A shivering crowd of around 100 men defied Covid-19 restrictions Wednesday to jump into Bulgaria's Tundzha river -- an icy swim marking the Epiphany, which is supposed to bring good health. Rumen ...

ISTANBUL — Orthodox Christian worshippers plunged into chilly waters across southern and eastern Europe on Friday to retrieve crucifixes in ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ.

STORY: Partakers were seen immersing themselves in the cold dark water, as temperatures in Moscow were as low as -5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit). Worshippers believe their sins are ...

Orthodox Christians across Europe have celebrated the feast of Epiphany with icy dips in freezing water. The traditional date for the feast is January 6. However, Eastern Churches following the Julian ...

If you think it's cold here, spare a thought for these Russian Orthodox believers who took an ice bath yesterday. Swimming in icy water on January 19 is a traditional way for Orthodox Christians to ...

Ria Novosti In the middle of winter holes are cut in the ice and thousands of Russian Orthodox Christians gather to submerge themselves in the freezing water to mark the festival of the Epiphany. In ...

Tuesday was an important holiday in the Russian Orthodox Church: Epiphany, which celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. Russian believers mark the event by re-enacting that baptism in ...

MOSCOW, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Epiphany celebrations Saturday in Moscow led Russian Orthodox followers and clergy to swim in the Moskva River, despite the cold winter weather. For Orthodox Christians, the ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers in Bulgaria on Monday braved the freezing winter weather to plunge into icy waters as they observed centuries-old Epiphany traditions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and an estimated 270,000 other Muscovites followed an Orthodox Church tradition and jumped into icy waters to celebrate Epiphany. Many Orthodox Russians traditionally ...

Orthodox Christians in the Ukrainian capital braved frigid temperatures for an icy dip in Kyiv's Dnieper River to mark Epiphany. The January 19 event symbolizes the baptism of Christ and the cleansing ...