On Epiphany in the capital will be available to 46 provide areas for traditional bathing. It’s like faux fonts (a small wooden swimming pools), located at temples, chapels, parks and special places on the water. All sites will be equipped with safe access to water, equip the approaches to the fonts with anti-slip coating. Nearby the baths would be warm pavilions with hot tea and food, changing rooms, information stands and portable toilets. For the convenience of motorists in the vicinity of the fonts equipped with temporary Parking.
Epiphany bathing will be begin at 18:00 and will end on 19 January at 18:00. Most points will be in the New areas (16) and Northwest (eight). In VAO will prepare six fonts. In the South-West and JSC will open at four sites in the CENTRAL, southern and Zelenograd administrative district — two. And on the same site will appear in the North-East and the Sao.
Near the fonts will always be on duty lifeguards, police and ambulance crews. Law enforcement officers will patrol the waters to prevent bathing in unequipped places. On the eve of the rescue workers will survey the bottom of the ponds, all the places equipped with means of salvation.
the Traditional Epiphany bathing will be held, including seven parks of the Moscow Department of culture. For the first time the font will equip in the garden named after Bauman. Near the Central alley will install artificial wood pool area of 2.5 square meters. It will be open from 20:00 on 18 January and 03:00 on January 19.
Fonts are also equipped in the parks Mitino, Fili, Severnoye Tushino and Sokolniki, on the estate Vorontsovo in the area Borisovskiye Prudy. In the parks near the fonts will install changing rooms, heating and toilet cabins. To warm up after immersion in water will hot tea and biscuits. Everyone will be able to get refreshments for free in a specially equipped area.
a Small plunge pool is located on the banks of the Moscow canal in the Park “Northern Tushino”. It covers almost four square meters. And two more font tools in the area Borisovskiye Prudy (pond near the search and rescue station “Borisov”). These are the places for swimming will be available from 18:00 on 18 January and 18:00 on January 19.
And in the Fili Park, guests will have to wait for the Jordan an area of nine square meters, with comfortable wooden staircase. It will be placed near the search and rescue station “Kuntsevo” on the Moscow river. Access to water will be opened from 22:30 on 18 January to 12:00 on January 19. In the Park “Mitino” from Penjaginskaja pond will install wooden baptismal font area of over six square meters. To plunge into it will be able to attend 20:00 18 Jan to 18:00 on January 19.
Those who want to swim in the pond for Baptism, will be able to visit the estate Vorontsovo. There with 20:00 18 Jan to 18:00 on 19 January bathing will be held at the Grand Vorontsov pond. Jordan with an area of six square meters will be equipped with the easy slopes.
a Special celebration for Epiphany night will prepare the Park “Sokolniki”. Here you can not only plunge into the Jordan on the Bottom of the May pond, but also to listen to the speech of the monastery choir, and participate in traditional Russian folk winter games. Festival in Sokolniki will start at 21:00 on January 18 and will end at 02:00 on January 19.
anyone who plans to take part in Epiphany bathing, it is recommended to bring towels and swimwear.
From 18:00 on 18 January to 06:00 on 19 January in connection with the holding of the events dedicated to the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, in the Yasenevo district will be closed sanatorium and Tulchevskaya alley. Will change the scheme of movement in the Solntsevo district. Drivers will not be able to pass through the area Meshchersky Prospekt (from the resurrection to Pond street), and also rotate with the Shopping street on the Projected travel No. 6718 and 6th Country-Meshchersky passage on Pond street.
the Epiphany is one of the main Christian holidays. Orthodox Christians celebrate it on the night of 18 to 19 January. On this day believers remember important biblical event, the baptism by John the Baptist in the Jordan river of Jesus Christ. Last year in Epiphany bathing was attended by 190 thousand people. It is planned that this time the number of participants
