For many years, the Orthodox people bathes on baptism, in order to get rid of his pigeons. As a rule, swimming is a three-time immersion in water with head. At the same time, it is necessary to be baptized three times and pronounced: "In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit!". It is believed that the foaming January 19 strengthens his spiritual health. Having plunged into the ice water, the believer of a person as if gives the victim to the Lord.
However, such swimming that was not prepared for this victim can be threatened with pneumonia, so it is necessary to thoroughly harden before immersion in the hole.
People with hypertension and chronic diseases to bathe in no way! If you really want to join the Epiphany Ritual, but health does not allow, it is allowed to simply wash on this day with snow or water from an open source. It is believed that all the water on this day has healing properties, so swimming at home in the bathroom will also benefit.
Many of our celebrities also do not miss the opportunity to strengthen the strength, plunging into the hole for baptism. So the famous boxer Nikolai Valuev Always plunge into the hole, even at a very low air temperature. After the festive ritual, Nikolai does not forget to share photos on his page in the social network.
Anastasia Volochkova. Photo: Twitter.com.
Ballerina Anastasia Volochkova Shared in the microblogging, which is before plunging in ice water, you need to lower the ice in the font and how to put it with an ax. Only after that you can dip. She supported his words by photography, where he wrote that all negative thoughts go to the bottom of the font and dissolve, and the man was reborn.
Singer Olga Makovetskaya For the first time dived into the hole two years ago, what is called "on the dispute": "And it's amazing, I liked these sensations. I even began to plunge into the holes in the hole several times in the winter and not only in baptismic days. Completely ceased to hurt, additional vigor and energy appeared. "
For actor Alexandra Kovtunza Epiphany bathing have long become a good family tradition: "It is very important that the people who come to Jordan remember that the dive into the hole for baptism is a pious tradition, not an extreme rest. It seems to me that such joint rituals are very favorably reflected in the domestic climate of families. And we bathe along with my wife and children. After returning from bathing, we are going at the table, drink tea. For many years this tradition, my grandfather began, I am also glad that the tradition of this alive and now my children are supported. "
Alexey Gorbashov. Photo: Personal archive.
Gold guitar group "Mirage" Alexey Gorbashov Battle for many years. "I am sure that the whole negative that accumulates in our inside, completely goes into the baptismic water," says Alexey. - I feel very clearly on myself. The main thing is to believe, otherwise therapeutic and magical effect will not, it will be just winter swimming. Those who are not solved to dive in the reservoir, I suggest just to take a cold shower. On this day, all earth waters become sacred, including in the water supply. "
Ruslan Alekhno. Photo: Personal archive.
This year a politician and former Beloved Ksenia Sobchak were bought for the first time. Ilya Yashin , owner of the title "Mrs. Russia - 2013" Anna Gorodjaya With her husband Dmitry, singer Olga Orlova , ballerina Anastasia Vinokur and singer Alexander Tarasov, on stage - T-Killah . And the famous athlete Irina Rodnina did not take risen to plunge, and only was an observer for the molding of his girlfriend, TV host Oksana Pushkin . And most of the pop artists preferred font the jacuzzi or pool, which were not ashamed to write in their microblogs.
Anna Gorodaya. Photo: Personal archive.
Who walled for many years?
There are among public people and convinced walles that dive into ice water for many years, and not only in the baptized night.
TV host Angelina Vovk For 10 years it is poured cold water. And for the first time plunged into the hole only four years ago. Now the TV presenter can not only plunge, but also sailing ten minutes in ice water.
"I am very glad that she dares to such a desperate step, because I not only got rid of annoying diseases, but also began to feel much younger and more vigorous," Vovka shares. "After swimming, I try to drink a cup of tea with herbs - it promises the charge of youth, improvement of the heart and removal of stress."
Oleg Gazmanov. Photo: Twitter.com.
Singer Oleg Gazmanov dives into the hole with his family.
"It is necessary to go into the water well warmed up - making several exercise, and only after you crossed it three times," Oleg Mikhailovich advises. - After bathing you need to like a bosaka in the snow for a few seconds, put warm clothes and drink hot tea. "
How to use holy water?
Many parishioners of the temples are gaining in the bottle of baptisma water, but what to do with it, are little represent. So, holy water regardless of its quantity is used for drinking and to consecrate the housing (sweat). You need to drink holy water on an empty stomach. Or at any time - if a man of unhealthy. Several sips - like a medicine. It is good to read prayer. It must be treated with such water with respect and gratitude. It is impossible to water the flowers in holy water. It is strictly forbidden to use holy water to brew tea, coffee and other drinks. Do not use such water and cooking. But you can sprinkled with holy water, it is especially recommended to do that in Orthodox holidays.
And who from the stars does not bathe for baptism?
TV presenter and beauty expert Yana Lapututin herself does not bathe, but she has a vivid example for imitation - mom, which is a regular participant in Epiphany bathing. Previously, Yana could not even allow the thoughts about his own immersion, and now the situation in the root changed. "I am ready to morally and physically to the dive into the hole. The main thing is to understand what you do for what you do, and not just plunge the company with friends, "the TV presenter shared. Singer Denis Klyaver does not hide his admiration for people who, without unnecessary thought, remove excess clothes and dive into ice water. But the artist himself has never managed to swim in the hole, even though thoughts about this insistently visit it from year to year. "So it turns out that it is during nationwide swimming that I am either not in Moscow or just busy work. It is for these reasons for me, unfortunately, and it is not possible to swim in baptism. But I am sure that next year I will definitely do it with the rest! " - Tentis said.
Rows of stars who did not decide to swim in the baptismian night, replenished and Denis Maidanov with his wife Natalia. "We are generally thermal-loving creatures, but despite this, it's still seriously thinking about swimming in ice-froths. While somehow did not docile: then one interferes, then another. But someday we will definitely plunge into the font, holding hands so that it was not so scary. You are more fun! " - Singer told.
But the star stylist Vlad Lisovets skeptically refers to dives in the twenty-grades frost and, unlike other celebrities, confidently declares that he will never agree to this procedure: "I do not like cold and discomfort. I believe that with the same success you can simultaneously be at the cold shower for several hours, and the effect will be the same. I can safely say that I will never agree on a similar action. "
As for the stars of other religion, for a while they forget about religion and not everyone agrees to the baptized hole. Singer Cornelia Mango, for example, admits that he never bathed in the baptized night for religious reasons. And the only "reservoir" where the girl will plunge this time, will be the ocean in the Dominican Republic.