The number of people plunging into the ice hole for Epiphany increased in Sverdlovsk Oblast.

      In the Sverdlovsk Region, the number of people wishing to plunge into the Jordan on the Feast of the Epiphany has risen significantly. This follows from statistics of the regional Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

      On the night of January 19, 2025, 13,000 people plunged into the Epiphany baths.

      This time, according to the Main Directorate of the Russian EMERCOM for the Sverdlovsk Region, 18,000 bathers visited the ice holes for Epiphany in the Sverdlovsk Region — that is, 5,000 more people.

      Our photographer Dmitry Chasovitin attended the Epiphany baths last year and this year. Foreigners also do not miss the opportunity to become acquainted with Orthodox Russian traditions.

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The number of people plunging into the ice hole for Epiphany increased in Sverdlovsk Oblast.

In Sverdlovsk Oblast, the number of people wishing to plunge into the Jordan for the Baptism of the Lord has increased significantly. This is evident from the statistics of the regional Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.