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Epiphany

Hephaestion Storm Dampens Crete Epiphany Celebrations

2020-01-06 by Phil Butler

Heraklion port

Hephaestion storm cold, gales, rain, and snow blanket much of Greece as Epiphany celebrations dampened on Crete and other islands.

Tags: Beaufort scale, Crete Epiphany, Crete weather, EMY, Epiphany, Epiphany celebrations, Greece storms, Greece weather, Hephaestion, Heraklion, Herklion port, meteorological, Minoan Lines

Epiphany 2018 from Crete to Florida

2018-01-07 by Laura Kohlenberger

Epiphany 2018

This year’s Epiphany celebration here on Crete, across Greece, and around the world was a joyous and colorful event across seasides and lakeside areas anywhere Orthodox Christians live.

Tags: Crete events, Crete religion, Eastern Orthodox, Epiphany, Greek traditions, Orthodox customs, Panagia Trimartyri, religious events

A Window Into the Russian Soul: An Epiphany 2017

2017-01-20 by Anna Novikova

Anna Novikova from Moscow

“Where are we going to?” I asked my brother this morning, as he was driving in an unknown direction with a cheeky grin on his face. When no reply seemed imminent I asked; “Are you going to tell me?” Finally his response was; “To wash off our sins in the Volga”.

Tags: Anna Novikova, Epiphany, Orthodox Cathedral in Paris, Russian tradition, Russians, Volga

Winter in Russia: What the Simple Folk Do

2016-12-08 by Phil Butler

Surfing solitude in Kamchatka with my friend Sergey Rasshivaev

For most people who live very far west of the Dnieper River, Russians are an enigma.

Tags: Epiphany, ice diving, Ice Swimming, Russia pastimes, Russians, Sergey Rasshivaev




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