Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians are celebrating Epiphany, locally known as Timkat. Monday's celebrations commemorate the ...

ISTANBUL (AP) – 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.

Orthodox Christians in Russia marked the feast day of Epiphany on Sunday with a traditional dip into icy water even as local emergencies issued weather warnings. Local media showed people bathing in ...

Christians are celebrating the feast day of Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day. It recalls the visit of the three kings, or magi, to the baby Jesus. Orthodox Christians focus on the baptism of ...

MOSCOW -- 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 ...

A man bathes in the icy water during the Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Jan. 19, 2026. (Str/Xinhua) A ...

A woman bathes in the icy water during the Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in Vladivostok, Russia, Jan. 18, 2026. (Photo by ...

Epiphany, which celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, is one of the most important holidays in the Orthodox ...

On Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate the Epiphany, one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Christian year that ...

MOSCOW (AP) — 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 ...

Millions of Ethiopian Christians have been celebrating Timket, or the Orthodox festival of Epiphany.