 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
莫斯科基督徒喝圣水,117人(包括48名孩子)肚子痛入院治疗
, Z% E" D! B( P1 j9 f' B" s: G0 i- r+ i$ V; y/ t! ?
117 Russians in hospital after drinking holy water! m9 \: G" m! Z0 }
# j$ Y7 Z0 d& H4 S2 K/ ~MOSCOW – More than 100 Russian Orthodox believers have been hospitalized after drinking holy water during Epiphany celebrations in the eastern city of Irkutsk, an official said Monday.' F& E- j. q1 L& {4 w. S
: [$ Q, c8 y1 U7 G. B4 c* d
A total of 117 people, including 48 children, were in the hospital complaining of acute intestinal pain after drinking water from wells in and around a local church last week, said Vladimir Salovarov, a spokesman for the Irkutsk Investigative Committee.
& A7 u+ R2 j# l( D! D. a/ l+ v/ l/ m/ Y& f/ D- I/ U
Salovarov said 204 people required some medical treatment after consuming the water, the source of which was a stagnant lake. He said, however, that it was too early to say what caused the illness.
0 s3 A" m. H7 P9 m+ H Q- `% d Y. c! t
Many Russians consider any water obtained on Epiphany — which they celebrate on Jan. 19 — to be holy.
c" t6 `* A5 w; n7 f$ H
8 [- e% C9 X* WThe water is typically bottled for consumption later. Tap water in most of Russia is undrinkable. |
|