On January 19, the entire Orthodox world celebrates the most important Christian holiday - Epiphany, or Epiphany. The day when Jesus Christ was baptized in the Jordan River is rightfully one of the most sacred church holidays. On the eve of Epiphany, January 18, there is a strict fast.

This holiday is dedicated to people who have chosen one of the most unusual professions. Contrary to misconceptions, pathologists do not only autopsy corpses to determine the exact cause of death. They also conduct intravital microscopic diagnostics of patient biomaterials, which are sent to them by oncologists, surgeons, urologists, and gynecologists.

The aurochs is a now extinct wild bull. This powerful great-grandfather of modern cattle lived in the Eastern Hemisphere until the 17th century. In Slavic mythology, Tur is the son of the goddess of fate Mokosha and the god of the three worlds Veles. He possessed remarkable strength, inherited from Perun and Veles, so he was sometimes called a buoy-tur.

Vodosvet marked the end of Christmastide. From this date, the Slavs began preparing for the wedding season (small wedding), consecrated reservoirs and swam in a special ice hole, later called Jordan. Of particular importance was the eve of Vodosvet - Epiphany evening. The Slavs believed that on the eve of January 19, the water was filled with special power, becoming clean and healing, that is, light.

Swimming in cold water after visiting a steam room has long been practiced in Rus' as a way to harden the body and get rid of illnesses. For the purpose of symbolic cleansing from sins, Christians visit holy springs throughout the year. At Epiphany, immersion in ice water three times takes on special meaning and power.

A decrease in the function of recording, storing and reproducing information in the brain has a negative impact on human life. Aristotle was interested in the ability of the human brain to process and store large amounts of information. The scientist was convinced that memory is a property of both body and soul.

It is human nature to experience positive emotions, which are transformed into affectionate behavior and a reverent attitude towards others. Caring and caring for everything on Earth is a manifestation of high moral qualities and an understanding that everything in the world is interconnected. People depend on the fauna and flora on the planet just as living and inanimate nature depends on us.

There were usually severe frosts at Epiphany. The day before, people kept a one-day fast, and at dawn they went to a reservoir and made a hole in the ice in the shape of a cross. Christmas time ended at Epiphany, and New Year's decorations for the house were put away until next year. From Christmas to the eve of Epiphany, fortune-telling was performed, which was considered a sinful act in the church.

In honor of artists representing the underground in painting, cinema, music and literature, an unusual holiday was established, celebrated on January 19. It is dedicated to informals and rebels who are cramped within the framework of officialdom. The first sprouts of counterculture, opposing itself to the traditional art forms of bourgeois society, arose in the United States in the 1950-1960s.

January 19th is Potion Brewing Day. In honor of this comic holiday, you can easily create a love potion or a tincture of eternal youth. On Potion Brewing Day, women who imagine themselves to be witches prepare drinks that arouse love from the opposite sex. The magical properties of the drinks are given not only by the unique composition, but also by the magic words spoken during the brewing process - spells.

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