Why does Putin bathe in ice water?

According to foreign media reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin took an ice bath in the freezing cold below zero on June 5438+08 to celebrate Epiphany. On the same day, Putin went to Tver after completing the work arrangements in St. Petersburg and Leningrad, where he visited the Niel-Storobne Monastery, took part in the epiphany bath and soaked in the ice cave of Lake Sheriger.

Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated Epiphany by taking an ice bath in the freezing cold below zero.

Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov said: "On the Epiphany, Putin came to the site of the worship ceremony and participated in the Epiphany bath in Lake Sheriger."

According to peskov, there is no traditional severe epiphany in central Russia this year, so "the temperature in the lake area is about 6-7 degrees below zero". He also said that this is not the first time Putin has participated in the Baptism Festival. "The president has been in the lake for several years." However, the report said that this is the first time that the Kremlin has released photos of Putin taking a bath in an ice cave.