Remember this mysterious photo?
Jimmy explains the mystery!
"The photo was taken at the annual Epiphany diving for the cross at the South Street Seaport. A Greek congregation from Astoria holds a ceremony and then men dive in the water for the cross -- the first one to get it receives a blessing. This year, even though it was "warmer," the water had turned into an undulating icy Slurpee. The Police diver, pictured, is advising one of the priests not to have men dive in for safety reasons. Instead they tossed the cross into the water on a lanyard and then yanked it back up. Here's another priest untangling the lanyard for that:"
Who'd have guessed?
1 comment:
That was well worth the wait!
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