Today the Bulgarians and the #Orthodox #Church celebrate Yordanov den (St. Jordan' day). Yordanov day is also known as Epiphany. According to #Christianity this day is devoted to the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River and is one of the greatest and solemn of the calendar of saints’.
On this day young and unmarried bulgarian men are taking a dip in freezing waters to wash their sins away. Epiphany (#Yordanovden in #Bulgarian) is one of the major #Christian #holidays in #Bulgaria.
According to the #tradition people go to the nearest river and the #priest throws a #cross into the water. It is believed that the one who succeed to take out the cross from the water will be happy and rich all year round. So a lot of enthusiastic men jump into the ice cold waters of the river and try to catch the cross. After that people continue celebrating all day long.
The #Bible says that #John the #Baptist baptized #Jesus #Christ on January 6 in the #JordanRiver. When Jesus accepted John's baptism, they heard a voice from heaven saying: "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased". After that the #Spirit in the form of a dove descended on #Jesus. It was a sign that Jesus was the Lamb of #God and the #Messiah who had been promised.
On this day young and unmarried bulgarian men are taking a dip in freezing waters to wash their sins away. Epiphany (#Yordanovden in #Bulgarian) is one of the major #Christian #holidays in #Bulgaria.
According to the #tradition people go to the nearest river and the #priest throws a #cross into the water. It is believed that the one who succeed to take out the cross from the water will be happy and rich all year round. So a lot of enthusiastic men jump into the ice cold waters of the river and try to catch the cross. After that people continue celebrating all day long.
The #Bible says that #John the #Baptist baptized #Jesus #Christ on January 6 in the #JordanRiver. When Jesus accepted John's baptism, they heard a voice from heaven saying: "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased". After that the #Spirit in the form of a dove descended on #Jesus. It was a sign that Jesus was the Lamb of #God and the #Messiah who had been promised.
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