SHOTLIST:

MICHALOVCE, SLOVAKIA (JAN. 6, 2026) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL)

1. PEOPLE GATHERING AROUND ICY LABOREC RIVER FOR THREE KINGS EVENT (2 SHOTS)

2. VARIOUS OF SWIMMERS DIVING INTO ICY LABOREC RIVER AND SWIMMING AMID FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND GETTING OUT WITH HELP OF OTHERS

3. SWIMMERS LAYING BY RIVER, COVERING THEMSELVES WITH SNOW MICHALOVCE, SLOVAKIA - JAN. 6: Winter swimmers gathered in Michalovce, Slovakia on Tuesday, Jan. 6, to participate in the traditional Three Kings swim in the Laborec River.

Braving water temperatures of just 2°C and sub-zero air temperatures, participants took the icy dip to mark the Epiphany holiday.

The annual event draws hardy locals who plunge into the freezing waters to celebrate the end of the Christmas season.