A girl emerges from cold water after plunging into an icy pond to mark the upcoming Epiphany in northwestern Moscow, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. Thousands of Russian Orthodox Church followers plunged ...

The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the holiday of Epiphany according to the Julian calendar on January 19. In Eastern Christianity, the feast of Epiphany commemorates the Baptism of Jesus.

MOSCOW, January 19. /TASS/. Some 1.8 mln people across Russia took part in the traditional ice swimming events on occasion of Epiphany to celebrate the baptism of Jesus Christ, Russian Interior ...

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday morning marked Orthodox Epiphany by immersing himself in the sub-zero waters clambering through a hole in the ice, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry ...

Worshippers across Russia and Eastern Europe have been braving icy waters for Epiphany, one of the most important holidays in the Orthodox Christian calendar. Celebrated on 19 January, Epiphany ...