Spectators and performers dressed in Peruvian traditional costumes watch competitors during the departure ceremony for the fifth South American edition of the Dakar Rally 2013, in Lima Jan 5, 2013.[Photo/Agencies]

A man puts on a hard hat filled with water as he takes his first bath in the north sea to celebrate the arrival of the new year in Ostende Jan 5, 2013. About a thousand people took part in this annual tradition that takes place on the first Saturday of the new year, according to the participants.[Photo/Agencies]