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Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by WriterNig(op): 4:27pm On Jan 27, 2025
Orthodox Christians across 🇷🇺 Russia celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany on Sunday by plunging themselves into frigid seas, lakes and rivers in just their bathing suits.

According to tradition, one must dip below the water's surface three times to symbolize the Holy Trinity.

In the Black Sea coastal city of Anapa, Russians took their traditional Epiphany dips in waters affected by a major oil spill despite concerns about the toxic pollution.

The Kremlin has not released footage of President Vladimir Putin taking part in Epiphany bathing since 2021.

Here's a selection of photos from this year's celebrations across the country:
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A man takes his son for a dip into the Neva River near the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
Peter Kovalev / TASS

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A man climbs out of the waters of the Lena River in Yakutsk, a city in Russia's Far East located about 450 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle.
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A woman takes a dip in an anabranch of the Ob River in Novosibirsk.
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Believers take dips into the Volga River in Volgograd.
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Epiphany bathing at the Lake Svyatoye in Moscow's Kosino-Ukhtomsky district.
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A woman wades into the frozen Sumka River at the Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery in the republic of Tatarstan.
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A man takes a dip in the ice hole on the frozen Sumka River at the Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery in Tatarstan.
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Epiphany bathing in the Big Vorontsovsky Pond in Moscow.
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Epiphany bathing at Lake Svyatoye in Moscow's Kosino-Ukhtomsky district.
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Epiphany bathing in the Bolshoi Vorontsovsky pond in Moscow.

Moscow Times

Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by WriterNig(op):
🇷🇺 🐻 ❤️
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by RollinTNDA:
After dipping yourself in cold water
You then get sent to the frontline in ukraine to get blown up into pieces

Then supply iran with missles to attack israel

Russia is a christian country with jihadist mindset

Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by havenz(m): 5:27pm On Jan 27, 2025
When you believe in the Almighty then you're great.

My love for Russia no one can separate.
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by horia: 5:28pm On Jan 27, 2025
Their body physiology is fascinating. This same cold water bath that will make others fall terribly ill is what various age groups plunge into around the country.
I can only say that the little differences in human diversity have beautiful details in it
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by bestman09(m): 5:28pm On Jan 27, 2025
grin
I'm speechless! I didn't know that such can be done in almighty Russia.
Our chosen brothers here also dive into mud water on the road!
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by Kavod: 5:29pm On Jan 27, 2025
Only in russia do they portray Jesus in brown skin.
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by sweetkev(m): 5:29pm On Jan 27, 2025
Jesus is Lord.
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by BluntCrazeMan: 5:29pm On Jan 27, 2025
Guy you too love Russian stories..
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by farouk2much(m): 5:29pm On Jan 27, 2025
Na containtment dey coz all this
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by Mozenge1: 5:31pm On Jan 27, 2025
Which one be this one again ??
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by franchasofficia: 5:31pm On Jan 27, 2025
Russia, a great Christian nation one Putin being misled by Moslem praisesingers is working tirelessly to destroy.



Christianity rules the world, from USA to Russia to Germany to Britain to France, Israel, etc, are all Christian nations, imagine if any of these great superpower nations were Moslem nations, the world would have seen hell cool

Jesus Christ is King, go and tell it to the whole world and He will reign forever smiley
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by franugo(m): 5:32pm On Jan 27, 2025
Celebrate Jesus inside sexy see through white? grin
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by JAMO84: 5:32pm On Jan 27, 2025
Beware of pneumonia
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by Osariemen12: 5:32pm On Jan 27, 2025
Russians are probably the most devoted christians on earth 🌎.
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by cybriz82(m): 5:32pm On Jan 27, 2025
Then when this is over them will remember to carry guns again 🙄
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by MTCLimited(m): 5:33pm On Jan 27, 2025
Ok
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by MrBONE2(m): 5:33pm On Jan 27, 2025
cheesy
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by Omoawoke(m): 5:33pm On Jan 27, 2025
Omoh!

This people get mind

Now to you foolish black Africans, (I always take joy in calling you dumb idiots out)
These are Russians worshiping what looks like them, it’s still understandable….
But for a black African man to be worshiping a white man jesus or Arab Mohammed still baffles me, same religion they use to colonize you.
For an Arab still practicing Islam is still understandable, a Chinese does their Buddha or Indian doing Hinduism
Only Africans are confused and worship what doesn’t look like them… worst of all, what was used to enslave and colonize them…

It still baffles these foreigners how black people do this, one reason they don’t even respect us… A Japanese seeing a black man bowing his head for catholic saints is still baffled and only concludes in his mind that truly, this blacks are retarddedd

Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by Heffalump(m):
They should stop deceiving themselves.

Where is the love of Christ when you support the killing of your neighbor?
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by Wealthoptulent(m): 5:33pm On Jan 27, 2025
a step costly but could WORTH IT..

but i guess how HAPPY they would be when PUT IN 6 FIT that BADT GUY, we saw GEN. ABACHA
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by Chibuzoripob: 5:33pm On Jan 27, 2025
shocked
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by helinues: 5:34pm On Jan 27, 2025
grin cheesy

Na for those who don belleful
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by prinsam30: 5:34pm On Jan 27, 2025
MAKE UNA SEE WETIN RELIGION DEY COS MY PEOPLE
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by unity004(m): 5:34pm On Jan 27, 2025
Are they using a different cross or I am not seeing well?
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by Softmirror: 5:35pm On Jan 27, 2025
🤗
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by robinfemi: 5:35pm On Jan 27, 2025
When some Nigerian girls can't allow cold water to touch their feets
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by OboOlora(f): 5:36pm On Jan 27, 2025
Op is a Russian spy, nothing wey anybody wan tell me.
The way he w@nks to every Russian news is a glaring evidence lol
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by TheStranger: 5:36pm On Jan 27, 2025
cool
Re: Russians Dive Into Freezing Water To Celebrate Epiphany (Photos) by MrIcredible: 5:36pm On Jan 27, 2025
Ọmọ!


The way those ladies nippu go stand and strong ehn....
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