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Pilgrims visit site of Jesus’s Baptism, now cleared of landmines

One of Christianity and Judaism’s holiest sites was seeded with more than 6,500 landmines and booby traps inside churches by the Israeli military beginning in 1968.

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Middle East, NewsGil ZoharGil Zohar, Israel, West Banak, landmine clearance, IDF, epiphany day, epiphany, qasr al-yahud, castle of the jews, Jordan, Orthodox Christianity, secondary feature, Secondary feature, Secondary Feature, ChristianityComment
In Photos: Romanian Orthodox Christians celebrate Jesus' baptism with holy water and a race
In Photos: Romanian Orthodox Christians celebrate Jesus' baptism with holy water and a race

Crowds of Romanians gathered on the coast of the Black Sea to watch priests bless holy water and throw three crosses into the water, representing God in the trinity of father, son and holy spirit. Then the race in near-freezing water began to retrieve a cross, believed to bring its owner blessings in the new year.

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Europe, NewsAlexandra RaduRomania, orthodox christians, Orthodox Christianity, epiphany day, Primary Feature, Alexandra Radu, Christianity, Romanian Orthodox Christians, Baptism, Holy Water Comment