Filippov Day: Why Laziness Is Prohibited on January 22January 22 is Filippov Day in the folk calendar, dedicated to St. Philip of Moscow. Traditions on this day encourage productivity and include omens for the future.
Maslenitsa 2026 Dates Set for February 16-22Maslenitsa, the pre-Lenten festival, will be observed from February 16 to 22, 2026. The celebration precedes Great Lent, which begins on February 23 after Easter on April 12.
Epiphany ice bathing in Ryazan draws enthusiastic participantsOn the night of January 18-19, residents and visitors gathered at Orekhovoye Lake in Ryazan for the annual Epiphany ice bathing ritual. Many sought spiritual renewal or to test their limits in the frigid waters.
15 Questions for a Young Altai PriestFather Ioann Efimets, a young priest in Barnaul (Altai Krai, Russia), answers common questions about faith, church practice and everyday moral dilemmas.
Kemerovo «clown in a cassock» becomes monkWhy a well-known Kemerovo host abruptly chose monastic life: the story of Vitaly Vydriganov, once a hospital clown, now Father Sofrony, building a men’s monastery and helping people through prayer.
