A giant heart-shaped ice rink was created by participants of an ice festival which opened Saturday on Russia's frozen Baikal Lake near the village of Listvyanka.

Drone footage from the festival captured the creation process, the size of the rink, and it's illumination after sunset.

An ice-skating marathon, one of the toughest challenges of its kind, takes place on the lake each year, and an ice sculpture exhibition will also be featured in this year's festival.

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