For the first time the political leadership of the country were not present at the ceremony that takes place at the biggest Greek port, as President Prokopis Pavlopoulos decided to attend the water blessing in Athens.
Customs and traditions whose roots lie far in the ages will come to life again this year on 6 January, during the celebrations of Epiphany in different parts of Greece.
The media are disseminating various versions of the events but GRReporter points out that criminal investigation secrecy is in force in Greece and even lawyers have strictly limited and regulated access to the investigation.