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 ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — As we get closer to this year's Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs, we're taking a look back at the cross dive last year. John Hittos retrieved the holy cross from ...

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 ...

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.

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — A 16-year-old was the cross retriever in the 118th annual Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration cross dive. John Paul Hittos of Clearwater retrieved the cross on Saturday ...

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 ...

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, Fla. (Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay ...

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. Skip Navigation ...

Bulgarians hold a wooden cross in the Lesnovska River during Epiphany Day celebrations in the town of Elin Pelin, Bulgaria, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Credit: AP/Valentina Petrova ...

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. TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - A Tarpon Springs tradition will ...