Believers during a traditional festive bathing on the Epiphany Eve at the Church of St. Nicholas in Izmailovo Kremlin in Moscow.19.01.2018#3276777
A believer during a traditional festive bathing on the Epiphany Eve at the Valdai Iversky Monastery in the Novgorod Region.19.01.2018#3276789
Believers with a priest during the traditional service on the Epiphany Eve at the Church of St. Nicholas in Izmailovo Kremlin in Moscow.18.01.2018#3276778
Believers with a priest during the traditional service on the Epiphany Eve at the Church of St. Nicholas in Izmailovo Kremlin in Moscow.18.01.2018#3276780
A man takes a traditional Epiphany dip on the eve of Epiphany on Semyonovskoye Lake in Murmansk.18.01.2018#3277160
Traditional Epiphany bathing on the eve of Epiphany on Semyonovskoye Lake in Murmansk.18.01.2018#3277141
A participant during the traditional bathing on Epiphany eve. Semyonovskoye Lake, Murmansk.18.01.2018#3277166
A participant during the traditional bathing on Epiphany eve. Semyonovskoye Lake, Murmansk.18.01.2018#3277170
Participants during the traditional bathing on Epiphany eve. Semyonovskoye Lake, Murmansk.18.01.2018#3277163
Believers during the traditional bathing on Orthodox Epiphany Eve in the waterfalls of the river Zhane near Gelendzhik in the Krasnodar Territory.18.01.2018#3276785
Believers during the traditional Epiphany eve bathing in the waterfalls of the Zhane River near Gelendzhik, the Krasnodar Territory.18.01.2018#3276786
Traditional Epiphany bathing on the eve of Epiphany on Semyonovskoye Lake in Murmansk.18.01.2018#3277152
Women take a t raditional Epiphany bathing on the eve of Epiphany on Semyonovskoye Lake in Murmansk.18.01.2018#3277154
Traditional Epiphany bathing on the eve of Epiphany on Semyonovskoye Lake in Murmansk.18.01.2018#3277142
A priest blesses an ice hole ahead of raditional Epiphany bathing on the eve of Epiphany on Semyonovskoye Lake in Murmansk.18.01.2018#3277143
A priest blesses an ice hole ahead of traditional Epiphany bathing on the eve of Epiphany on Semyonovskoye Lake in Murmansk.18.01.2018#3277150
A priest consecrates water before the traditional Epiphany eve bathing in the waterfalls of the Zhane River near Gelendzhik, the Krasnodar Territory.18.01.2018#3276784
People take a traditional Epiphany dip on the eve of Epiphany on Semyonovskoye Lake in Murmansk.18.01.2018#3277135
A man takes a traditional Epiphany dip on the eve of Epiphany on Semyonovskoye Lake in Murmansk.18.01.2018#3277134
A participant of "St. Petersburg's beauties" festival during traditional swimming in Neva River on the Epiphany Day, St. Petersburg.18.01.2018#3276315
A participant of "St. Petersburg's beauties" festival during traditional swimming in Neva River on the Epiphany Day, St. Petersburg.18.01.2018#3276280
A participant in the St. Petersburg Beauties festival during the traditional Epiphany eve bathing in the Neva River, St. Petersburg.18.01.2018#3276310
A participant of "St. Petersburg's beauties" festival during traditional swimming in Neva River on the Epiphany Day, St. Petersburg.18.01.2018#3276279
A participant in the St. Petersburg Beauties festival during the traditional Epiphany eve bathing in the Neva River, St. Petersburg.18.01.2018#3276275
A participant in the St. Petersburg Beauties festival during the traditional Epiphany eve bathing in the Neva River, St. Petersburg.18.01.2018#3276267
A participant in the St. Petersburg Beauties festival during the traditional Epiphany eve bathing in the Neva River, St. Petersburg.18.01.2018#3276264
An officer at a special purpose unit of the Southern Military District is seen in a font during Epiphany eve celebrations, the Krasnodar Territory.18.01.2018#3276160
State inspectors of the EMERCOM Center for the State Inspection of Small Vessels in the Republic of Tatarstan check a site to be used for bathing to celebrate the feast of Epiphany, near the Church of the Most Holy Mother of God in Kazan.15.01.2018#3274139
State inspectors of the EMERCOM Center for the State Inspection of Small Vessels in the Republic of Tatarstan check a site to be used for bathing to celebrate the feast of Epiphany, on Komsomolskoye Lake near the Church of the Most Holy Mother of God in Kazan.15.01.2018#3274146
State inspectors of the EMERCOM Center for the State Inspection of Small Vessels in the Republic of Tatarstan check a site to be used for bathing to celebrate the feast of Epiphany, on Komsomolskoye Lake near the Church of the Most Holy Mother of God in Kazan.15.01.2018#3274142
