Feast of Epiphany in the Jordan River (13 images)

An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian marks the feast of the Epiphany by praying in a tub filled with water from the Jordan River at Qasr el Yahud, on the western bank of the Jordan River, Israel, January 18, 2011. The Jordan River separates Israel, on the western bank, and Jordan, on the eastern bank. Orthodox Christians celebrate the baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan River on the feast of Epiphany. UPI/Debbie Hill

An Orthodox Christian priest baptises a boy as Orthodox Christians mark the feast of the Epiphany at The Baptism Site, on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, Jordan, January 18, 2011. The Jordan River separates Israel, on the western bank, and Jordan, on the eastern bank. Orthodox Christians celebrate the baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan River on the feast of Epiphany. UPI/Debbie Hill

Orthodox Christians mark the feast of the Epiphany at Qasr el Yahud, on the western bank of the Jordan River, Israel, January 18, 2011. The Jordan River separates Israel, on the western bank, and Jordan, on the eastern bank. Orthodox Christians celebrate the baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan River on the feast of Epiphany. UPI/Debbie Hill

An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian marks the feast of the Epiphany by praying in a tub filled with water from the Jordan River at Qasr el Yahud, on the western bank of the Jordan River, Israel, January 18, 2011. The Jordan River separates Israel, on the western bank, and Jordan, on the eastern bank. Orthodox Christians celebrate the baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan River on the feast of Epiphany. UPI/Debbie Hill