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Daily Mail: See Ukrainians and Russians swim in frozen water on Epiphany

By Daily Mail.
People take a cold bath on Epiphany day on Dnipro River in Kyiv on Jan.19. ( Volodymyr Petrov)
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

Hundreds of Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany Day in honour of the baptism of Jesus Christ. Orthodox Christians believe water is holy for the day, and take a dip in frozen lakes, rivers and ponds.

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