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. Skip Navigation ...

Before the cross dive, a white dove will be released over Spring Bayou to represent the Holy Spirit. This year, Chloe Kotis, 17, was chosen to do that honor as the dove bearer.

Cross divers swim towards a dinghy as they get ready during the annual cross dive in the Spring Bayou, part of the Epiphany celebration on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Tarpon Springs, Fla. (Jefferee ...

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 ...

Young boys and girls dive into the waters of Lake Eola to be the first to retrieve the cross tossed into the water by Father John Hamatie during the 50th Epiphany celebration to commemorate the ...

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 afternoon.

For Greek Orthodox Christians, Epiphany is a celebration of Christ’s baptism. Celebrations have been underway over the weekend. The events culminate on January 6th with the cross dive.

Cross divers swim towards a dinghy as they get ready during the annual cross dive in the Spring Bayou, part of the Epiphany celebration on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Tarpon Springs, Fla. (Jefferee ...

Cross Dive: The archbishop will cast the Epiphany cross into the water where dozens of young men will dive for it. Whoever retrieves the cross will receive a blessing from the archbishop.

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 ...