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On January 19 Orthodox Christians mark one of the 12 Great Feasts - Epiphany, or Theophany.
© RIA Novosti . Yury Kaver / Go to the mediabankEpiphany in the Kursk Root Hermitage
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Epiphany in the Kursk Root Hermitage
© RIA Novosti . Maxim Bogovid / Go to the mediabankIn Russia such an ice hole in the form of a cross is called “iordan” (derived from the name of the river Jordan where Christ was baptized)
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In Russia such an ice hole in the form of a cross is called “iordan” (derived from the name of the river Jordan where Christ was baptized)
© RIA Novosti . A. Solomonov / Go to the mediabankAll water on Earth is thought to be blessed on this day. Photo: 1996. Bathing in a river near the Resurrection Monastery in Novy Ierusalim on Epiphany
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All water on Earth is thought to be blessed on this day. Photo: 1996. Bathing in a river near the Resurrection Monastery in Novy Ierusalim on Epiphany
© RIA Novosti . Andrey Lukin / Go to the mediabankThe Russian Orthodox Church supports the tradition of believers bathing on Epiphany
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The Russian Orthodox Church supports the tradition of believers bathing on Epiphany
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabank2006. Epiphany bathing in Moscow’s Strogino District
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2006. Epiphany bathing in Moscow’s Strogino District
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Kompaniytchenko / Go to the mediabankEpiphany bathing in Lake Razliv near St. Petersburg in 2006
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Epiphany bathing in Lake Razliv near St. Petersburg in 2006
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankDuring the Epiphany bathing, people usually dip their entire bodies into water three times
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During the Epiphany bathing, people usually dip their entire bodies into water three times
© RIA Novosti . Anton Denisov / Go to the mediabankMedics and rescuers usually monitor Epiphany bathing events. The photo depicts bathing near a nunnery on the Volga River in 2008
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Medics and rescuers usually monitor Epiphany bathing events. The photo depicts bathing near a nunnery on the Volga River in 2008
© RIA Novosti . Iliya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankBelievers cross themselves and say: “In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” The photo depicts Epiphany dips in the Istra River near the Novy Ierusalim monastery in 2009
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Believers cross themselves and say: “In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” The photo depicts Epiphany dips in the Istra River near the Novy Ierusalim monastery in 2009
© RIA Novosti . Aleksandr Alpantkin / Go to the mediabank“Taking a dip in cold blessed waters, people not only make their bodies healthier but also strengthen their spirit,” Moscow ecologists said in a statement
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“Taking a dip in cold blessed waters, people not only make their bodies healthier but also strengthen their spirit,” Moscow ecologists said in a statement
© RIA Novosti . Ivan Rudnev / Go to the mediabankDespite 40-degree below Celsius, several thousand Kemerovo Region residents intend to take dips on Epiphany
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Despite 40-degree below Celsius, several thousand Kemerovo Region residents intend to take dips on Epiphany
© RIA Novosti . Valery Titievsky / Go to the mediabankBathing in an ice hole near the Archangel Michael Church in Novosibirsk in 2008
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Bathing in an ice hole near the Archangel Michael Church in Novosibirsk in 2008
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Venyavsky / Go to the mediabankEpiphany celebrations in the Rostov Region on the bank of the Don River
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Epiphany celebrations in the Rostov Region on the bank of the Don River
© RIA Novosti . Anton Belitsky / Go to the mediabankEpiphany bathing at the Ostankino pond in Moscow
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Epiphany bathing at the Ostankino pond in Moscow
© RIA Novosti . Anton Denisov / Go to the mediabankSome 30,000 people took an icy dip in Moscow although temperatures plunged below minus 20 Celsius. Photo: Epiphany bathing in Kuskovo, eastern Moscow
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Some 30,000 people took an icy dip in Moscow although temperatures plunged below minus 20 Celsius. Photo: Epiphany bathing in Kuskovo, eastern Moscow
© RIA Novosti . Grigory Sysoev / Go to the mediabankEpiphany bathing in the village of Ostashkovo near Moscow
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Epiphany bathing in the village of Ostashkovo near Moscow
© RIA Novosti . Anton Denisov / Go to the mediabankEpiphany bathing in Kuskovo, eastern Moscow
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Epiphany bathing in Kuskovo, eastern Moscow
© RIA Novosti . Grigoriy Sysoev / Go to the mediabankEpiphany bathing in the village of Ostashkovo near Moscow
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Epiphany bathing in the village of Ostashkovo near Moscow
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Fomichev / Go to the mediabankEpiphany bathing at the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin upon the Nerl River near the city of Vladimir
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Epiphany bathing at the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin upon the Nerl River near the city of Vladimir
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Fomichev / Go to the mediabankEpiphany bathing at the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin upon the Nerl River near the city of Vladimir
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Epiphany bathing at the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin upon the Nerl River near the city of Vladimir
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