The consecration of the water source on the Christian holiday of Baptism in the Kaluga region of Russia. In the Russian Orthodox Church has the tradition of the annual blessing of water and sources on the feast of the Baptism of Jesus Christ. At this time the priest with a large concourse of people carries out the rite of blessing with the reading of special prayers and the immersion of a cross. Traditionally, it is believed that on this day, sanctified all the water in all the reservoirs. This shot taken during the consecration of the source in the Kaluga region in 2018.
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