Here are the most moving, sorrowful, and beautiful pictures from the past week.
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, dozens ride their horses through the narrow cobblestone streets during the "Luminarias," a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come.
Francisco Seco / AP
A sledding dog is covered in ice after spending the night in the open air with his musher at the polar base of Val-Cenis, as they ready for the next stage of the 12th edition of "La Grande Odyssee" sledding race in Val Cenis Lanslevillard.
Jean-philippe Ksiazek / AFP / Getty Images
A group of people take part in a snow battle in Kiev, Ukraine.
Yuriy Kirnichny / AFP / Getty Images
Cui Deyi, known as "Polar Bear," plays xiangqi in Handan, Hebei province, China, while sitting in a box filled with ice. Buried waist deep in ice for more than an hour wearing nothing but a pair of swimming shorts, the man shivers and laughs at the challenge.
Fred Dufour / AFP / Getty Images
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