In Serbia's Orthodox Christian community, the feast of the Epiphany is marked by the traditional "swim for the Holy Cross." ...

Most Christians observe Christmas on December 25th.But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on January 7th.For ...

While many have taken down their Christmas trees and put away their decorations until next year, Christians in Eastern Orthodox churches will begin celebrating the holiday today. The Rev. Stavrophor ...

Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo) Christian Orthodox believers, who ...

Braving the icy waters, participants across Serbia embraced tradition in the annual Swim for the Holy Cross, marking a major ...

Today is the day Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas, as observed in the Julian calendar, with Sts. Peter and Paul Serbian Orthodox Church hosting a Christmas Eve service on Monday ...

Reuters To mark the event many Orthodox Christians submerge themselves in ... that freezing water can have beneficial health effects. Serbian Orthodox worshippers jump into the cold water of ...

January 7 marks an alternate Christmas tradition, namely the Orthodox Christmas, and a very strong one at that ...

While the snow, which descended on the region Sunday night, was picturesque, it also forced at least one local church, Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Christian Church in Mount Crawford, to have to cancel ...