Epiphany

• ISTANBUL - Orthodox Christian worshippers plunged into chilly waters across southern and eastern Europe on Friday to retrieve crucifixes in ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ.
(Minneapolis Star Tribune)
• TARPON SPRINGS — A second cross had to be thrown into the waters of Spring Bayou today after the first one was lost during this citys 106th annual Epiphany cross dive.
(Salon)
• The Feast of the Epiphany, marking the end of the 12 Days of Christmas, is generally observed on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012.
(Huffington Post)
• After scraping and rinsing the dinner plates the other night, I took our dog outside and stared at the sky. Stars dotted the galaxy, calling me to life my head above the ground. Constellations winked at me from their heavenly posts.
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
• Today is Epiphany on the church's calendar, thirteen days after Christmas. It is when many churches celebrate the coming of the Magi from the East to see the Christ child in Bethlehem.
(Examiner)
• Im home from work because this is day three of what Ive been told is a Three-Day Intestinal Virus. Which means Im still a bit tired and run-down but mostly okay.
(Salon)
• Tarpon Springs, Florida -- Blankets and chairs are being laid down, police divers are checking the water for obstacles, and worshipers are singing hymns as the 2012 Epiphany celebration is under way. Church services inside St.
(10Connects.com)
• Tarpon Springs, Florida -- Blankets and chairs are being laid down, police divers are checking the water for obstacles, and worshipers are singing hymns as the 2012 Epiphany celebration is under way. Church services inside St.
(10Connects.com)
• Our Christmas tree sits chopped in half, shorn of lights, angels and sparkle, waiting on the curb to be picked up by the trash collector and trucked off to our communitys compost heap.
(Huffington Post)
• The popular carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas, celebrates the season with a variety of birds, musicians and members of the gentry dancing and leaping - each said to be symbolic of the Christian faith, i.e.
(the Day of the Kings - is today - Times and Democrat)