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

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

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

Climate change is threatening the traditional ice-bathing of Orthodox Christians on Epiphany: In many places in Russia and ...

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

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

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

The Nasterea Domnului Cathedral in Chisinau held a religious service today for the Orthodox celebrations of Epiphany. Camera: ...

Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the feast day of Epiphany on Sunday with a traditional dip into icy water even as local emergencies issued weather warnings. Local media showed people bathing ...

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

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 ...