Where can one take a dip for Epiphany in the Beshenkovichi district?
The location in Beshenkovichi remains the same – "Chistyye Prudy" (Clean Ponds) near the hospital.
On January 19, from 11 AM to 5 PM, the water blessing ceremony will take place at the Holy Elijah Church. From 12 PM to 1 PM, the church rector, Vitaly Kisel, will bless the baptismal font on the pond.
Changing facilities will be equipped for those wishing to plunge into the January waters, and hot tea will be available to warm up in tent pavilions.
A baptismal font will also be organized in Ulla. At 12 PM, a religious procession will take place in the agro-town. The Jordan on the Western Dvina will be blessed by the rector of the Holy Trinity Church, Rodion Radevich.