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Epiphany celebration, Thessaloniki. / Εορτασμός Θεοφανείων, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Nikos Tarnanidis, 13 years old, holds the wooden cross after he retrieved it from the water during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the water. Greek Orthodox believers take a dip into water in Thessaloniki to celebrate Epiphany, the feast day commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ. Thessaloniki, Greece on January 6, 2015. 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 στην Θεσσαλονίκη. 6 Ιανουαρίου 2015.
Credit: Konstantinos Tsakalidis / SOOC
Date: Τρίτη 6 Ιανουαρίου 2015
Image photo: 21_20150106_09_kt_10911420543558
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