Epiphany celebration, Kalamaria, Thessaloniki / Εορτασμός Θεοφανείων, Καλαμαριά, Θεσσαλονίκη

Greek Orthodox believers take a dip into water in Thessaloniki to celebrate Epiphany, the feast day commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ. Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece on January 6, 2023. Similar ceremonies are held across Greece on river banks, seafronts and lakes, when an Orthodox priest throws a simple wooden cross into the water and swimmers race to be the first to retrieve it. / Εορτασμός των Θεοφανείων στο Ναυτικό Όμιλο στην Καλαμαριά Θεσσαλονίκη, 6 Ιανουαρίου 2023.

Credit: Alkis Koupidis / SOOC

Date: Παρασκευή 6 Ιανουαρίου 2023

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