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Orthodox Christians in Russia have been jumping into freezing ice baths to celebrate Epiphany. Dipping into the water is seen as a ritual bringing worshippers good health and cleansing them of their sins. The faithful believe that all water becomes holy on the day of Epiphany.
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The Wonderworker Woman 10/12. Sign of destiny. (English Subtitles)
Have you heard about St., Matrona of Moscow?
St. Matrona is honoured and venerated by millions.
She is petitioned for the impossible. Patroness and protector of childless families.
She has healed the sick through prayer, predicted the future, helped in solving family problems and conflicts.
She never refused to help anyone, either in her life or after her death.
This is the story of incredible miracles that have a place in the lives of all believers.
In the Sign of Destiny the tenth episode in the documentary cycle of the Wonderworker, we see events involving Matrona's fellow villager, Nika Demidova. Matrona spent the last years of her life on Skhodnya St. in the family of Afanasiy Demidov. Matrona healed his granddaughter, Nika, and predicted her amazing future.
Matrona taught Nika how to pray and how to read signs hidden from ordinary people. After that, Nika was not afraid of anything.
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INI PENGALAMAN LEBARAN DI MOSKOW
Tidak kurang dari 274 ribu umat Islam memenuhi masjid-masjid dan sejumlah area lainnya di seluruh Moskow untuk melaksanakan ibadah shalat Id, Selasa (4/6) waktu setempat.
Sebanyak 120 ribu orang melaksanakan shalat Id d Masjid Agung Moskow, lalu sekitar 36 ribu orang di Masjid Historis, 45 ribu orang di masjid di Poklonnaya Gora atau Masjid Memorial, 30 ribu di kompleks Masjid Yardyam dan Inam, 13 ribu orang di paviliun di Sokolniki, dan sekitar 3.700 lainnya melaksanakan shalat Id di Park “Brateevo” serta 27 ribu orang shalat di Landshaftny Park di Distrik Yuzhnoe Butovo.
Demikian dilaporkan Russian Behind the Headlinemengutip kantor berita Moskva.
Informasi mengenai jumlah umat Islam yang melaksanakan shalat Id tersebut disampaikan Wakil Kepala Departemen Kebijakan Nasional dan Hubungan Antardaerah Kota Moskow Konstantin Blazhenov.
Juga dilaporkan bahwa jumlah warga muslim yang melaksanakan salat Id di Moskovskaya Oblast (wilayah pemekaran kota Moskow) mencapai 130 ribu orang.
“Ratusan ribu warga muslim memadati 49 lokasi salat Id di 38 distrik di Moskovskaya Oblast,” ujar Kepala Administrasi Spiritual Muslim Moskovskaya Oblast (DUM MO) Rushan Abbyasov kepada Moskva.
Abbyasov menambahkan, dari 49 lokasi tersebut, delapan di antaranya adalah masjid yang terletak di Zvenigorod, Naro-Fominsk, Noginsk, Orekhovo-Zuyevo, desa Rodniki di Distrik Ramensky, Solnechnogorsk, Shchelkovo, dan Staraya Kupavna.
Selain itu, pemerintah setempat memfasilitasi para jemaah untuk melaksanakan salat Id di pusat-pusat kebudayaan, kompleks olahraga, stadion dan taman di Balashikha, Krasnogorsk, Khimki, Mytishchi, Domodedovo, dan di sejumlah distrik lainnya. Ibadah salat Id dimulai serentak pukul 07.00 waktu Moskow.
Adapun dari Kremlin dilaporkan Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin turut menyampaikan ucapan selamat kepada seluruh warga Rusia yang merayakan Idulfitri.
“Sebagai penutup bulan suci Ramadan, Idulfitri mengubah orang-orang yang beriman menjadi lebih bertakwa dan menghargai nilai-nilai Islam, serta adat dan tradisi leluhur mereka. Hari Raya Idulfitri mendorong umat Islam untuk menebarkan kebaikan dan kasih sayang, dan merawat mereka yang membutuhkan bantuan serta dukungan,” kata Presiden Putin.
Dalam sambutannya, Putin juga memuji ormas-ormas muslim di seluruh Rusia yang telah berkontribusi dalam mengembangkan dialog antarumat beragama dan antaretnis, dan sekaligus mempererat persatuan dan kesatuan.
Menurut Putin, ormas-ormas tersebut secara konsisten dan tegas menentang segala bentuk intoleransi agama dan ekstremisme, memperkuat kerja sama dengan pemerintah, dan secara aktif terlibat dalam kegiatan amal dan pendidikan
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Moscow (; Russian: Москва́, tr. Moskvá, IPA: [mɐˈskva] (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits and 17 million within the urban area. Moscow is one of Russia's federal cities.
Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific centre of Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city (both by population and by area) entirely on the European continent. By broader definitions Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the 14th largest metro area, the 18th largest agglomeration, the 14th largest urban area, and the 11th largest by population within city limits worldwide. According to Forbes 2013, Moscow has been ranked as the ninth most expensive city in the world by Mercer and has one of the world's largest urban economies, being ranked as an alpha global city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and is also one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index.
Moscow is the northernmost and coldest megacity and metropolis on Earth. It is home to the Ostankino Tower, the tallest free standing structure in Europe; the Federation Tower, the second-tallest skyscraper in Europe; and the Moscow International Business Center. By its territorial expansion on July 1 2012 southwest into the Moscow Oblast, the area of the capital more than doubled, going from 1,091 to 2,511 square kilometers (421 to 970 sq mi), resulting in Moscow becoming the largest city on the European continent by area; it also gained an additional population of 233,000 people.Moscow is situated on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District of European Russia, making it Europe's most populated inland city. The city is well known for its architecture, particularly its historic buildings such as Saint Basil's Cathedral with its colourful architectural style. With over 40 percent of its territory covered by greenery, it is one of the greenest capitals and major cities in Europe and the world, having the largest forest in an urban area within its borders—more than any other major city—even before its expansion in 2012.
The city has served as the capital of a progression of states, from the medieval Grand Duchy of Moscow and the subsequent Tsardom of Russia to the Russian Empire to the Soviet Union and the contemporary Russian Federation.
Moscow is the seat of power of the Government of Russia, being the site of the Moscow Kremlin, a medieval city-fortress that is today the residence for work of the President of Russia. The Moscow Kremlin and Red Square are also one of several World Heritage Sites in the city. Both chambers of the Russian parliament (the State Duma and the Federation Council) also sit in the city. Moscow is considered the centre of Russian culture, having served as the home of Russian artists, scientists and sports figures and because of the presence of museums, academic and political institutions and theatres.
The city is served by a transit network, which includes four international airports, nine railway terminals, numerous trams, a monorail system and one of the deepest underground rapid transit systems in the world, the Moscow Metro, the fourth-largest in the world and largest outside Asia in terms of passenger numbers, and the busiest in Europe. It is recognised as one of the city's landmarks due to the rich architecture of its 200 stations.Moscow has acquired a number of epithets, most referring to its size and preeminent status within the nation: The Third Rome (Третий Рим), the Whitestone One (Белокаменная), the First Throne (Первопрестольная), the Forty Soroks (Сорок Сороков) (sorok meaning both forty, a great many and a district or parish in Old Russian).
Moscow is also one of the twelve Hero Cities. The demonym for a Moscow res ...