Epiphany bathing is a Christian practice associated with the Feast of Epiphany and is most widely practiced in Eastern Orthodox countries. In Russia, Ukraine, and other parts of Eastern Europe, worshipers mark the day by plunging into icy rivers, lakes, or holes cut in the ice, recalling the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
Epiphany bathing is a Christian practice associated with the Feast of Epiphany and is most widely practiced in Eastern Orthodox countries. In Russia, Ukraine, and other parts of Eastern Europe, worshipers mark the day by plunging into icy rivers, lakes, or holes cut in the ice, recalling the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
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