PM Tsipras visits Samothraki island for Epiphany Day
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attended Epiphany Day celebrations on Sunday at the church of Panagia Kamariotissa on the island of Samothraki.
After the liturgy, Tsipras, who was accompanied by Alternate Defense Minister Panos Rigas and Alternate Shipping Minister Nektarios Santorinios, went to the port of Kamariotissa, where according to the Greek custom five swimmers dipped in the frozen waters to retrieve a wooden crucific thrown into the water.
Following the end of the celebrations, the prime minister will be made an honorary citizen of the island of Samothraki.
Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos travelled to the island of Syros for Epiphany Day on Sunday.
Celebrations to mark the day were headed by Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronymos II.
Source: amna-mpa
