19 January celebrate one of the most clean and light of the Orthodox holidays - Epiphany. Christening set in memory of the day, When Jesus Christ came to the Jordan River to be baptized. В народе этот праздник имеет два названия «Крещение» и «Богоявление».
In Baptism always cold. And frosts are considered the "strong".
One of the traditions at Baptism is ice swimming. On the river or lake is cut Phillips polynya and people bathe in this water. Read more…