Moscow Oblast, Russia. 19th January, 2018: Nun at religious service of the Great Blessing of Waters on the eve of the Orthodox feast of Epiphany at the Epiphany Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery located 17 km northeast of Volokolamsk in Moscow Oblast about 120 kilometers north-west of Moscow, Russia. In Eastern Christianity, the feast of Epiphany commemorates the Baptism of Jesus. The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the holiday according to the Julian calendar. Credit: Victor Vytolskiy/Alamy Live News

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