History of the Feast of the Epiphany

Kharkiv Television, 2007. The program "Fiftieth Parallel" is dedicated to the Christian feast of the Epiphany (Epiphany).

On the video: the history of the feast of the Epiphany, the features of fasting and elements of Christian ritualism; comments of historians on the origins of the holiday; consecration of laypeople near the church; types of fortune-telling on the Epiphany.

Comments: research associate of the Kharkiv Historical Museum Marina Kostyuchenko; planetarium lecturer Natalia Bershova.

Host — Olena Fateeva.