Blessing the waters

Epiphany Day, also known as Theofania or Fota, is celebrated across Greece each year on January 6 with priests blessing the waters by throwing a cross into a sea, lake or river

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Epiphany Day, also known as Theofania or Fota, is celebrated across Greece each year on January 6 with priests blessing the waters by throwing a cross into a sea, lake or river

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