Epiphany

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Swimmers vie to catch a metal cross during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the waters in the southern city of Larnaca, Cyprus, on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Similar ceremonies to mark Epiphany were held across Greece and Cyprus at the sea and at dams. An Orthodox priest throws a cross into the water, and the swimmers race to retrieve it first. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

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The winner in retrieving a wooden cross, Evaggelos Kargiofilis (second from right) holds it up during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the water in Greece's northern port city of Thessaloniki on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Similar ceremonies to mark Epiphany were held across Greece on riverbanks, seafronts and lakes. An Orthodox priest throws a cross into the water, and swimmers race to be the first to retrieve it. (AP/Photos Nikolas Giakoumidis)

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The winner in retrieving a cross, Evaggelos Kargiofilis, holds it up during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the water in Greece's northern port city of Thessaloniki on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Similar ceremonies to mark Epiphany day were held across Greece on riverbanks, seafronts and lakes. An Orthodox priest throws a cross into the water, and swimmers race to be the first to retrieve it. (AP/Photos Nikolas Giakoumidis)

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A volunteer dressed as one of the three kings carries gifts during the Epiphany parade through Warsaw on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Poland observed Epiphany as an official public holiday for the first time in 50 years. The Epiphany feast day celebrates the visit of the three kings to the infant Jesus. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

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Volunteers dressed as three kings bring their gifts during the Epiphany parade through Warsaw on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Poland observed Epiphany as an official public holiday for the first time in 50 years. The Epiphany feast day celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

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Residents of Warsaw, wearing colorful paper crowns, watch the Epiphany parade through the city on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Poland observed Epiphany as an official public holiday for the first time in 50 years. The Epiphany feast day celebrates the visit of the three kings to the infant Jesus. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

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Villagers speed on horseback during Epiphany celebrations outside Harsova, Romania, on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. As part of the local Epiphany customs, villagers, following a religious service, have their horses blessed with holy water and then compete in a race. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Men attend a religious service during Epiphany celebrations outside Harsova, Romania, on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. One of the local Epiphany customs is for villagers, following the service, to have their horses blessed with holy water and then compete in a race. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, throws a wooden cross into the Golden Horn during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the water in Istanbul on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Similar ceremonies to mark Epiphany were held across Greece on river banks, seafronts and lakes. Bartholomew threw the cross into the water, and swimmers raced to be the first to retrieve it. (AP/Ibrahim Usta)

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Greek Orthodox faithful kiss a wooden cross after it was retrieved from the water during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the water in the Golden Horn in Istanbul on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Similar ceremonies to mark Epiphany were held across Greece on riverbanks, seafronts and lakes. Bartholomew I, spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox, threw a cross into the water, and swimmers raced to be the first to retrieve it. (AP/Ibrahim Usta)