A man steps down to plunge as a cross is reflected in icy water before celebrating the Orthodox Epiphany in the Stroginskaya floodplain in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) People plunge in cold water to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany as the temperature dropped to about -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit) near the Achairsky monastery outside the Siberian city of Omsk,

Russians in the southern city of Anapa took their traditional Epiphany dips in waters affected by a major oil spill, officials said, despite concerns about the toxic pollution.

Video. Epiphany ceremonies were held throughout North Macedonia, with the Holy Cross thrown into the water to commemorate the baptism of Christ.

Military medic Natalya carried a jug of water blessed by priests at the Sviatogirsk monastery in east Ukraine as she celebrated Orthodox Epiphany in a Russian-affiliated church, despite the war.

In Serbia's Orthodox Christian community, the feast of the Epiphany is marked by the traditional "swim for the Holy Cross." This year, 100 competitors took part in the race in the Vlasina River in southern Serbia,

Epiphany Environmental LLC, the Pittsburgh company that planned to build a frack waste treatment plant in at least one western Pennsylvania county, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Chapter 7 means liquidation.

You could say that the winter chill and icy waters were counterbalanced by the warmth of prayer and the blessings for that water. “It’s the baptism of our Lord on Jan 6. We bless the waters, homes and people in the homes,

Ethiopian Epiphany (Timket) has been celebrated colorfully in the historic city of Gondar underscoring the city's cultural and spiritual significance in the presence of President Taye Atske Selasie, other senior government officials,

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) has called on the entire community to promote mutual cooperation for lasting peace and national development.In his message at this year's Epiphany celebration held in the capital,

Climate change is threatening the traditional ice-bathing of Orthodox Christians on Epiphany: In many places in Russia and Eastern Europe, the ice cover is not thick enough. But believers are not letting this stop them.

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 their traditional ceremonies due to unusually warm winter temperatures.