In Shipka, the men were the first to jump into the icy waters for the wooden cross, even with the first rays of sunlight of the day. The ritual is led by the Shipka voivodes, Nova TV reported.
"We do it early to welcome the beautiful dawn. For the ninth year in a row, we have been observing the ritual. Let everyone save their cross and believe, because faith has saved us", explained on the air of "Zdravej, Bulgaria" the mayor of the city of Shipka Vesi Panayotova.
And the people of the city wished each other health, smiles and happiness.