Across Russia, the devout and the daring celebrate Epiphany on Jan. 19 by immersing themselves in frigid water through holes cut through the ice of lakes and rivers, imitating the baptism of Jesus ...

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 events of the ...

19 January is a special day for Orthodox Christians across Russia, including President Vladimir ... and it's called Epiphany. Though temperatures are as low as -20 Celsius, some celebrated this ...

MOSCOW, January 19. /TASS/. On Thursday, the Russian Orthodox Church is celebrating one of the 12 key Christian holidays - Epiphany. "On January 19, on the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord ...