Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of frozen lakes and rivers, have been forced to cancel their traditional ...

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 ...

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 ...

"In the early hours of January 19, more than 1.2 million people took part in the celebration of the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. Over 8,700 events were held in Russian-populated areas," she ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken part in a traditional Orthodox ritual to mark the feast of Epiphany. The most important date in the Christian calendar is being marked around the world.

CHURCH leaders in Ukraine have deplored a Russian missile attack that killed 20 civilians, half of them children, in ...