A bishop prepares to lower a cross in the sea during a water blessing ceremony on Epiphany Day at Faliro suburb near Athens

A bishop prepares to lower a cross in the sea during a water blessing ceremony on Epiphany Day at Faliro suburb near Athens

A bishop (not pictured) prepares to lower a cross in the sea during a water blessing ceremony on Epiphany Day at Faliro suburb near Athens, Greece, January 6, 2015. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis