![Preparing for Epiphany celebration in Iversky Monastery](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F84%2F18%2F841897_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_SWx5YSBQaXRhbGV2ICM4NDE4OTc%3D_116%3A95_sputnik-841897-preview_19b11d563fc11e5df2f96a18557b8630.jpg)
![Preparing for Epiphany celebration in Iversky Monastery](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F84%2F18%2F841897_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_SWx5YSBQaXRhbGV2ICM4NDE4OTc%3D_116%3A95_sputnik-841897-preview_19b11d563fc11e5df2f96a18557b8630.jpg)
Passer-by watching the water blessing rite of the Epiphany font near the Iversky Monastery in the Novgorod Region.
- Categories: Human Interest, Lifestyle & Leisure, Religion & Belief
- Location: Valdai, Novgorod region, Russia
- Event date: 18.01.2011
- Date published: 18.01.2011
- Author: Ilya Pitalev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4430x2768px, 522Kb