01:23Russia: Worshippers take icy plunge for Epiphany
Hundreds of believers took an icy plunge to mark Epiphany in Yakutsk Sunday. Bathers in Russia's Far East performed the traditional triple plunge in exceptionally chilly air temperatures of -33 C (-27.4 F) as part of the religious ceremony. The waters the believers submerged themselves in were only a couple of degrees above freezing.
Believers across Russia traditionally bath in ice-cold rivers and ponds over the night of January 18-19, braving the freezing winter temperatures to celebrate the Orthodox Christian holiday of Epiphany, the baptism of Jesus.
01:23Hundreds of believers took an icy plunge to mark Epiphany in Yakutsk Sunday. Bathers in Russia's Far East performed the traditional triple plunge in exceptionally chilly air temperatures of -33 C (-27.4 F) as part of the religious ceremony. The waters the believers submerged themselves in were only a couple of degrees above freezing.
Believers across Russia traditionally bath in ice-cold rivers and ponds over the night of January 18-19, braving the freezing winter temperatures to celebrate the Orthodox Christian holiday of Epiphany, the baptism of Jesus.