The brave and the pious celebrate the Orthodox Christian feast of the Epiphany on January 19 by submerging themselves in icy water. The event symbolizes the baptism of Christ and the cleansing of the ...

Orthodox Christians braved freezing temperatures to mark the feast of the Epiphany on January 19. The event symbolizes the baptism of Christ and the cleansing of the soul at the start of a new year. 1 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the feast day of Epiphany on Sunday with a traditional dip into icy water even as local ...

On the feast of Orthodox Christian Epiphany, January 19, Russia’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev issued a call on social media urging unity in opposing “Satanism,” reposting footage of President ...

On January 19, the Orthodox Church commemorates the event described in all four Gospels of Matthew, Luke, John and Mark - the baptism of Jesus Christ in the waters of the Jordan River by John the ...

Oleksandr used to come every year with his loved ones to the Holy Dormition Lavra monastery in Svyatogirsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region to submerge himself in the freezing river to mark Orthodox ...

ISTANBUL (AP) – Orthodox Christian worshippers plunged into chilly waters across southern and eastern Europe on Friday to retrieve crucifixes in ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ.

Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers in Bulgaria have ignored warnings issued by health authorities to abstain from mass gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic and kept to their ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians gathered on Monday at celebrations for Epiphany, locally known as Timkat, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ by John ...

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Wednesday is Epiphany, a major holiday in much of Orthodox Christianity celebrating the birth and baptism of Jesus. Religious services are held as well as Blessing of Water ceremonies at lakes, rivers ...