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Pilgrims jump to catch the cross during a water blessing ceremony marking the Epiphany celebrations at Piraeus port, near Athens, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. Celebrations to mark the Christian holiday of Epiphany were canceled or scaled back in many parts of Greece Thursday as the country struggles with a huge surge in COVID-19 infections driven by the omicron variant. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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Christian world marks Epiphany with series of celebrations
January 6, 2022 10 a.m.

Christian world marks Epiphany with series of celebrations

The Catholic feast day of Epiphany recalls the visit of three Magi, or wise men, to the infant Jesus