Banya
Bathers sit on a small mat to protect their skin from the hot wood. Bathers usually wear felt hats while they sit in the banya. During the banya bath, bathers use a broom or besom.  Bathers hit each other with the branches like a massage.  Sometimes friends hit each other with branches.  Sometimes a professional masseuse does.  The last part of the banya is when someone throws a bucket of cool or cold water on the bather.