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Glyko koutaliou sykoGlyko koutaliou syko – Fig spoon sweet “Glyko koutaliou” which means spoon sweet is a traditional homemade sweet fruit preserve (it is made even with some vegetables). It is served…
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Cooking on charcoalWe all love a bbq, but in Cyprus, as in Greece, it is not just an occasional party, it's a regular occurrence. Perhaps it's down to the weather or perhaps it's something in our blo…
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Shadow Theatre "Karagiozis"An alternative entertainment for visitors in Cyprus is and the shadow theatre ,as established in the island's dialect, ' karagiozis '. The shadow theatre is one of the oldest types…
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Agros (The Cypriot Garden Of Eden)LET’S HEAD UP TO AGROS! For the tenth consecutive year, Agros is hosting its annual flower festival that starts on the 13th of May and runs right through to the 22nd of May. In Agr…
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Church of Panagia TrimikliniIn the Centre of Trimiklini village, there are two churches, which are devoted to the miraculous icon of Panagia Eleousa. The oldest church, was built in 1744 as indicated in the i…
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Fusion of Art and EroticismThis is the (almost) true story of Aphrodite or – to be precise – the story of the ancient festivities in her honour. This Graphic novel was launched in July 2016 in Nicosia and ha…
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Feast of the HarvestApart from the celebration of hazelnut, Polystipos is known also by the celebration of palouze (Cyprus grape jelly). "The harvest festival" as named by the inhabitants, it took it'…
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Palouzes & shoushoukosPalouzes and shushukos are exclusively known as traditional Cypriot delicacies. Want to learn how to prepare a homemade sweet palouze? This is the right article of a full guidance …
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Why Cyprus traditionally goes VeganIt was November. We were at the Symposio Taverna in the small village of Pellendri in the Troodos mountains. We had just been visiting the Commandaria Wine Museum in Zoopigi and ha…
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Christmas in CyprusMost years my children and I get together for Christmas in some part of Europe. A few years ago we decided not to do any Christmas travelling and I sat with some friends outside th…
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Cypriot Christmas CustomsChristmas in Free Cyprus is the most important holiday in the whole year, as Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas in Cyprus is a time for family, traditions an…
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Cyprus - Questions and AnswersHere are the answers to our Christmas Quiz. How well do you know Cyprus? Do the quiz before reading this article. Click here. The “Kokkinohoria” or red villages are so named becaus…
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Richard I the Lionheart:Year 1095 AD. The Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade, in which hundreds of thousands sworn Roman Catholic Christians attempted to liberate the Holy Land from the influence of…
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Green MondayClean Monday, also known as Pure Monday, Ash Monday, Monday of Lent or Green Monday. It is a moveable feast that occurs at the beginning of the 7th week before the Orthodox Easter …
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