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

A man steps down to plunge as a cross is reflected in icy water before celebrating the Orthodox Epiphany in the Stroginskaya ...

On January 19, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate Epiphany, or the Baptism of the ... after priests recite the prayers and immerse the cross three times in water, the water is endowed with ...

In Serbia's Orthodox Christian community, the feast of the Epiphany is marked by the traditional "swim for the Holy Cross." ...

It was a cold weekend morning on a nearly frozen river, but the warm spirit of unity filled the air, and hot cocoa warmed ...

After the waters are blessed by a Greek priest, young men lined up swim and dive for a cross thrown into the water by the ...

Braving the icy waters, participants across Serbia embraced tradition in the annual Swim for the Holy Cross, marking a major ...

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 ...

You could say that the winter chill and icy waters were counterbalanced by the warmth of prayer and the blessings for that ...

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 ...

He was the lucky swimmer who retrieved the cross in the annual Greek Celebration of Epiphany which involes a blessing of the waters and throwing of the cross ceremony. After the waters are blessed ...