A doctor reminded how to properly immerse oneself during Epiphany.

On January 19, all Orthodox Christians celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. On that day church services are held and the water is blessed. But the clergy consider plunging into an ice hole without taking part in the services or receiving communion a popular pastime.

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In Yekaterinburg, teenagers lured a girl out of her home and brutally beat her. In Yekaterinburg, a crowd of teenagers beat a 15-year-old schoolgirl; the victim sustained injuries. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor's Office of the Sverdlovsk Region. Details have emerged about the murder of a man found with a bag over his head. Details have emerged about the murder of 47-year-old Ilya Odushev, whose body was found with a bag over his head in the area of the Shartash Forest Park in Yekaterinburg. The man went missing on January 6 after leaving for a store and stopped making contact. The commission did not admit New People and the LDPR to the contest for the position of mayor of Yekaterinburg. Following the second stage of the competition, the commission reviewing candidates for the post of head of Yekaterinburg recommended that Sverdlovsk Oblast Governor Denis Pasler submit four candidates to the Yekaterinburg City Duma for consideration and did not give its approval to two. Law enforcement officers detained the suspect who strangled a Yekaterinburg resident at Shartash. In Yekaterinburg, a suspect was detained in the killing of 47-year-old foreman Ilya Odushev, whose body was found with a black bag over his head. According to preliminary reports, on January 6 Odushev had been drinking, then went to visit an acquaintance. On Sunday the traditional winter festival "Ice Storm" will be held at the Plotinka. The traditional annual winter festival "Ice Storm" will be held on January 18, 2026, the last Sunday that the ice town in Historical Square is open. Meteorologists said what the weather will be like in February in Sverdlovsk Oblast. In Sverdlovsk Oblast, the weather in February will be warmer than usual. This was reported by the Ural Hydrometeorological Center. According to meteorologists, the average air temperature will be 1 degree above normal.