A large crowd watched on as dozens of swimmers rushed to retrieve a wooden cross thrown by a priest into the water, in a ceremony marking Epiphany near the port of Piraeus outside Athens on Monday. (AP Video/ Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Orthodox faithful in Greece swim to retrieve the Cross on Epiphany

Name: Orthodox faithful in Greece swim to retrieve the Cross on Epiphany
Uploaded: 2025-01-06T14:50:04.539Z
Duration: 47 s
Description: A large crowd watched on as dozens of swimmers rushed to retrieve a wooden cross thrown by a priest into the water, in a ceremony marking Epiphany near the port of Piraeus outside Athens on Monday. (AP Video/ Lefteris Pitarakis)

A large crowd watched on as dozens of swimmers rushed to retrieve a wooden cross thrown by a priest into the water, in a ceremony marking Epiphany near the port of Piraeus outside Athens on Monday. (AP Video/ Lefteris Pitarakis)