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19, 2025. (AP Photo) People plunge in icy water to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany near the St. Serafimovsky Monastery on Russian Island in Russian far east port Vladivostok, Russia, Sunday, Jan. 19, ...

However local emergency services in some regions cancelled events, saying it was too hazardous for worshippers to cut bathing holes in icy ponds and riversView on euronews ...

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Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

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