The traditional bathing ritual to celebrate Epiphany involves dipping your body into an ice hole, which symbolizes the baptism of Jesus Christ. Many religious Russians believe that by bathing on this day, it is possible to cleanse oneself of sins.
️Photo credit — Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS
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