MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a dip in icy lake waters to celebrate Epiphany, a major holiday in Orthodox Christianity marking the baptism of Jesus. Russian television stations ...
Orthodox believers across the world celebrate the Baptism of the Lord, one of the main Christian holidays, on January 19 MOSCOW, January 19. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin took a dip in icy ...
As tradition dictates, Russian Christians mark Orthodox Epiphany, which celebrates the baptism of Jesus Christ, with a nice cold plunge into an outdoors ice bath in below-freezing temperatures.