Epiphany, Tarpon Springs

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.
South Florida teen retrieves cross at Tarpon Springs Epiphany
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.
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.
Epiphany is a family affair for Tarpon Springs teen named Dove Bearer
Epiphany celebrations in Tarpon Springs and the Cross Dive at the Spring Bayou took place on Monday. The dove bearer plays a vital role in the annual Epiphany celebration. A member of the community, typically a young woman,
Tarpon Springs holds 119th annual Epiphany cross dive
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'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.
Tarpon Springs Epiphany 2025: Greek-Americans Celebrate in Florida
Tarpon Springs celebrated the 2025 Epiphany, one of the most prominent observances in the US, deeply rooted in the city's Greek heritage.
After hurricanes, Tarpon Springs celebrates Epiphany
This year's Epiphany celebrations are more significant after Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated the community last year.
‘It’s a blessing to be here’: Tarpon Springs celebrates annual Epiphany Ball
Tarpon Springs is known for its charm, from its iconic sponge docks to its deep Greek orthodox traditions. But after last year’s hurricanes wreaked havoc, the annual epiphany celebrations
Tarpon Springs Epiphany celebration a family affair
The 119th edition of the city’s Epiphany celebration Jan. 6 was a family affair, as 17-year-old native son Luc Boillot retrieved the cross from Spring Bayou 40
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Faithful flock to Tarpon Springs for Epiphany celebration
The city of Tarpon Springs’ annual Epiphany event is widely considered the largest such Greek Orthodox ceremony in the world, ...
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Epiphany cross dive celebration in Tarpon Springs returns Monday
The 119th annual 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 ...