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Moscow, Jan 19 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Fernando Salcines).- Orthodox believers across Russia celebrated the Orthodox Epiphany Day with the traditional icy bath, which is said to be spiritual strengthening.FOOTAGE OF THE EPIPHANY DAY IN MOSCOW.
Moscow / Saint Petersburg, May 1 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Sergei Ilnitsky / Anatoly Maltsev) Orthodox Russians have celebrated the blessing of food, a ritual that is part of Easter Holy Saturday. During the festivity the priests bless pastries and Easter eggs, typical food of this date.FOOTAGE OF THE BLESSING OF FOODS IN THE EXTERIOR OF A RUSSIAN CHURCH AND OF THE SAN APÓSTOL PEDRO CHURCH, IN SAINT PETERSBURG.
Moscow (Russia), Aug 19 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Maxim Shipenkov) Russian Orthodox believers celebrated the festival of Yablochny Spas, or 'Apple Salvation' in the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, the main Orthodox Cathedral Russian of the Russian Armed Forces.
Moscow (Russia), 7 June, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Sergei Chirikov).- Russian Orthodox believers are celebrating Holy Trinity Day today amidst restrictive measures to contain the COVID-19 epidemic, which has already claimed nearly 6,000 lives across the country.FOOTAGE OF THE RELIGIOUS SERVICE AT THE EPIPHANY CATHEDRAL IN YELOW, MOSCOW.
A German tourist braved freezing conditions in Oymyakon, one of the coldest inhabited settlements in the world, on Thursday, as he took an icy dip into the river while air temperatures stood at -50° Celsius (-58° Fahrenheit). Ice-dipping is a long-held tradition among Orthodox Christians, for Epiphany Day, which is observed on January 19th in the Orthodox calender. It celebrates the baptism of Jesus Christ and is said to cleanse and purify the plunger.
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