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Monday, 06 January 2020 06:08
Divers brave severe weather to retrieve the Cross during Epiphany celebration in Thessaloniki (vid)
Despite the bitter cold that prevailed in Thessaloniki on the day of the Epiphany, believers honoring the day dove into the sea to catch the cross.
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Greece
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Saturday, 04 January 2020 07:29
"Ton Foton": The Greek Orthodox Epiphany
The sixth of January; Christmas has officially come to an end and it is Epiphany, called “Ton Foton” in Greece.
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Greece
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Wednesday, 06 January 2016 14:48
Epiphany celebrated in Izmir for the first time in 94 years
Epiphany will be celebrated today in Smyrni (Izmir) for the first time since the Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922.
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Greece