the annual tradition commemorates Christ's baptism, his blessing of the Jordan River, and the divine revelation of the Holy Trinity. As Christ blessed the Jordan River then, Orthodox Christians ...

In Serbia's Orthodox Christian community ... The swim symbolizes the baptism of Christ in the River Jordan. While the exact origin of the tradition is unknown, some records suggest it has been ...

old style), the Orthodox Church commemorates the event described in all four Gospels of Matthew, Luke, John and Mark — the baptism of Jesus Christ in the waters of the Jordan River by John the ...

The Orthodox Christian ... blessing of the river held at the Thamesside Walk bridge in Sonning. During the ritual, a wooden cross was dangled into the river to signify the baptism of Jesus Christ ...