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Jan 6 • 13:48 UTC • 🌍 Africa • Africanews

Young men in Greece dive for wooden cross in Epiphany celebration

In Greece's Epiphany celebration, young men dive into the sea to retrieve a wooden cross, symbolizing good fortune for the year ahead.

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