Which steam-bath custom, involving birch or oak twigs bundled together and used to gently beat the skin, is an integral part of the bathing ritual?

• A Venik ✓
• B Platitsa
• C Kamin
• D Zharka

The venik (веник) is soaked in hot water and used to massage the body in the banya; different types of twigs are chosen for their aromatic and therapeutic properties.