The Zemun Municipality, the Church of Saint Father Nikolaj, and the SVEBOR Association of Belgrade are organizing the 29th ...

Epiphany, celebrated every 6 January, marks the baptism of Jesus Christ and is a public holiday in Greece. In the Blessing of the Waters ceremony, swimmers dive to retrieve a floating cross, a ...

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.

Bosnia's Orthodox Christians take part in a swimming race in the River Drina to mark Epiphany, which in the Orthodox tradition celebrates Jesus Christ's baptism in the River Jordan. "It's a great ...

A large crowd watched on as dozens of swimmers rushed to retrieve a wooden cross thrown by a priest into the water, in a ceremony marking Epiphany near the port of Piraeus outside Athens on Monday.