Some two million people attend Feast of Baptism of Christ celebrations in Russia

Natalya Mihailova | 19 January 2016
Moscow, January 19, Interfax - Up to two million people took part in celebrations in Russia for the occasion of the Feast of the Baptism of Christ, the Interior Ministry's press center told Interfax.
Some two million people attend Feast of Baptism of Christ celebrations in Russia

Some 45,000 police officers and soldiers were maintaining public order near churches and specially equipped Epiphany baths. Employees from private security firms, volunteers and Cossacks assisted them.

As many as 89,000 people participated in the Epiphany bathing in Moscow, the press service of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry’s branch for the city told Interfax.

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