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Event details can change.
Please check with the organisers that the event is happening before making travel arrangements.
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2007
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DECEMBER
Ayia Napa Christmas Programme
Dec 2007 - Jan 2008 (annual)
Ayia Napa Municipal Town Hall, Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa celebrates Christmas with a special month of events - including Christmas tree lighting, carols, a Father Christmas train and plenty of markets for shopping and eating.
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Epiphany (Phota)
Epiphany is one of the most important Greek Orthodox religious celebrations of the year. It is also known as the Feast of the Light, since it commemorates Christ's baptism in the River Jordan, symbolic of the spiritual rebirth of man. It is celebrated in a number of seaside towns in Cyprus (Larnaca hosts a dramatic service by the sea). |
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December 2007
- 6 January 2008 |
Ayia Napa |
Ayia Napa Christmas Programme
Ayia Napa celebrates Christmas with a special month of events - including Christmas tree lighting, carols, a Father Christmas train and plenty of markets for shopping and eating. |
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24-25 January 2008 |
Paphos |
Agios Neofytos Days
Founded at the end of the 12th century by the Cypriot hermit and writer Neofytos, the Agios Neofytos Monastery is a stunning hermitage enjoyed by tourists today. Every January it hosts a two-day traditional fair with Cypriot crafts, foods and appropriately monastic goods for sale. Live music is also part of the fun. |
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1-2 February 2008
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Paphos
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Presentation of Jesus to the Temple Fair
The Chrysorrogiatissa Monastery near Paphos hosts a traditional fair each February at the time Jesus was presented to the temple after birth. Expect local crafts, food and entertainment in a beautiful setting. |
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February 2008 |
Nicosia
Troodos |
Troodos International Ski Competition
Troodos (Dias Slope) plays host to an international ski competition under the auspices of the International Ski Federation. |
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All towns |
Carnival
Carnival in Cyprus means a near two-week period of celebrations with a focus on food, before the 50 days of Easter. Although festivities take place in towns all over the island, Limassol hosts the most famous celebration, while Larnaka and Paphos offer impressive parades and fancy dress balls.The first week is called the Meat Week (Kreatini), as it is the last week for eating meat before Easter, while the second is known as the cheese week (Tyrini).
Carnival festivities begin on the Thursday of the Meat Week. Highlights include the entrance of King Carnival, the Children's Carnival Parade, the Serenaders' Parade and the Grand Carnival Parade of chariots and groups.
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All towns |
Green Monday
Green Monday marks the beginning of Lent and is celebrated in Paphos with a picnic and a kite-flying competition. The day is filled with the joyous spirit of Carnival and some people still wander around in fancy dress. Events and activities take place in all towns and villages on the island and feature plenty of music, dancing and delicious vegetarian food.
The first Monday of Lent (50 days before Greek Orthodox Easter) is a Bank Holiday in Cyprus and Green Monday picnics are held all over the island. Families and friends gather for an outdoor vegetarian meal of bread, vegetables and olives at the start of this Orthodox festival of fasting and contemplation.
In Paphos, the kite-flying competition takes place down by the lighthouse, where people of all ages fly home-made or locally purchased creations to varying degrees of success.
During Lent, meat and dairy products are forbidden, so why not try some of the delicious Cypriot pastries: tahinopitta (with sweetened tahini paste inside), spanokopitta (spinach) and kolokopitta (pumpkin with raisin). |
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Paphos Marathon
Petra tou Romiou
Every year, international visitors gather in Paphos to take part in the annual Paphos Marathon. The French runner Ditier Pommey won the 2004 event finishing in a time of 2:52:41 - a new course record. |
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Paralimni Cultural Winter
Nov 2007 - Mar 2008 (annual)
Paralimni has always been known for its dancers and folk poets, and celebrates its rich cultural heritage each year with a number of performances over the winter for the public to enjoy.
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Ayia Napa Cultural Winter
Nov 2007 - Mar 2008; Thu only (annual)
Ayia Napa Municipal Town Hall, Ayia Napa
Each winter, Cyprus' customs, traditions and cultural heritage are celebrated during the Ayia Napa Cultural Winter. The Municipal Town Hall plays host to a number of free concerts, recitals and dance performances.
