In the Orthodox Church, Epiphany and Epiphany are one holiday - it is non-transitory and is celebrated on the same date from year to year. So in 2019, the celebration will come as in previous years on January 19.
What is the date of Baptism in 2019 for Orthodox Christians and Catholics
In the Orthodox Church, Baptism and Epiphany are one holiday, it is intransient, and its date never changes, therefore Orthodox Christians celebrate the feast every year on January 19. In the Catholic Church, Epiphany and Epiphany are completely different holidays, and only Epiphany (January 6) is non-transient, while Epiphany is celebrated on the first Sunday after Epiphany. The festival can fall on any date from January 7 to January 13, specifically in 2019 it falls on January 13.
When to swim for Epiphany in 2019
It is worth noting that bathing in Epiphany in Jordan is an optional procedure, the church does not call anyone to plunge into ice water. Swimming in an ice-hole is a folk custom that is developed only among Orthodox Christians, while Catholics do not have this feature in their culture. Therefore, if you do not want to immerse yourself in cold water, then it is unnecessary to do this, you just need to read a prayer and wash yourself with blessed water.
If bathing in Jordan at Epiphany is a mandatory procedure for you, and in 2019 you do not want to break traditions, then on January 18, closer to midnight (a little earlier than the specified hour), you need to come to the Jordan specially prepared by the church ministers and parishioners, stand a prayer for the consecration of water and then dive / dive into the water.
Important: it is desirable, but not necessary, to come to the prayer service. If for some reason you could not come at night, then throughout the day on January 19, until 23:59, you can come to Jordan and swim in the holy water. Although it is still worth remembering that, according to popular belief, it is believed that water is the most energy-intensive within three hours after the cross is immersed in water, then its energy activity slowly begins to decline.
