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Epiphany 2022: Blessing the Waters in Greece (videos)

January 6, 2022 Uncategorized 1

Greeks all over the world celebrated the Epiphany, the Blessing of the Waters, on Thursday. The tradition wants the faithful to dive into the waters not matter how cold or warm to catch the Holy Cross a local priest has thrown into it in a ceremony called the “Diving of …

Greeks crowd for Epiphany after Gov’t bows to pressure of Church (videos)

January 6, 2021 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Greece, Politics 8

Greeks flocked to churches and crowded for a bottle of Blessed Water and a sip of Holy Communion on Epiphany, after the Prime Minister bowed to the pressure of the powerful Church of Greece. The government reversed a ban and allowed the opening of churches to limited number of faithful …

Church of Greece revolts: Open churches on Epiphany despite ban

January 4, 2021 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED 5

The Church of Greece is revolting against the conservative Government and defies the ban of religious services in the presence of faithful on Epiphany on January 6. In a meeting on Monday, the Holy Synod decided to open the churches to believers despite the ban aiming to prohibit the spread …

Greeks celebrate Blessing the Waters and Epiphany 2020

January 7, 2020 Lifestyle Comments Off on Greeks celebrate Blessing the Waters and Epiphany 2020

Greek Orthodox Christians plunged into icy cold waters on Monday and sought the Holy Cross in the sea, in lakes and rivers as Greeks marked the religious feast of Epiphany on January 6. On this day, Theophany or Fota (Lights) Greeks commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan …

Epiphany 2018 Videos: Greeks Bless the Waters, send Kallikantzaroi back to Earth bowels

January 6, 2018 Lifestyle Comments Off on Epiphany 2018 Videos: Greeks Bless the Waters, send Kallikantzaroi back to Earth bowels

Epiphany 2018: Greeks blessed the waters and sent Kallikantzaroi, the malevolent goblins back to the bowels of Earth where they belong. Kallikantzaroi are believed to dwell underground but come to the surface during the twelve days of Christmas, from 25 December to 6 January, from the winter solstice for a …

Epiphany Cross amid freezing temperatures: a test for the real brave (videos)

January 6, 2015 Uncategorized, Very Mix Comments Off on Epiphany Cross amid freezing temperatures: a test for the real brave (videos)

The Epiphany tradition of Greek Orthodox Church turned into a real test for the faithful and brave divers this year. The cold was biting, strong winds were blowing from the North. This did not hinder the faithful divers to jump into ice-cold waters, catch the Cross and receive the blessings …

Rhodes Blessing the waters: the cry of the voiceless

January 6, 2014 Society 2

Everything was set for the traditional blessing the waters ceremony. Local officials had lined at the waterfront of Rhodes port and so had done the young divers in swimming suits – eager to jump into the cold sea and catch the cross. However, the moment the priest threw the cross …

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