devotees recite Holy Scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Lord Shiva. Unmarried women pray to have a good husband while those married pray for the longevity of their husbands by observing a month-long fast. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
- Spain’s Fernando Verdasco returns the ball to Russia’s Teymuraz Gabashviliduring the Qatar ATP Open Tennis tournament in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)