Nicolaos Solis from Greece kisses the wooden cross which was thrown into the waters by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, during the Epiphany ceremony to bless the waters at the Golden Horn in ...

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Orthodox Christians across eastern Europe and central Asia have braved some of the lowest temperatures in decades as they plunged into icy water to celebrate the Epiphany. Special cross-shaped holes ...

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. Young men plunged ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bulgarians dive into the icy waters of a lake to catch a cross in Sofia as part of Epiphany Day celebrations on January 6, 2015 ...

This year’s Epiphany plunge on Jan. 19 has special meaning for Ukrainians: a renewed understanding of life transfigured by a near-death experience. The bitter cold spell has abated somewhat across ...