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Men running with the processional cross Varna beach #135919195
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Men in swimwear running at a pier man rising the wooden cross brought out of the waters on the Epiphany-Yordanovden on Vrana beach.In Bulgaria, Epiphany is celebrated on January 6 and is known as Bogoyavlenie `Manifestation of God`, ÃÅ¡Ãâ¬ÃÅ Ãâ°ÃµÃ½Ã¸Ãµ ÃâþÃÂÿþôýõ Krashtenie Gospodne or `Baptism of the Lord` or Yordanovden `Day of Jordan`. On this day, a wooden cross is thrown by a priest into the sea, river or lake and young men race to retrieve it. As the date is in early January and the waters are close to freezing, this is considered an honourable act and it is said that good health will be bestowed upon the home of the swimmer who is the first to reach the cross
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