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© TOFIK BABAYEV / AFP An aerial view of the village of Zangilan, located in Nagorno-Karabakh Russian President Vladimir Poutine and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron spoke by telephone on Sunday, on the eve of a tripartite meeting between Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders on Nagorno-Karabakh.
© TOFIK BABAYEV / AFP An aerial view of the village of Zangilan, located in Nagorno-Karabakh Russian President Vladimir Poutine and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron spoke by telephone on Sunday, on the eve of a tripartite meeting between Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders on Nagorno-Karabakh. Orthodox Epiphany comes twelve days after Christmas, with many taking a traditional plunge into the freezing water of lakes or rivers to mark the holiday.
among thousands of Orthodox Christians braving icy dip in freezing waters to mark Epiphany . temporarily banned the ritual, which sees worshippers throwing themselves into barrels, pools and holes cut in icy lakes or Russian President Vladimir Putin was among those observing the chilly ritual. While many bathers receive blessings from priests, a spokesman for the Orthodox Church told a
© Mikhail KLIMENTYEV Russian President Vladimir Putin bathes in icy water on the occasion of the Orthodox Epiphany in the Moscow region on the 19th January 2021. A swim in -20 degrees: Russian President Vladimir Poutine plunged into ice-cold water on Tuesday near Moscow, performing an Orthodox ritual to celebrate the Epiphany and the Baptism of Christ.
Removing a thick coat and boots, the Kremlin chief, 68, stepped in a blue swimsuit into a pool facing a large translucent cross, apparently carved in ice, surrounded by snow .
He then immersed himself three times, making the sign of the cross of Orthodox Christians, according to images released by the Russian presidency.
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On 19 January, Eastern Orthodox believers worldwide celebrate Epiphany , marking the baptism of Jesus Christ, which is usually accompanied by bathing in icy cold water . In Russia, however, the holiday often takes place under extreme weather conditions.
The Kremlin clarified that this bathing in freezing temperatures marked "one of the most important Christian holidays - the baptism of Christ".
January 19, Epiphany Day in Orthodox Christian tradition, is celebrated by tens of thousands of Russians who dive into holes in the ice, ponds or rivers.
They thus commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan.
If the tradition of ice baths arouses enthusiasm, some officials of the Russian Orthodox Church have however already stressed that it was not canonical and that they did not indulge in it.
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