Brave Ukrainians celebrate Epiphany on ice

Brave Ukrainians celebrate Epiphany diving in icy waters with the old calendar, January 19, 2022, under polar temperatures , like the brotherly people of Russia. It's a centuries-old tradition that is likely to be ruined after American intervention.
For those of the Eastern Orthodox faiths, Epiphany is the commemoration of Jesus Christ's baptism in the Jordan River, celebrated on Jan. 19 with a dip in frigid waters that is thought to cleanse believers of their sins and keep illness at bay.

1. Muscovites celebrate Epiphany with ice bathing in Moscow:
(https://youtu.be/sWSb039jMmc)
2. ‘Useful stress for the body’ - Yakutsk locals take ice-cold Epiphany dip :
(https://youtu.be/beP4opG1vTU)
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