Epiphany (holiday) the eve of Epiphany. The priest goes door to door with the cross and a branch of basil to "sanctify" or "brighten" the rooms by sprinkling them with holy water. The "protagiasi" casts away the goblins ; bonfires are also lit in some places for that purpose. The "Great Blessing" happens in church on the day of the Epiphany. . Then the "Dive of the Cross" is performed: a cross is throwned by the priest in the sea, a nearby river, a lake or an ancient roman cistern (as in Athens). According to popular belief, this ritual gives the water
By Any Other Name (album) By Any Other Name (album) By Any Other Name is a Future Sound of London compilation release in the same vein as 1992's "Earthbeat". The tracks are by Dougans and Cobain and the aliases are the same. This 2007 album, however, has a wealth of new material from the same time period as Earthbeat. The "Mental Cube" track ""Sightings"" can be heard in the very first episode of ""The Day Today"" in a skit with Chris Morris reporting on a new police measure to deal with noisy neighours in which a tiger is set loose in the offending persons home