In order to wash all your sins away, go to Russia on Epiphany and swim in cold water with your pretty russian women.

Russian and Ukrainian people celebrate Epiphany January, 19. It is one of the most highly esteemed holidays in the countries of your Ukrainian mail order brides and Russian single women. The most popular custom on this day is swimming in cold water. The Russian Orthodox Church believes that bathing on Epiphany commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan nearly two thousands years ago and Russian people consider that they wash their sins away by taking a plunge in icy waters on Epiphany. You may ask your mail order russian brides whether they have experience to swim on Epiphany. Orthodox believers immerse themselves in blessed water, be it river, lake or sea. Ladies from russia believe that holy water blessed on Epiphany has special healing qualities and administer it to heal spiritual ailments. Many Russians store the water at home as a relic for the year and it is customary to drink a little in the mornings on an empty stomach. Priests recommend that the holy water be sprinkled on food products and other household goods. The famous Epiphany frosts are approaching; in Russia they have been considered the harshest of the year. Russians believe that if it snows on Epiphany then the wheat and honey harvest will be plentiful and if the eve of Epiphany is starlit, then the berry crop will be good.

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