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Warm weather threatens Epiphany ice water plunges for Russia’s Orthodox Christians
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 ...
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In Serbia, swimmers brave icy waters for Orthodox Epiphany
In Serbia's Orthodox Christian community, the feast of the Epiphany is marked by the traditional "swim for the Holy Cross." This year, 100 competitors took part in the race in the Vlasina River in ...
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Orthodox Patriarch Kirill blesses crosses engraved with Putin's initials for Ukraine war 'heroes'
During the Orthodox Christmas celebration held by Patriarch ... fighters in the Ukrainian war will be decorated with military crosses blessed by Kirill himself – and engraved on the chains ...