Athens, Greece-Archbishop Leronymos II, Orthodox Epiphany Day celebration, Port of Piraeus. A man holds a cross after retrieving it from the sea during the traditional ceremony to bless the waters. January 6th, the twelve days of Christmas officially come to an end with a special ceremony of blessing the waters and of the boats in the harbor. On Epiphany, the kallinkantzari, the malicious spirits who are said to be active during the twelve days of Christmas, are believed to be banished for the rest of the year.
