The celebration of Epiphany, or the Apparition of Christ, as Bulgarians call it, began on Monday in Sofia with a water blessing ceremony. PHOTOS: Bulgarians celebrate the feast of Epiphany with a ...

The feast marking the end of Christmas is called “Epiphany.” In the Latin rite of the Catholic Church, Epiphany celebrates the revelation that Jesus was the Son of God. It focuses primarily on ...

Bulgaria and Romania celebrate the feast on Jan. 6, Orthodox Churches in Russia, Ukraine and Serbia follow the Julian calendar, according to which Epiphany is celebrated on Jan. 19, as their ...

The holiday is also called the Feast of Epiphany, Three Kings Day and Theophany. Why is it known by different names? Some Western Christian churches know the feast day as Three Kings Day.

While the churches in Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Romania celebrate the feast on Jan. 6, Orthodox Churches in Russia and Serbia follow the Julian calendar, according to which Epiphany is ...

Epiphany marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas, but not all Orthodox Christian churches celebrate it on the same day. While the churches in Greece, Bulgaria and Romania celebrate the feast on ...