THE EPIPHANY DAY
January 6th. It was halcyon days and as
it is said in these days, despite it is in the middle of the
winter, the sun is always shining. The Christmas tree was
standing behind the window and my brother was playing with his
new toy that Santa Claus brought him. I had just woken up when
my mother called me for breakfast.
-
I am coming, mum!
-
Hurry up, please. We are going to the port of Maronia to see the
dropping of the Holy Cross with our friends!!!
-Ok
mum!
At 10 o’clock I’ve already put on my coat. Half an
hour later we were at Maronia port where many people have
gathered down, as the priest was preparing to speak.
-Today
on 6th January we celebrate the Epiphany. At this
day, thousands years ago Jesus had been baptized in a river.
From then onwards, at this day, in many ports in the world a
priest blesses the water. Some young men dive in the water to
catch the Holy Cross, which a priest drops. The most of you all
know that whoever will catch the Holy Cross he will be blessed
from God.
When he finished, my brother said me that he had
recognized a poor boy from his class, named John. This young boy
would probably want the blessing by the Holy Cross and that’s
why he was standing among the other young men. These men, the
child and some local states were going to board in a boat to
carry them in the middle of the port. As the boat arrived in the
middle of the port, the priest dropped the Holy Cross into the
water. The men dived all together, but unfortunately the boat
started joggling and losing its balance. The people, who were
on, fell into the water. So they all had to swim to get out of
the water. All the people, who had watched the “accident”, were
shocked but in the end relieved as the unlucky people got out
from water.
Few minutes later, my brother shouted:
-
Look, John is holding the Holy Cross!
-That’s
really nice, my mum said.
My brother ran towards the boy to congratulate him.
John took a great pride in himself.
Since it was already time for lunch, we and our
friends went to a local restaurant near the sea to eat. It was a
great day with an unexpected happening, which I would never
forget!!!!
Dimitra
Giannaraki
2nd High School of Komotini,
Greece
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