Epiphany
Diaspora
Tarpon Springs Epiphany 2024: The Largest Celebration Outside Greece
As happens every year, thousands flocked to Tarpon Springs, Florida to celebrate the Greek Orthodox Epiphany with the traditional diving for the Cross.
Tarpon Springs, which has a large and thriving Greek community, hosts one of the most popular Epiphany...
Culture
Epiphany Spectacularly Celebrated Across Greece
Epiphany, also known as Theophania in Greek, one of the most important feasts of the Greek Orthodox Church, was celebrated across Greece on Saturday with a message of love and hope.
President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited Rethymnon,...
Greece
Epiphany: One of Christianity’s Most Important Feasts
Traditionally, the great feast of the Epiphany marks the end of the extended period of Christmas holidays in Greece.
Each year on January 6, hundreds of thousands of Greeks and visitors participate in the rich traditions that are observed in...
Ancient Greece
Special Epiphany Koliva Has Ancient Greek Roots
Epiphany Koliva, a version of the food eaten at funerals in Eastern Europe, called Fotokoliva, has been prepared for many centuries on the Greek island of Crete.
By Giorgio Pintzas Monzani
The feast of Epiphany, celebrated every January 6th, plays a...
Australia
Greek Orthodox Epiphany Celebrated in Australia
Greek Australians celebrated Epiphany with the traditional Blessing of the Waters ceremonies in cities across Australia on Sunday.
Diaspora
Thousands Join Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration
Tarpon Springs basked in its 117th annual Epiphany celebration, a richly choreographed religious and cultural event that brought thousands of visitors to the Florida city.
Tarpon Springs hosts the largest Epiphany celebration in the western hemisphere.
Following the Divine Liturgy and...
Greek News
Greece Celebrates Epiphany With the Blessing of Waters
Greece and Hellenes around the world celebrated Epiphany on Friday, one of Christianity’s most important feasts.
In the Orthodox Christian tradition, to which the Greek Orthodox Church also belongs, the feast of Epiphany is associated with the baptism of Jesus...
Diaspora
16-Year-Old Retrieves Cross in Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration
Thousands of people attended the annual Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs, Florida on Thursday.
Archbishop Elpidophoros and Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta were the officiants in this year’s liturgy at the city's St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral.
Following the Divine Liturgy and Great...
Greek church
Greece Celebrates Epiphany Amid Coronavirus Surge
Greece and Hellenes around the world celebrated Epiphany, one of Christianity’s most important feasts, on Thursday, while employing the appropriate protection measures against the coronavirus.
Greek Reporter was at the village of Limni in northern Evia where a procession through the...
Diaspora
Epiphany Celebration to Be Held for the First Time at St. Augustine, Florida
An Epiphany celebration is to be held for the first time in St. Augustine on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida on Thursday.
The Greek Orthodox community in the town, which is the oldest continuously-inhabited European-established settlement in the United States,...