On the enchanting island of Naxos, a singular Easter tradition takes center stage each year in the village of Polichni. Here, the faithful gather for a moving ceremony – the procession of the Epitaphios, a symbolic representation of Jesus Christ’s body. Unlike elsewhere, this procession culminates in a unique act: its immersion into the Aegean Sea.
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