The victorious participant receives the cross, and others who dove with ... it is also observed as Three Kings Day in Western Christianity. However, Orthodox Christian churches may celebrate ...
The lakeside Blessing of the Waters ceremony, in which ice crosses are dropped into the water, is an annual event for St. Michael’s Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church. It commemorates the ...
Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of ...