Over time, Christian denominations developed a different attitude towards the feast of Epiphany. The Orthodox Church connects it primarily with the baptism of Christ, and the Catholic Church ...

Thousands of Orthodox Christians marked the feast day of Epiphany on Sunday with a traditional dip into icy water.

In this photo released by Russian Orthodox Church Press Service, a priest blesses parishioners after an Orthodox Epiphany ...

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

Military medic Natalya carried a jug of water blessed by priests at the Sviatogirsk monastery in east Ukraine as she ...

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

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

However local emergency services in some regions cancelled events, saying it was too hazardous for worshippers to cut bathing ...

MOSCOW — 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 ...

Priests bless the icy water to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany at the Great Palace Pond with the Church of the Holy Trinity in Ostankino in the background in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday ...