Baptism

[SergeiSK]

Certainly the tradition of bathing on this day is not relevant to the Epiphany, but we in the South sometimes try to perform the rite Unfortunately, not every year is, but dipped in the Black Sea. For us, this is a hole. Here are this year's air 8, the water in the sea somewhere in the same way. An immersion one is not limited to, comfortable in water than in air and try to swim, if there is no storm. Caught in a storm. In the sea would call not dangerous, but on the beach in the waves jump. And then of itself in a cafe on the quay waiting for vodka ...

[Konstantin]

Jordan (hole) is already ready. Look for photo essay. In the past baptism without mysticism could not have done. I photographed, of course, and the photos I have not a novice. When I got home, watched what happened (and in the process of shooting checking sharpness, receive photos, everything was vporyadke). So - at home suddenly all the pictures were black and white and a little unclear. Postponed until the morning, and morning found that the map pyamyati nothing, erase intentionally nemogli, I went to bed last, and stood first.

[Konstantin]

The promised photo essay.
Service took 40-45 minutes. All very solemn and beautiful. Like the last time anyone at this point given the slack, it is necessary or not. But then when people started to undress and dive, all the doubters will lend themselves to universal voodushestvleniyu. -7. Cold. After the third immersion with the head thinking - everything is going to die. But when you come out of the water, you realize that there was still nothing, but now just die. Simultaneously, dress and rush to meet the robe from his hole, then all somehow dressed (clothes wet body refuses to dress) go home, three glasses of cognac and a desire to go again.

[Grigory]

Сообщение от Konstantin

a desire to go again

Repeat bathing or three glasses?: D: D: D

[Tamila]

Good photos. If you shoot without flash, the lights and generally the whole world is fascinating look at the photos.
But similar experiments with a dip in the minus 7 - nightmare: cool:

[Konstantin]

Well. Go and plunged three times in the head. On the street "- 20" - cool. Tomorrow, photo essay, and more. And the mysticism and humor, all of it.

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Сообщение от Konstantin

go and plunged three times in the head. On the street "- 20" - cool.

Well, you give ...
And by the way, who is "coming down"? Who was something? I hope the boys do not swim?

[Konstantin]

Who was the something? I hope the boys did not go to swim?

It's a good question, with him and begin.
My last report had the unexpected effect. He saw my friends who I have not talked about that I go bathe in baptism. That's the power of the Internet, incidentally. Friends began to rebuke him, that such a notable event, I pinched from his. And all this year, especially during the summer period, all hard going up the company at this time. And on "New Year" by fighting all the bells together reinforce his intention to plunge. Класно, produced from 8 people.
 And then Saturday, January 16, I wake up and I can not raise his left arm. General. The pain is terrible. It turns out a month ago, I vypendrivayas before the eldest son, picked up his old 20 kilogramovuyu dumbbell (which he from somewhere dragged) ten times with each hand, with the voltage, but picked up. It just pulled his left shoulder. And I - a yogi with years of experience did not pay attention to it, but rather after a meeting of the new year, began his studies, and he felt discomfort, aggravated him so that his hand perstala work. Here's a pancake, I thought. And now that the weather would be "-20". Maybe this is a sign that we should not at this time? And the friends slowly started to give slack: Whose rhinitis who have affairs. There was one interested person - my old school friend and I am sick hand. The most difficult part during the dip is to dress, clothing refuses to pull on a wet body, and how can I with one hand? But even in such cold?
And the men on Sunday started to expand the ice, turning it into Jordan. A process was difficult and took about five hours. Beginning at 14-00, and finished the evening and already the local walruses evening warming up in it. Hand became easier, although all did just right, and helped the children to dress jacket (even in something useful).

[Konstantin]

So Monday, 18 January, in the evening to go through the hole, but the hand is easier to raise still can not. So what? Do not go there that because of such nonsense? What is so weak faith? Horseradish! Anyway go. That such thoughts in such a bright day.
Evening, children ask my wife: - What are you going to swim today?
- Come on.
- Wow!
Arrived my friend Alexander, who bought the boots on the occasion, for this. He asked whether it would be near the ambulance? Why, I asked. Well - you never know. They dressed and went.
People nevertheless met, in the same Number that in past times. Must poblagadarit enthusiasts, we have organized everything - great. There is a warm peredevalka. It is not big and a lot of people, so in recent times, we do not use it, but at this time - cold and decided not to bend.
My father served the service, around pairs as in a bath. Photos made with flash and without. One complements the other, without a flash is not visible pairs. Outbreak is not the correct spot. As long as the office to grab polynya ice thickness of 1.5 cm and Father prshlos penetrate the ice to dip there cross.

[Konstantin]

All service ended, the time 00-30, 19 January. signal - Macao. From somewhere came the men and the special shovels with holes cleared wormwood ice. I went to the first people. Cool. Frost. At this time there was no outcry like: Good and good. Seen that the procedure harsh. Only one girl came and was easy to swim back to the front and scream we are still wearing that is not cold. Doing nothing and we went. In the locker room at the entrance we were greeted by a little boy in overalls and a cap on the thermos with the words: - You already moknulis? - Not yet. - And I have. And while dressed door rang this Scheffer continuously: - you have moknulis? and depending on the answer Yes /No answer - I have already, or I then the same.
Changed clothes and went to wormwood. In the doorway of the same boy: - You have already plunged? No, but I have already.
We went to the wormwood, the more I gave the camera and all. Third consecutive year, dipping process does not get in the frame.
In the photo we have with one another in robes to wormwood, I at last.

Near the railing I saw the girl who swam in the hole and said she is not cold.
Not like she could not pull the pants on a wet bathing suit, several men also realized that something was not caught her and dragged to the locker room who is hiding anything. Another man standing on the edge of the hole, holding the hands of a small son, years 6-7 (children were a lot) and Moka about his waist, below the bend was afraid not to podskolznutsya. Son roared beluga, I never heard a roaring beluga, but I'm sure that it is so.
But nowhere to retreat and we went.