Epiphany: One of Christianity's Most Important Feasts

Epiphany: One of Christianity's Most Important Feasts

Greek Orthodox bishop at the Great Blessing of Waters on Theophany, throwing the cross off the Glenelg Jetty, South Australia, for one of the swimmers below to retrieve. File photo. Credit: Maggas/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY 3.0 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 th…