EPIPHANY HOLIDAY 2025 BATHING BAPTISM SWIMMING #epiphany #baptism #ice

   / @icefeat  Take a look and subscribe    • Full 4K bathing   - long videos EPIPHANY HOLIDAY 2025 BATHING BAPTISM SWIMMING #baptism #ice #swimming #baptism #epiphany #bathing Epiphany, Baptism or Jordan is a folk-religious holiday celebrated by Orthodox and Greek Catholics on January 19. It is the last holiday of the Christmas and New Year cycle and completes the Sviatky (12 days of caroling between Christmas and Epiphany). This holiday is associated with the baptism of Christ. When Jesus Christ reached the age of 30, he was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River. On the morning of January 19, festive services are held in churches. Afterwards, people go to the pond, carrying a wooden cross and banner in front of the procession. As they approach the ice hole, the entire crowd stops and stands around the ice hole. The priest dips the cross into the hole while the church choir sings. When the water is consecrated, the believers take water from the hole into prepared dishes. In the past, people who came on horseback also took water into buckets to water their horses. Daredevils would also dive into the sacred hole #bathing #epiphany #baptism #ice #swimming