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By The Siberian Times reporter19 January 2018
Despite warnings of severe temperatures, hundreds of thousands of Russians take ice dips in an annual ritual marking Christ’s baptism in the River Jordan.

http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/faith-conquers-the-cold-across-siberia-russians-mark-orthodox-epiphany/

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