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Epiphany celebration is divided into three parts:

Starts January 5th night when midnight "secretive added" 

heavens opened and God alone stands at the gate and "fulfill the desire."

This is the night of silent water: The exported container with clean water that night "silent" under the stars. And anyone who wants a "fulfillment" at midnight, until this water utters the greatest and eager. Water and God heard him and "true"! They call it BE! January 6th is Epiphany Men. Young men jump into the river for health and "manpower" and male offspring one year bathe in cold water to become men. Throwing the Cross is very old, pre-Christian tradition that symbolizes the return of the life-giving water start. For at this day it heals and strengthens and everyone wants to wash away sin and sickness of living water! January 7 Women's Epiphany! On this day, bathe young women and female offspring within a year. Since the female womb brings the power of creation, women tolerate living water boilers of "bathing" rivers and sprinkle them with health and prosperity. Women are Vodicharki, Sovoynitsi. In some areas of this day again speculate and predict love and procreation. On January 7 cum all the Christmas holidays and feminine and masculine combine the water and Creation. Wedding period begins!

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January 5th to 7th 

is 
well, basically, Water Day in BG! 
So drink a lot of H2O for three days in a row
(Especially on the 6th, I say!)
and don't forget to listen to 
this magnificent aquatic anthem
all throughout...

Er ...
Dobrei ...
But not nearly good enough!
For January 6th
is, most specifically,
the day of the baptism of Jesus
in the river Jordan
by his cousin, John The Baptist.
The Orthodox church priest
then blesses the cross
and throws it in a river
(Or whatever body of water you have got!)
where it is retrieved
by one of several
competing good swimmers:
the winner is, of course,
blessed for the year!

Gotta love Voda!
:-)