Little Christmas: Russian Believers Plunge Into Freezing Water to Celebrate Epiphany
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A girl plunges into a fountain during the celebration of Epiphany on the Ob River in Novosibirsk.
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A girl plunges into a fountain during the celebration of Epiphany on the Ob River in Novosibirsk.
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People gather near the fountain during the Epiphany celebration in Izmailovsky Kremlin in Moscow.
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People gather near the fountain during the Epiphany celebration in Izmailovsky Kremlin in Moscow.
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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.
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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.
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A woman rests at the site of Epiphany bathing at the Resurrection Stauropegial Monastery on the Istra River.
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A woman rests at the site of Epiphany bathing at the Resurrection Stauropegial Monastery on the Istra River.
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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)
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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)
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A girl plunges into a fountain during the Epiphany celebration in Izmailovsky Kremlin in Moscow.
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A girl plunges into a fountain during the Epiphany celebration in Izmailovsky Kremlin in Moscow.
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Participants in Epiphany bathing on the Istra River near the Resurrection Stauropegial Monastery.
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Participants in Epiphany bathing on the Istra River near the Resurrection Stauropegial Monastery.
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Believers plunge into a fountain during the celebration of Epiphany in Izmailovsky Kremlin in Moscow.
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Believers plunge into a fountain during the celebration of Epiphany in Izmailovsky Kremlin in Moscow.
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A man sits in a fountain during the celebration of Epiphany on Lake Shartash in Yekaterinburg.
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A man sits in a fountain during the celebration of Epiphany on Lake Shartash in Yekaterinburg.
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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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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.
