Epiphany, celebrated every 6 January, marks the baptism of Jesus Christ and is a public holiday in Greece. In the Blessing ... However, Orthodox Christian churches may celebrate on different ...

Originally, the holiday was called Epiphany (Theophany ... Jerusalem, Serbian Orthodox Churches, Athos monasteries in Greece, Eastern Catholic Churches and Old Believers celebrate the Baptism ...

children and others braved the elements to celebrate the Greek Epiphany, also known as the Orthodox Christian Feast of Theophany, which falls on Jan. 6. On the eve of the occasion, which is ...

And so at Epiphany, our tradition is to bless water ... contributed to the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral. The congregation's first church was constructed in 1907by Greek immigrants ...

Christians around the world will celebrate the Epiphany on Monday ... In the Tampa Bay area, the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tarpon Springs, known for its large Greek community ...

He was the lucky swimmer who retrieved the cross in the annual Greek Celebration of Epiphany which involes a blessing of the waters and throwing of the cross ceremony. After the waters are blessed ...

Epiphany, celebrated every 6 January, marks the baptism of Jesus Christ and is a public holiday in Greece. In the Blessing ... However, Orthodox Christian churches may celebrate on different ...

A large crowd watched on as dozens of swimmers rushed to retrieve a wooden cross thrown by a priest into the water, in a ceremony marking Epiphany near the port of Piraeus outside Athens on Monday.

Epiphany, celebrated every 6 January, marks the baptism of Jesus Christ and is a public holiday in Greece. In the Blessing of the Waters ... as Three Kings Day in Western Christianity. However, ...