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Orthodox faithful in Greece swim to retrieve the cross on Epiphany
The victorious participant receives the cross, and others who dove with ... it is also observed as Three Kings Day in Western Christianity. However, Orthodox Christian churches may celebrate ...
Participants across Serbia brave icy waters in the traditional Holy Cross swim
Braving the icy waters, participants across Serbia embraced tradition in the annual Swim for the Holy Cross, marking a major ...
Warm weather threatens Epiphany ice water plunges for Russia’s Orthodox Christians
Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...
Russia's Orthodox patriarch, marking Christmas, says West trying to smother Russia
The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its "alternative path of civilised ...
In Serbia, swimmers brave icy waters for Orthodox Epiphany
In Serbia's Orthodox Christian community, the feast of the Epiphany is marked by the traditional "swim for the Holy Cross." ...
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Aurora’s Orthodox churches bless Fox River for annual Epiphany tradition
It was a cold weekend morning on a nearly frozen river, but the warm spirit of unity filled the air, and hot cocoa warmed ...
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Syrian Christians want their identity and freedoms protected in any new constitution, envoy says
Christians attend Christmas Mass in the Greek Orthodox convent Saint Takla, in Maaloula, Syria, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo ...
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Video. Orthodox faithful in Greece swim to retrieve the cross on Epiphany
The victorious participant receives the cross, and others who dove with ... it is also observed as Three Kings Day in Western Christianity. However, Orthodox Christian churches may celebrate ...