The 119th annual Epiphany celebration took place Monday in Tarpon Springs. Events include the cross dive, which promises a year of blessings, and a festival. Luc Boillot, a 17-year-old from ...

The Epiphany celebration and cross dive is happening this Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. Here's a list of events for Tarpon Springs' Greek Orthodox tradition.

John Hittos retrieved the Epiphany cross from Spring Bayou in Tarpon Springs last year.

A 16-year-old was the cross retriever in the 118th annual Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration cross dive.

The 118th annual Epiphany is this Saturday. Thousands of people are expected to be in Tarpon Springs to see the cross dive at the Spring Bayou. The diver who retrieves the cross is considered ...

After thunderstorms moved past, Florida's largest Greek Orthodox community celebrated the Epiphany on Saturday as a 16-year-old boy dove into chilly water to retrieve a cross in an annual rite ...

Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers in Bulgaria on Monday braved the freezing winter weather to plunge into icy waters as they observed centuries-old Epiphany traditions.

John Hittos, 16, retrieves the cross during the annual cross dive in the Spring Bayou, part of the Epiphany celebration on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Tarpon Springs. (Tampa Bay Times) ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — John Hittos, a 16-year-old who dove into the Epiphany waters for the first time Saturday, retrieved the cross at the 118th Epiphany Celebration. Hittos, of Clearwater, was ...

After thunderstorms moved past, Florida's largest Greek Orthodox community celebrated the Epiphany on Jan. 6 as a 16-year-old boy dove into chilly water to retrieve a cross in an annual rite that ...

Greeks celebrated the Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day, after two years of COVID-19 restrictions. The celebrations included blessings of the water ceremonies.

The 119th annual Epiphany cross dive celebration in Tarpon Springs is on Monday. 67 teens will jump into the Bayou to find the wooden cross.