Today, Orthodox Ugra celebrated Epiphany Christmas Eve. This afternoon, the shints are completed, and after them there comes a great feast of the baptism of the Lord. To this event in the parishes throughout the district are preparing in advance: the water is sanctified and divine liturgies serve. This year, due to a pandemic in the region, they abandoned the cross move and did not equip the font. However, without ablution, Ugra will not remain.
In the district capital in the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, the townspeople gathered for the Divine Liturgy. Her on the occasion of the Epiphany Christmas Eve held Metropolitan Khanty-Mansiysk and Surgut Paul. On this day, believers observe a strict post. It lasts from the evening on January 17 to the end of the prayer for the consecration of water.
This year, Epiphany holidays take place on another scenario. To prevent the proliferation of coronavirus, it was decided in the district - not to carry out a procession and not to equip Jordan. To ensure that Ugra is not created by spontaneous fonts, GIMS inspectors will be. Together with volunteers, they went to the raid at traditional places of bachechen bathing and reservoirs near country and garden cooperatives.
Alexey Bethtin, Inspector GIMS: "We carry out the joint patrolling, since we focused today are not officially being built, that is, if someone builds - this will already be unauthorized font, unsafe. We travel, patrol the water objects, look. It will continue until January 20, that is, today, tomorrow we will patrol in the morning and until the evening. " Tomorrow, in the baptism of the Lord, believers will be able to come to the temples in compliance with all the necessary sanitary and epidemiological requirements. Thus, at the same time, no more than 300 believers will be launched at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ and only after measuring the temperature. Anthony Dolgushin, Chairman of the Department for the Relationship of the Church with Society and Media: "Tomorrow, after the liturgy, the Chin will be made by the Great Consecration. To do this, we put in the middle of the church of the font. We put more additional tanks, in order for people to be comfortable, also spent the cranes so that everyone could recruit. Water is served from special filters, it is purified. " Those parishioners who forget to capture empty dishes with them will be able to acquire consecrated water in the temple. On the eve of 2300 bottles of different volumes delivered from Nefteyugansk. They are distributed among the four temples of the district capital. To avoid the accumulation of people, water will be distributed throughout the week.