 |
Compact version |
|
 |
        |
|
 |
||
|
Thursday, 21 November 2024
|
||
 |
 |
|
|
|
Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-01-06Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Epiphany celebrated throughout Greece with traditional 'Blessing of Waters'(ANA-MPA) -- The religious feast of the Epiphany -- the Twelfth Day after Christmas -- is celebrated throughout Greece on Thursday with the traditional "Blessing of the Waters" Orthodox Church rite in ports, rivers, lakes, reservoirs and fountains in front of cathedrals.The ritual commemorates Christ's baptism in the River Jordan, termed the Epiphany by St. John Chryssostom (from the Greek word for 'manifestation', 'epifaniea'). On Epiphany daring youth and adults brave the cold waters to dive for the Cross after it has been blessed by a priest and thrown into the waters, and the one who recovers the cross is blessed with good luck throughout the year. Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece officiated at the main ceremony in Piraeus, Greece's largest port. Caption: ANA-MPA file photo. More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
|
 |
|
 |
 |
|
All Rights Reserved.