Little Christmas: Russian Believers Plunge Into Freezing Water to Celebrate Epiphany
Little Christmas: Russian Believers Plunge Into Freezing Water to Celebrate Epiphany
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The devout and the daring are marking the Orthodox Christian holiday of Epiphany by immersing themselves in freezing water through holes cut through ice on... 19.01.2023, Sputnik International
Epiphany celebrates the revelation of Jesus Christ as the incarnation of God through his baptism in the River Jordan. It is one of the most important days for believers after Christmas and Easter, and since over 70% of Russians belong to the Orthodox Church, there are numerous feasts across the country, with people showing their dedication and well-known disregard for bitterly cold weather. Follow Sputnik's gallery to see more!
The devout and the daring are marking the Orthodox Christian holiday of Epiphany by immersing themselves in freezing water through holes cut through ice on lakes and rivers in Russia.
Epiphany celebrates the revelation of Jesus Christ as the incarnation of God through his baptism in the River Jordan. It is one of the most important days for believers after Christmas and Easter, and since over 70% of Russians belong to the Orthodox Church, there are numerous feasts across the country, with people showing their dedication and well-known disregard for bitterly cold weather.
An Orthodox priest performs the rite of blessing the water on the occasion of the feast of the Baptism of the Lord in a fountain with a continuous supply of water from the Yenisei, installed on the left-bank embankment in the Central District of Krasnoyarsk.
A Russian Orthodox priest blesses the icy water during a traditional Epiphany at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Ostankino near the TV Tower in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Believers bathe in icy water during a traditional Epiphany at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Ostankino near the TV Tower in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.
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