Epiphany is one of the most important Christian holidays. In Baptism, 30-year-old Jesus was baptized in the waters of the Jordan. The person who has received baptism receives the remission of sins and, as it were, is born again for a new life. On the Epiphany Christmas Eve, the whole family gathers at the table, only fast meals are served.

From the 18th to the 19th of January, a water consecration takes place, believers go to temples and water reservoirs to collect holy water, dip into a hole or a font and wash away their sins. Even tap water on that day is considered holy. Priests say that one drop of baptismal water is able to consecrate any amount of water.

Celebrate baptism not only believers. Many go to fonts, as they say, for the company. People bathe in the ice-hole, cover the table, make a reserve of holy water. Water in Russia has always been used for washing and moral cleansing. Christianity enshrined the water function of deliverance from sins. Even people far from religion consider the Epiphany water to be a guardian.

Meanwhile, on the table in Epiphany Christmas Eve should not be served all in a row, but only dishes that are acceptable for strict fasting - kutya, pancakes, oatmeal kissel. A believing person must come to the temple, defend the service, put a candle, dial the baptismal consecrated water. It is not necessary to dive into an ice-hole, especially not all have appropriate training for this. There are no strict canons on the procedure of bathing. Usually this is a three-time immersion in the water with a head, baptism and the utterance of the words: "Bo is the name of Otza, and Sina, and Svatogo Duha! ". In Russia since ancient times it is believed that bathing in the Jordan heals and cleanses. There is no special preparation here. However, with what thoughts you come to the Jordan, you will get.

Capital places of Epiphany bathing in Serebryany Bor on Lake Besdonne were checked by the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov. This night about 10 thousand employees of the Ministry of Emergency Measures and more than 3 thousand units of equipment will ensure the safety of people. If necessary, all will be assisted. Rescuers, doctors and police officers are ready for any situations. Previously conducted exercises.

The authorities of the Arctic Norilsk because of frost and wind banned the Epiphany bathing. In the region, the temperature dropped in places below 40 degrees. In the Taymyr it reaches 52 degrees. Completes the picture wind up to 12 meters per second. So in Dudinka, baptismal bathing will not be. Until now, the most frosty here was the Baptism of 2014 - 43 degrees below zero with the east wind up to 4 meters per second. But even then there were 203 enthusiasts. The warmest was the Baptism of 2010 - only 5 degrees below zero.

And at the Pole of Cold in Oymyakon, where the frost was fixed recently and below 60 degrees, baptismal bathings were not abolished.