![Preparing for Epiphany festival at Alexander-Svirsky Monastery](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F84%2F20%2F842090_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_U2VyZ2V5IEVybW9raGluICM4NDIwOTA%3D_116%3A95_sputnik-842090-preview_6ad764b7d4023b2b943b924b9f8492a2.jpg)
![Preparing for Epiphany festival at Alexander-Svirsky Monastery](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F84%2F20%2F842090_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_U2VyZ2V5IEVybW9raGluICM4NDIwOTA%3D_116%3A95_sputnik-842090-preview_6ad764b7d4023b2b943b924b9f8492a2.jpg)
A man bathing in the ice hole as a preparation for the Epiphany festival, Alexander-Svirsky Monastery.
- Categories: Human Interest, Lifestyle & Leisure, Religion & Belief
- Location: Leningrad region, Russia
- Event date: 18.01.2011
- Date published: 18.01.2011
- Author: Sergey Ermokhin
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3334x2360px, 1.2Mb