The Brief
- The 119th annual Epiphany cross dive celebration in Tarpon Springs is on Monday.
- 67 teens will jump into the Bayou to find the wooden cross.
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – A Tarpon Springs tradition will enter its 119th year as the annual Epiphany Celebration on Monday.
67 teens will jump into the Bayou to find the wooden cross, which promises a year of blessings.
John Hittos from Clearwater emerged from the Spring Bayou and was carried through the streets of Tarpon Springs after retrieving the cross in a matter of minutes at last year’s epiphany celebration.
“You do feel good being up there,” Hittos recalled. “But, at the end of the day, it’s not just about you. It’s about Jesus. His baptism and the celebration for the church. You know, it’s a moment to rejoice with all your fellow divers, your brothers in Christ.” …