Christians around the world celebrate Epiphany Day on January 6. For Eastern Orthodox Christians the feast commemorates the baptism of Jesus in river Jordan by John the Baptist. Roman Catholics and Protestants celebrate the revelation of the birth of Jesus to the three wise men (Magi).
A child wearing a Santa Claus costume lights a candle inside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem during the Eastern Orthodox ChristmasReutersGreek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos (C) leads a Christmas procession in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of BethlehemReutersAn altar server waits for the arrival of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of BethlehemReutersMen jump into the waters of a lake in an attempt to grab a wooden cross on Epiphany Day in Sofia, BulgariaReutersA boy holds a wooden cross which was thrown by a priest in the icy waters of the Tundzha river during a celebration for Epiphany in the town of Kalofer, BulgariaReutersPope Francis leads the Epiphany mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the VaticanReutersPope Francis kisses a statue of the baby Jesus as he arrives to lead the Epiphany mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the VaticanReutersNuns attend the Epiphany mass led by Pope Francis in Saint Peter's Basilica at the VaticanReutersA horse is seen before the annual horse race organised by Orthodox believers on Epiphany Day in the Romanian village of PietrosanReutersA man dressed as one of the Three Wise Men waves to children after arriving at San Lorenzo beach in Gijon, SpainReutersA woman lights a candle in Orthodox St. John the Baptist church in Volgograd, RussiaReutersBulgarian men dance in the icy waters of the Tundzha river during a celebration for Epiphany Day in the town of KaloferReuters
