Sunday, January 8, 2012
Photo review: Tarpon Springs Epiphany celebration
Posted by Kevin Tighe on Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 11:57 AM
The Tarpon Springs Greek Orthodox Church celebrated the Epiphany with the annual blessing of the local waters and boats concluding with the throwing of a wooden cross into the city's Spring Bayou.
Boys ages 16-18 plunged into the bayou to retrieve it. This year a second cross had to be thrown when the first could not be quickly recovered. Whoever recovers the cross is said to be blessed for a full year. A number of boys continued to dive for the first cross which was eventually found. Two blessings for the price of one!
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- Boys ages 16-18 dive into Tarpon Springs' Spring Bayou
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- The boys swim to one of a half dozen boats
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- The boys climb into the boats
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- The boys wait to dive for the cross
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- The race is on!
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- One of the two crosses is retrieved!
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