Dove bearer Michalia Makryllos, center, joins a procession to Spring Bayou during the 119th Epiphany Celebration on Monday, Jan 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
The Tarpon Springs Outdoor Performance Ensemble performs during the 119th Epiphany Celebration’s procession to Spring Bayou on Monday, Jan 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros celebrates the retrieval of the Epiphany cross during the 119th Epiphany Celebration on Monday, Jan 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
Cross divers vie for position while swimming to dinghies in Spring Bayou during the 119th Epiphany Celebration on Monday, Jan 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros blesses Spring Bayou moments before tossing the Epiphany cross during the 119th Epiphany Celebration on Monday, Jan 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
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Boys leap from dingies as the Epiphany cross sails overhead into Spring Bayou during the 119th Epiphany Celebration on Monday, Jan 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
Luc Boillot, 17, of Plantation, emerges from Spring Bayou with the Epiphany cross during the 119th Epiphany Celebration on Monday, Jan 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
Cross retrievers swim to boats before the cross throw during the 119th Epiphany ceremony at the Spring Bayou on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]
Iliana (mother preferred not to give last name), 7, gets dressed in an Island of Paros traditional dance outfit during the 119th Epiphany ceremony at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, blesses cross retrievers during the 119th Epiphany ceremony at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]
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Luc Boillot, 17, of Plantation, celebrates, while being carried by his peers during the 119th Epiphany ceremony at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]
Zanetos Argeras, of Dunedin, right, with his grandson, Vasilios Argeras, 6, dresses in an evzon outfit and spend time together during the 119th Epiphany ceremony at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]
Luc Boillot, 17, of Plantation, retrieves the cross during the 119th Epiphany ceremony at the Spring Bayou on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros venerates an icon within St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedra during the 119th Epiphany Celebration on Monday, Jan 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
Cross divers attend the Orthros and Divine Liturgy inside Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral during the 119th Epiphany Celebration on Monday, Jan 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
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Theanne Gagianas, 60, left, of Pittsburgh, Pa., left, holds her granddaughter, Kalliopi Gagianas, 6 months, of Morgantown, W.Va., while attending the Orthros and Divine Liturgy at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral during the 119th Epiphany Celebration on Monday, Jan 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
From left: Evouli Kavouklis, 16, Kostas Kokkinidis, 10, Emmanuella Kavouklis, 12, and Haralambos Kavouklis, 9, await the arrival of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedra during the 119th Epiphany Celebration on Monday, Jan 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
Angeliki Kavouklis, 14, of Tarpon Springs, center, is primped by her mother, Nikilotta Kavouklis, of Tarpon Springs, while wearing traditional day clothing from the island of Kalymnos outside of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral during the 119th Epiphany Celebration on Monday, Jan 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, left, greets Kostas Kokkinidis, 10, during the 119th Epiphany ceremony at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]
John Hittos, last year’s cross retriever finder, leads current cross retrievers into the church during the 119th Epiphany ceremony at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Tarpon Springs. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]
Jefferee Woo is a staff photographer. Reach him at jwoo@tampabay.com.
Douglas R. Clifford is a staff photographer. Reach him at dclifford@tampabay.com.
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