Epiphany
Blessing of the Waters today
CORFU. Archbishop Nektarios performed the Blessing of the Waters ceremony today by immersing the Holy Cross in the sea in commemoration of the Baptism of Jesus Christ.
Blessing of the Waters at the Old Port
CORFU. The ceremony will be preceded by a service at the Metropolitan Church.
Blessing of the Waters at Corfu Old Port
CORFU. The traditional Blessing of the Waters took place at Corfu Old Port.
Blessing of the Water for Epiphany in Corfu today
CORFU. The traditional Blessing of the Water ceremony for Epiphany in Corfu Town.
Blessing of the Waters took place in Alipa, Paleokastritsa
CORFU. The Blessing of the Waters ceremony went ahead.
Attendees took communion at Corfu Metropolitan Church today despite the restrictive measures
CORFU. A number of people took part in today΄s service led by Archbishop Nektarios and at the end took communion.
Epiphany church service in Corfu with limited number of attendees
CORFU. Churches are open to the public for the celebration of Epiphany.
Corfu Archbishop joins the ΄rebels΄ and announces that churches will be open for Epiphany
CORFU. Archbishop Nektarios has joined the ΄holy rebels΄ and chosen to follow the previous measures and not those in force now.
Government announces measures for gatherings and church services during the festive period
ATHENS. On Christmas Day, New Year΄s Day and Epiphany up to 9 people are allowed to gather together from up to two families.
Blessing of the waters in Sidari, North Corfu
CORFU. The traditional blessing of the waters took place in Sidari in the Municipality of North Corfu.
Blessing of the waters at Corfu Old Port
CORFU. The traditional blessing of the waters took place at the Old Port with sunshine but 7 degrees Celsius.
Blessing of the Waters at the Old Port - The cross was lost in the murky waters!
CORFU. The brave swimmers searched and searched for the Holy Cross in the freezing water but to no avail.
Religious ceremonies in Corfu Town for Epiphany
CORFU. The following is the Church programme in Corfu Town for Epiphany.
Epiphany at Petriti Harbour
CORFU. Petriti Cultural Society is organizing special events for Epiphany on Sunday 6 January.
Blessing of the Water at Gouvia this morning
CORFU. For the second year running, the Blessing of the Water took place at the Church of Ipapantis in the parish of Agion Panton, Gouvia.
Blessing of the Water in Corfu Town this morning
CORFU. Defying the low temperatures, several brave swimmers dived into the sea this morning in an attempt to retrieve the cross and obtain the blessings.
Where the ‘Blessing the Water’ ceremonies will be happening tomorrow in town and around Corfu
CORFU. For the Epiphany tomorrow, 6th January, the ‘Blessing the Water’ ceremony will take place in town at the Old Port by the Café Yiali at 12 midday.
