Epiphany, Tarpon Springs

South Florida teen retrieves cross at Tarpon Springs Epiphany
As Luc Boillot slept the night before, he said he dreamed of the Epiphany cross retrieval. So when he rose out of Spring Bayou today, white cross in hand, it was hard to tell the difference between fact and fiction.
'It felt like a dream': Lucas Boillot emerges with Epiphany cross after 119th event in Tarpon Springs
This was Boillot's second year of diving. While he says he was nowhere close to the cross at that time, things turned out differently this time.
Teen celebrates year of blessings after retrieving cross during Epiphany
Bayou as more than 65 young men dove into the water hoping to emerge with the wooden cross tossed by the Archbishop from the dock. The lucky one to retrieve the cross during this year’s dive was 17-year old Lucas Boillot from Plantation.
Cross dive winner announced after 119th Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs
A long-standing tradition in the Greek Orthodox community, the Epiphany celebration, took place Monday in Tarpon Springs.
Epiphany cross dive celebration returns to Tarpon Springs
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. Glendi: A celebration will be held at the St. Nicholas Community Center with live music, dancing and food, including Greek pastries.
Tarpon Springs ready to welcome 2025 Epiphany celebration
The Orthodox Christian Church celebrates Epiphany on Jan. 6 of each year, in remembrance of the baptism of Jesus Christ in the water of the Jordan River 2000 ago. The observance spread to the new world and eventually to Tarpon Springs, which boasts the largest percentage of Greek Americans of any city in the U.S.
Epiphany cross dive celebration in Tarpon Springs returns Monday
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 enter its 119th year as the annual Epiphany Celebration on Monday.
Tarpon Springs observes 119th Epiphany celebration
Today, thousands of spectators are joining together in Tarpon Springs for the annual commemoration of Jesus Christ’s baptism, known as the Epiphany celebration. 11:01 Festivities are underway in Tarpon Springs Patrons filed into a packed St.
Tarpon Springs holds 119th annual Epiphany cross dive
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Video. Orthodox faithful in Greece swim to retrieve the cross on Epiphany
Video. A large crowd watched on as dozens of swimmers rushed to retrieve a wooden cross thrown by a priest into the water, in ...