PHOTOS: Epiphany Bathing In Russia 2014

On February 9, 2014 by Tim Newman

In villages they go down to the local river or lake for their slice of Epiphany bathing, in towns they have specially designed pools etc. There are always little huts nearby where the dedicated can warm up with honey and cakes.

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Epiphany Bathing 2014 - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Over 94,000 Russians took part across the country in January 2014. In Yakutia in Russia’s far east the Epiphany nutters had to brave -45 C temperatures to ensure their miracle.

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The majority of the bathers this year were in Moscow, some 90,000, they only had to deal with -20 C the lucky things.

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