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A swimming race to the cross as Bosnia's Christians mark Epiphany

Video Credit: AFP English - Duration: 01:39s - Published
A swimming race to the cross as Bosnia's Christians mark Epiphany

A swimming race to the cross as Bosnia's Christians mark Epiphany

Bosnia's Orthodox Christians take part in a swimming race in the River Drina to mark Epiphany, which in the Orthodox tradition celebrates Jesus Christ's baptism in the River Jordan.

"It's a great honour for me," one swimmer tells AFP, adding that the feeling was "impossible to put into words".


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