Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...

Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the feast day of Epiphany on Sunday with a traditional dip into icy water even as local emergencies issued weather warnings. Local media showed people bathing ...

A group of Russian Orthodox believers bathes in the icy water of a pond during the celebrations of the Orthodox Epiphany in ...

Serbian Orthodox believers swim in the icy waters of the Danube River during Epiphany celebrations in Belgrade. Camera: ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of frozen lakes and rivers, have been forced to cancel ...

Military medic Natalya carried a jug of water blessed by priests at the Sviatogirsk monastery in eastern Ukraine as she celebrated Orthodox Epiphany in a Russian-affiliated church, despite the war.

Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the feast day of Epiphany on Sunday with a traditional dip into icy water even as local emergencies issued weather warnings. Local media showed people bathing in ...

In Serbia's Orthodox Christian community, the feast of the Epiphany is marked by the traditional "swim for the Holy Cross." This year, 100 competitors took part in the race in the Vlasina River in ...