These ice sculptures are part of the 32nd Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, which runs from January 5 to February 5 in the northern province of Heilongjiang, China. Wu Hong / EPA
Residents burn their Christmas trees on the Museumplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 3, 2016. The annual tree burning has been a New Year’s tradition since 1974. Koen Van Weel / EPA
Passengers peer through the frozen windows of a bus as the temperature dropped to — 21C in Minsk, Belarus, on January 4, 2016. Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters
Washington Redskins’ Will Compton, No 51, and DeAngelo Hall, upper left, knock the helmet off Dallas Cowboys’ Robert Turbin, right, after a short run in the first half of an NFL football game on January 3, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. The Redskins were charged with a personal foul on the play. Michael Ainsworth / Associated Press *
Vijanera festival participants take a break from marching in the village of Silio in northern Spain, on January 3, 2016. The masquerade, of pre-Roman origin, is the first carnival of the year in Europe symbolising the triumph of good over evil. Francisco Seco / Associated Press
Children play games during a ceremony to mark the 68th anniversary of Myanmar’s Independence day in Mandalay on January 4, 2016. Hein Htet / EPA
A man walks along a road on January 4, 2016, during the season’s first major snowfall in Srinagar, India. Danish Ismail / Reuters
A Palestinian boy rides his bicycle on the beach at sunset during rainy weather in the Gaza Strip on January 3, 2016. Mohammed Saber / EPA
Hundred of spectators dressed as the late cricket commentator Richie Benaud watch Australia and the West Indies battle it out on the second day of the third cricket test match in Sydney on January 4, 2016. William West / Agence France-Presse
Seagulls are seen at sunset on January 3, 2016, at Bang Pu seaside resort in Samut Prakan province on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Every year between October to March, thousands of the birds migrate to the area from Siberia to escape the harsh winter. Diego Azubel / EPA