Servicemen of the Belarussian Interior Ministry's special unit dip into the icy waters of a lake near the village of Zadomlia, some 40 km (25 miles) east of Minsk, January 19, 2009. Orthodox（東正教）believers mark Epiphany（洗禮節(jié)）on January 19 by immersing themselves in icy waters regardless of the weather. [Agencies]
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Epiphany (Greek for "to manifest" or "to show"), is a Christian feast day which celebrates the revelation of God in human form in the person of Jesus Christ. Epiphany falls on January 6. Many of the Eastern Churches use the traditional Julian Calendar, while other Christian churches follow the modern Gregorian Calendar.
主顯節(jié)（Epiphany：有出現(xiàn)或顯示之意；東正教俗稱為洗禮節(jié)）是一個天主教及基督教的重要節(jié)慶日，以紀念及慶祝耶穌在降生為人后首次顯露給外邦人（指東方三賢士）；主顯節(jié)是為每年的1月6日，但因不同的宗教而有不同的慶日慶祝。
