January 18, 2021. Closed ice hole on the Ostankino pond, Moscow, Russia. The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the Epiphany holiday according to the Julian calendar. According to the decision of the Moscow government, this year, due to the pandemic, officially Epiphany bathing is not carried out either by the dioceses of the Orthodox Church or by local authorities, but some believers are going to take a dip in the ice hole in accordance with the old tradition.

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