GREECE - RELIGION - ORTHODOX - EPIPHANY Stock Image

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GREECE, Thessaloniki : Swimmers jump into the water and race to retrieve a wooden cross during a ceremony of the blessing of the waters marking the orthodox Epiphany Day at the seafront of Thessaloniki, northern Greece on January 6, 2016. According to Greek Orthodox religion, Epiphany commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.

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