Epiphany has come and gone. But this year, it struck me for the first time that the feast we celebrate is actually composed of several epiphanies—and that comes as something of a relief.

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

According to the National Shrine of St. Jude, Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, celebrates the revelation of God in his son as human in Jesus Christ. Three Kings Day is a holiday celebrated at the ...

Orthodox believers celebrate Epiphany by bathing in a lake in the village of Leninskoe, near Bishkek. Camera: IGOR KOVALENKO.

“I think it will revive the hopes and spirits of everyone.” Epiphany is celebrated worldwide but the famous celebration in Tarpon Springs turns the small town known for its quaint sponge docks ...

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

Believers participate in this bathing tradition during the Orthodox celebration of Epiphany following the Julian calendar.

Across Russia, the devout celebrate Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in frigid water through holes cut through ...

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

Russians in the southern city of Anapa took their traditional Epiphany dips in waters affected by a major oil spill, ...

With Jesus and the three wise men being the focal point of Epiphany, many celebrations recognize these figures. The Gospel of Matthew said the three kings followed a star to Bethlehem and gave ...