Epifania ortodossa

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Russian monk Sergius blesses sea water before bathing on Epiphany in Kholmsk, 90 kilometers (56 miles ) west of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island in Russia's Far East. Water that is blessed by a cleric on Epiphany is considered holy and pure until next year's celebration, and is believed to have special powers of protection and healing. (AP Photo/Sergey Krasnoukhov)
A man puts a candle while bathing in the ice cold water after plunging into it during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations at a lake in the village of Lysaya Gora, north of capital Minsk, Belarus, early Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Thousands of Belarusian Orthodox Church followers plunged into icy rivers and ponds across the country to mark Epiphany, cleansing themselves with water deemed holy for the day. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
A Russian Orthodox priest conducts a service in the icy water on Epiphany at a hole in the form of Orthodox Cross at a lake in Orlino village, 70 kilometers (43 miles) south of St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Thousands of Russian Orthodox Church followers plunged into icy rivers and ponds across the country to mark Epiphany, cleansing themselves with water deemed holy for the day. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
An Orthodox believer bathes in the icy water on Epiphany at a hole in the form of Orthodox Cross in Dnipro river in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018.Thousands of Ukrainian Orthodox Church followers plunged into icy rivers and ponds across the country to mark Epiphany, cleansing themselves with water deemed holy for the day. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Russian Orthodox believer swims in the icy water in a hole in the form of Orthodox Cross on Epiphany at a pond in Tyarlevo village outside St.Petersburg, Russia, early Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Fedeli si immergono nell’acqua gelata per celebrare l’epifania ortodossa. (foto Ap)

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