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.

The Zemun Municipality, the Church of Saint Father Nikolaj, and the SVEBOR Association of Belgrade are organizing the 29th swimming for the Holy Cross on Monday, January 19, on Epiphany, the ...

STORY: Partakers were seen immersing themselves in the cold dark water, as temperatures in Moscow were as low as -5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit). Worshippers believe their sins are ...

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.

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 ...

Christian Orthodox believers swim to retrieve a cross from the cold water of the Danube river, marking Orthodox Epiphany, ...