The Blessing of Water in the Othodox Church of the Greeks, Venice

The Blessing of Water in the Orthodox Church of the Greeks in Venice

On the 6th January, a very important feast takes place in the Orthodox Church of the Greeks: the Blessing of Water.

In Venice, after the ceremony, the whole community moves up to the bridge of the Greeks, where from the Bishop throws three times the Cross into the water of the canal.

The Bishop throws the Cross into the canal