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LVIV, UKRAINE (JAN. 6, 2026) (ANADOLU-ACCESS ALL)

1. SOLDIERS HOLDING CANDLESTICKS AT CEREMONY

2. VARIOUS OF RELIGIOUS CEREMONY BEING HELD AT SQUARE

3. SOLDIER SOAKING CANDLESTICK IN HOLY WATER

4. CLERK MAKING SIGN OF CROSS ON WATER WHILE TOUCHING IT

5 VARIOUS OF PEOPLE FILLING CUPS WITH HOLY WATER FROM POLE LVIV, UKRAINE - JAN. 6, 2026: Orthodox Christians marked Epiphany on Tuesday, Jan. 6, with a city-wide water blessing ceremony at Rynok Square in Lviv, as the Russian-Ukrainian war continues.

Military chaplains led the blessing, joined by large numbers of Ukrainian soldiers and service members.

The Epiphany day marks the beginning of Christmas celebrations by most Orthodox Christians on Jan. 7, later than on Dec. 25 – the date for many other Christians – due to different traditional calendars.

It is one of the Orthodox Church’s most important holidays, commemorating Jesus’ baptism in the River Jordan.