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Kreshchensky Bathings in Russia 2012 [20:56]
Kreshchensky Bathings in Russia 2012. panchevstudio.ru For the Christening many, by ancient tradition, are going to plunge into an ice-hole. It is considered that крещенская water brings spiritual and corporal health; in крещенских bathings 600 000 persons in the afternoon take part in Russia on January, 18th and 19 nearby. The church not only welcomes it, but also heads. At the same time the church warns against giving of any magic character крещенскому to bathing and underlines that крещенское bathing — not an initial establishment of Church, but only tradition. The given tradition existed at other Christian people even before Christianity acceptance in Russia — so, at Greeks on the Christening holiday it is accepted to plunge into water. With the Christening of Russia (in 988 year) it has gradually extended and among our ancestors. Kreshchensky Bathings usually occur with 18 for January, 19th. Ie from 00.00 19 numbers 1 days on old calculation (12 hours) also last
Tags: Russia, To bathe in cold water, winter, Russian winter, walruses, bathing in an ice ice-hole, Jordan, the Christ, the Epiphany, Russian winter entertainments, Russian bathings in a frost, frosty water





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