Cinematic winter video of a strong athletic man immersing himself in an icy river during Orthodox Epiphany baptism.
He slowly steps into a carved ice hole shaped like a cross, steam rising from his body in the freezing air.
Snow-covered forest around, tall pine trees, soft snowfall, absolute silence broken only by water movement.
The man is shirtless, muscular but natural, skin flushed from the cold, breath visible.…
