GREECE - RELIGION - ORTHODOX - EPIPHANY Stock Image

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GREECE, Thessaloniki : Swimmers come back to the boat after racing to retrieve a wooden cross during a ceremony of the blessing of the water 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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