SKOPJE, MACEDONIA - JAN 19: Gjorge Ivanov , the Macedonian president poses for a photograph in Skopje on January 18, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

SKOPJE, MACEDONIA - JAN 19: People having dinner and listening to live Macedonian traditional music in a restaurant in Skopje on January 18, 2018.. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

SKOPJE, MACEDONIA - JAN 19: People celebrating Male Vodici, the day Saint John the Baptist allegedly baptized Jesus Christ in the Jordan River, in Skopje on January 19, 2019. On Male Vodici, priests from all over Macedonia, throw a ritual cross into a larger water (river, lake or pool) and people jump into the freezing waters to catch the cross. It is thought that on that day all waters are baptized and that the one who will catch the cross will have luck the next year. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

SKOPJE, MACEDONIA - JAN 19: People celebrating Male Vodici, the day Saint John the Baptist allegedly baptized Jesus Christ in the Jordan River, in Skopje on January 19, 2019. On Male Vodici, priests from all over Macedonia, throw a ritual cross into a larger water (river, lake or pool) and people jump into the freezing waters to catch the cross. It is thought that on that day all waters are baptized and that the one who will catch the cross will have luck the next year. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

SKOPJE, MACEDONIA - JAN 19: People celebrating Male Vodici, the day Saint John the Baptist allegedly baptized Jesus Christ in the Jordan River, in Skopje on January 19, 2019. On Male Vodici, priests from all over Macedonia, throw a ritual cross into a larger water (river, lake or pool) and people jump into the freezing waters to catch the cross. It is thought that on that day all waters are baptized and that the one who will catch the cross will have luck the next year. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

SKOPJE, MACEDONIA - JAN 19: Macedonian presidential guard in Skopje on January 18, 2018. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

SKOPJE, MACEDONIA - JAN 19: People celebrating Male Vodici, the day Saint John the Baptist allegedly baptized Jesus Christ in the Jordan River, in Skopje on January 19, 2019. On Male Vodici, priests from all over Macedonia, throw a ritual cross into a larger water (river, lake or pool) and people jump into the freezing waters to catch the cross. It is thought that on that day all waters are baptized and that the one who will catch the cross will have luck the next year. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

SKOPJE, MACEDONIA - JAN 19: People celebrating Male Vodici, the day Saint John the Baptist allegedly baptized Jesus Christ in the Jordan River, in Skopje on January 19, 2019. On Male Vodici, priests from all over Macedonia, throw a ritual cross into a larger water (river, lake or pool) and people jump into the freezing waters to catch the cross. It is thought that on that day all waters are baptized and that the one who will catch the cross will have luck the next year. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

SKOPJE, MACEDONIA - JAN 19: People celebrating Male Vodici, the day Saint John the Baptist allegedly baptized Jesus Christ in the Jordan River, in Skopje on January 19, 2019. On Male Vodici, priests from all over Macedonia, throw a ritual cross into a larger water (river, lake or pool) and people jump into the freezing waters to catch the cross. It is thought that on that day all waters are baptized and that the one who will catch the cross will have luck the next year. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

SKOPJE, MACEDONIA - JAN 19: Igor Jakimovski, single-handed rescued more people from the freezing water than the whole team of rescuers on site, in Skopje, January 19, 2019. Across Macedonia, Orthodox Christian faithful are celebrating the Epiphany (Vodici) when men jump into the local rivers and lakes to retrieve the holy cross. Some 140 participants announced they will jump for the cross in Skopje alone, where traditionally Archbishop Stefan is the one leading the ceremony. It is believed that the person who retrieves the cross will have good luck throughout the year. To better accommodate the crowds, traffic in downtown Skopje will be diverted. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

SKOPJE, MACEDONIA - JAN 19: People celebrating Male Vodici, the day Saint John the Baptist allegedly baptized Jesus Christ in the Jordan River, in Skopje on January 19, 2019. On Male Vodici, priests from all over Macedonia, throw a ritual cross into a larger water (river, lake or pool) and people jump into the freezing waters to catch the cross. It is thought that on that day all waters are baptized and that the one who will catch the cross will have luck the next year. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.

SKOPJE, MACEDONIA - JAN 19: People celebrating Male Vodici, the day Saint John the Baptist allegedly baptized Jesus Christ in the Jordan River, in Skopje on January 19, 2019. On Male Vodici, priests from all over Macedonia, throw a ritual cross into a larger water (river, lake or pool) and people jump into the freezing waters to catch the cross. It is thought that on that day all waters are baptized and that the one who will catch the cross will have luck the next year. Photography by Mugur Varzariu/Getty Images/Newsweek.