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Saturday in Pictures: The Holidays Aren't Over Everywhere
Religious observances continue through the first week of 2017 as winter weather sweeps the globe.



A Filipino Catholic devotee raises her hands during a procession ahead of the Black Nazarene feast day celebrations in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 7. Philippine security forces are on high alert for possible terror attacks during the upcoming Black Nazarene feast day and procession on Jan. 9 in Quiapo, Manila. Police officers, military soldiers and traffic officers will be deployed in key areas of the feast day to ensure the safety of devotees, which are expected to number in the millions.




The head of Macedonian orthodox church, Archbishop Stefan, blesses the Macedonian Orthodox believers with holy water during the Christmas holy mass in the central Orthodox church St. Kliment in Skopje, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Jan. 7 Macedonian believers celebrate the Orthodox Christmas Day according to the old Julian calendar.

A six month-old baby elephant, Fah Jam, meaning Clear Sky, swims aided by a harness during a hydrotherapy treatment session to rehabilitate her injured foot at a veterinary clinic near Pattaya, Thailand, Jan. 7. When she was 3 months old, Fah Jam lost part of her front left foot in a snare set up by local villagers in Chanthaburi province, as a means to protect their crops from animals. The hydrotherapy sessions are part of the rehabilitation process to help Fah Jam regain strength and mobility in her injured foot.
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