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 their traditional ...

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Tarpon Springs’ Epiphany, dating back to 1906 ... has acknowledged that many other Orthodox churches allow girls to participate in the cross dive. But the Tarpon Springs church sees the boys ...

Orthodox Christians in Tampa Bay and around the world are celebrating the Epiphany on Monday ... dove release will occur and the dive for the cross will take place. Currently the arch bishop ...

The victorious participant receives the cross, and others who dove with him also get medals as mementos. While Epiphany marks ... However, Orthodox Christian churches may celebrate on different ...

Lucas Boillot, 17, was hoisted into the air by his fellow divers and carried back to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral as this year's Epiphany Cross Retriever. Reeling from the moment ...

For Greek Orthodox Christians, Epiphany is a celebration of Christ’s baptism. Celebrations have been underway over the weekend. The events culminate on January 6th with the cross dive.

For the Greek community in Tarpon Springs, the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral is where ... as he retrieved the cross during Epiphany. “It still to this day is probably one of the best ...

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 ...

(AP Photo) A man steps down to plunge as a cross is reflected in icy water before celebrating the Orthodox Epiphany in the Stroginskaya floodplain in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025.

The victorious participant receives the cross, and others who dove with him also get medals as mementos. While Epiphany marks ... However, Orthodox Christian churches may celebrate on different ...