However local emergency services in some regions cancelled events, saying it was too hazardous for worshippers to cut bathing holes in icy ponds and rivers Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the ...

TASS-FACTBOX. On January 19, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate Epiphany, or the Baptism of the Lord, one of the 12 major Christian holidays (along with Easter) dogmatically connected with the ...

Russian Orthodox Christians braved freezing temperatures as they plunged into icy water to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany. Special cross-shaped holes were cut into thick ice covering rivers and lakes ...

LAKEWOOD – A new religious facility will make it easier for members of the township's Orthodox Jewish community to adhere to their cleansing ritual of immersion in water. Congregation Mikvah Taharah ...

People immerse themselves in the icy waters during the Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 18, 2019. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi) MOSCOW, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the feast day of Epiphany on Sunday with a traditional dip into icy water even as local ...

The full name of the holiday is the Baptism of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ TASS-FACTBOX. On January 19, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate Epiphany, or the Baptism of the Lord, one of the 12 ...