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More than 100 Russian Orthodox believers were hospitalized after drinking holy water during last week's Epiphany celebrations in the eastern city of Irkutsk. A Siberian official today said that 117 people, including 48 children, were in the hospital complaining of severe intestinal pain after drinking water from wells around a local church whose source is a stagnant lake. Many Russians believe that any water obtained on Epiphany is holy, despite most Russian tap water being undrinkable, reports the AP.