A state inspector of the EMERCOM Center for the State Inspection of Small Vessels in the Republic of Tatarstan checks a site to be used for bathing to celebrate the feast of Epiphany, on Komsomolskoye Lake near the Church of the Most Holy Mother of God in Kazan.15.01.2018#3274138
State inspectors of the EMERCOM Center for the State Inspection of Small Vessels in the Republic of Tatarstan check a site to be used for bathing to celebrate the feast of Epiphany, on Komsomolskoye Lake near the Church of the Most Holy Mother of God in Kazan.15.01.2018#3274136
State inspectors of the EMERCOM Center for the State Inspection of Small Vessels in the Republic of Tatarstan check a site to be used for bathing to celebrate the feast of Epiphany, on Komsomolskoye Lake near the Church of the Most Holy Mother of God in Kazan.15.01.2018#3274141
An officer's wife is seen here after bating in an ice hole as Pacific Fleet sailors and their families celebrate Epiphany on the ice of the Bay of Amur in Vladivostok.19.01.2017#3011918
An officer's wife poses for a photo after bathing in an ice hole during Epiphany celebration by the Pacific Fleet sailors and their families on the ice of the Bay of Amur in Vladivostok.19.01.2017#3011938
Pacific Fleet sailors and their families celebrate Epiphany on the ice of the Bay of Amur in Vladivostok.19.01.2017#3011931
Pacific Fleet sailors and their families celebrate Epiphany on the ice of the Bay of Amur in Vladivostok.19.01.2017#3011921
Pacific Fleet sailors and their families celebrate Epiphany on the ice of the Bay of Amur in Vladivostok.19.01.2017#3011922
Father Sergiy blesses water for Pacific Fleet sailors and their families to celebrate Epiphany on the ice of the Bay of Amur in Vladivostok.19.01.2017#3011927
A priest blesses water ahead of Epiphany celebration by the Pacific Fleet sailors and their families on the ice of the Bay of Amur in Vladivostok.19.01.2017#3011933
Father Sergiy blesses the water for Pacific Fleet sailors and their families to celebrate Epiphany on the ice of the Bay of Amur in Vladivostok.19.01.2017#3011925
The Smolensk Region, Russia. A believer bathes on Epiphany Day at the Trinity St. Gerasimus of Boldino Monastery.19.01.2017#3012000
A believer during Epiphany bathing at the Gerasim Boldinsky St. Trinity Monastery in the Smolensk Region.19.01.2017#3011999
A believer during Epiphany bathing at the Gerasim Boldinsky St. Trinity Monastery in the Smolensk Region.19.01.2017#3011998
A believer during Epiphany bathing at the Gerasim Boldinsky St. Trinity Monastery in the Smolensk Region.19.01.2017#3011997
A believer during Epiphany bathing at the Gerasim Boldinsky St. Trinity Monastery in the Smolensk Region.19.01.2017#3011995
The Smolensk Region, Russia. A female believer bathes on Epiphany Day at the Trinity St. Gerasimus of Boldino Monastery.19.01.2017#3011994
A cafe employee cooks pilaf during Epiphany Day celebrations near the Chistiye Prudy water body in the Kirovsky District of Donetsk.19.01.2017#3012004
A music band performs during Epiphany Day celebrations near the Chistiye Prudy water body in the Kirovsky District of Donetsk.19.01.2017#3012042
City residents brave icy waters during Epiphany Day celebrations near the Chistiye Prudy water body in the Kirovsky District of Donetsk.19.01.2017#3012007
City residents celebrate Epiphany Day near the Chistiye Prudy water body in the Kirovsky District of Donetsk.19.01.2017#3012034
Locals in an ice-hole during Epiphany Day celebrations near the Chistiye Prudy water body in the Kirovsky District of Donetsk.19.01.2017#3012001
A man in an ice-hole during Epiphany Day celebrations near the Chistiye Prudy water body in the Kirovsky District of Donetsk.19.01.2017#3012005
Father Dmitry sprinkles holy water on believers during Epiphany Day celebrations near the Chistiye Prudy water body in the Kirovsky District of Donetsk.19.01.2017#3011993
Locals by an ice-hole during Epiphany Day celebrations near the Chistiye Prudy water body in the Kirovsky District of Donetsk.19.01.2017#3011986
Locals by an ice-hole during Epiphany Day celebrations near the Chistiye Prudy water body in the Kirovsky District of Donetsk.19.01.2017#3011987
Members of the Donetsk People's Republic Emergencies Ministry help a boy to come out of the water during Epiphany Day celebrations near the Chistiye Prudy water body in the Kirovsky District of Donetsk.19.01.2017#3011983
Lay brothers and sisters watch water-blessing rite during Epiphany Day celebrations at the Zhiten/Nativity of the Mother of God Convent in Ostashkov, Russia.19.01.2017#3011959
Believers take a plunge in the Yenisei river in Sayanogorsk during Epiphany celebration.19.01.2017#3011756