Flamenco, Latin American dances and traditional folk songs are just a few of the highlights. Events take place every Thursday. For further information, please visit the Town Hall or grab a programme from anywhere in town. |
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Annunciation Day Fair
Every year, at the Feast of the Annunciation, the villages of Klirou and Kalavasos host traditional fairs with local crafts, food and live music.
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Procession of St Lazarus
Church of St Lazarus, Larnaca
Eight days before the Greek Orthodox celebration of Easter, the townspeople of Larnaca celebrate the feast day of their patron saint, St Lazarus, with a lively procession.
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Musical Sunday
Sundays only. Palm Trees Promenade, Larnaca
On selected Sundays in April, Larnaca Municipality presents a programme of traditional Cypriot music and dance for all to enjoy along Palm Tree Promenade.
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Cyprus Seniors Tennis Cup
Larnaca Tennis Club, Larnaca
Larnaca Tennis Club plays host to the Cyprus Seniors Tennis Cup, organised by the Cyprus Tennis Federation. Competitions are held for mens, womens, mixed, singles and doubles over the course of a week on clay courts. |
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May 2005 |
Various towns |
FIA World Rally Championship: Cyprus
The Cyprus Rally is the fifth round of this year's World Rally Championship. It starts in Limassol and covers all of the free areas of Cyprus. |
May 2008 |
Larnaca |
Pentecost-Kataklysmos
The Christian feast of Pentecost is known as Kataklysmos (Festival of the Flood) and is celebrated all over the island of Cyprus. In Larnaca, the seafront promenade comes alive with fairs, boat races, music, dance, poetry and theatre.
Pentecost, which takes place 50 days after Easter, is the Day of the Holy Ghost. In Cyprus, the tradition of visiting the water on Pentecost is thought to have derived from the ancient veneration of Aphrodite. The goddess of love is believed to have been born at Petra tou Romiou, a series of rock formations just off the south coast of Cyprus, so festivals which honoured her would almost certainly have taken place beside the sea.
All sorts of competitions take place during the six days, including wrestling, canoe races and swimming races, while those on land indulge in some old-fashioned dancing and singing. By the evenings, the town is in full fair mode with delicious local food such as sousouko and loukoumades, washed down with the traditional Cypriot wine, Commandaria.
Please note that other towns may celebrate this event on different days |
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September 2008 |
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Nicosia Walking Tour
Every Thursday this free walking tour of Nicosia starts at 10:00am from the Cyprus Tourist Information office in Laiki Yitonia giving you the chance to get to know the character of the old city. |
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Every Thursday |
Larnaca |
Larnaka Walk - Past and Present
Every Wednesday this free walk lasting two hours and starting at 10:00am takes you around the town of Larnaka with visits to old and modern landmarks of the towns history. The starting and finishing point is the CTO Tourist Information Office. |
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Every Sunday and on Public Holidays |
Nicosia |
Horse Races
Every Sunday and on Public Holidays race meetings are held in Nicosia Horse Racing Club. Tel: (02) 782727 |
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Nicosia |
Kaimakli Bus and Walking Tour - Nikosia
Every Monday this free two hour bus-and-walking tour of this area of Kaimakli, one of the oldest suburbs of Nicosia, is organised by the Nicosia Municipality and starts at 10:00am from the Cyprus Tourist Information office in Laiki Yitonia. |
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Paphos |
Paphos Roman Mosaics
These sumptuous Roman mosaics are some of the finest to have been discovered in the ancient world. They decorated the homes of the imperial Roman commanders who governed Cyprus 2000 years ago and tell the stories of key mythological episodes including Dionysus' gift of wine to man. |
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Nicosia |
Pierides Museum
The Pierides Museum is a collection of precious folkloric and archaeological artefacts which has been assembled over five generations of the Pierides family. Begun by the great scholar, Demetrios Pierides (1811-1895) and continued by his sons, their wives and their children, it is a veritable treasure chest of 9000 years of Cypriot history. |
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