Epiphany has come and gone. But this year, it struck me for the first time that the feast we celebrate is actually composed ...

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Our Christmas usually lasts beyond the first few days after Christmas to the 6th of January when we celebrate Epiphany, the ...

Orthodox Christians in Russia celebrate Epiphany with a plunge into icy waters. Birmingham stabbing: Boy, 12, knifed to death ...

Across Russia, the devout celebrate Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in frigid water through holes cut through ...

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...

A man steps down to plunge as a cross is reflected in icy water before celebrating the Orthodox Epiphany in the Stroginskaya ...

Military medic Natalya carried a jug of water blessed by priests at the Sviatogirsk monastery in east Ukraine as she ...

SANTO ANTONIO DE GOIAS, Brazil (AP) — Catholics in the small Brazilian city of Santo Antonio de Goias celebrated the Epiphany throughout the weekend and into Monday, the same day the rest of the ...

For those who celebrate the Epiphany — the celebration of the Twelfth Night after Christmas — on Jan. 6, you may look forward to putting your shoes outside your door for gifts, watching annual ...

On Epiphany, Ukrainians take part in the centuries-old tradition of plunging into the icy Dnipro River, celebrating the religious holiday with this cold-water ritual of renewal and faith. By accepting ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A performer dressed as Bastiao the clown rests amid performing with the Santo Antonio Folia de Reis group ...