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Women in the sauna with Vihtas in the middle of the 20th century in Finland.[1]
Boris Kustodiyev, Russian Venus (1925–1926)

Bath broom (Russian: банный веник, IPA: [ˈbanːɨj ˈvʲenʲɪk]; Finnish: vasta or vihta; Estonian: viht); Lithuanian: vanta) is a besom, or broom, used for bathing in saunas, such as Russian banyas.[2]

Finnish birch vihta
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, a public banya (1760s)

See also

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References

  1. ^ Koch, Eric (1967-07-05). Helsinkiläinen sauna [In the Finnish sauna. Beating with birch branches] (in Dutch). hdl:10648/ab1e6406-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84. Retrieved 2022-03-12. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "History of Dry Russian Sauna". Chicago Sweatlodge. Archived from the original on 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2015-09-04.

Further reading

  • Всё О Бане. Banya Reference Guide


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