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ALL AROUND CYPRUS EASTER SUN, 16 & MON, 17 APRIL Easter Day The Service of Paschal Sunday, the Matins and the SUN, 9 - MON, 17 APR Holy Liturgy are usually held at midnight of Saturday GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER to Sunday. On the morning of Pascha Sunday the The Greek Orthodox Pascha is the most luminous Vespers of Love are celebrated during which the feast of Christianity and the greatest feast of Gospel is read in many languages as an old custom Hellenism and the people of Cyprus, who call it, dictates. After the Holy Liturgy all around the island “Lambri” – “the bright One” since it shines with the families and friends come together to celebrate; light of Resurrection that bathes life and all its roast coal lamb on a spit or bake lamb in the oven, facets; morals, customs and tradition. As the crack the red dyed eggs and enjoy “Paschalogiorta” Services of Holy Week coincide with Spring, the (Easter feasts), the prosperous symbolism of Greek divine Passions seem to relate to the passions and Pascha that comes in the form of cross-buns, Christ resurrection of Nature and man. Timetable of Holy bagels, tsourekia and the Easter food par Masses: excellence, the flaounes (cheese pies). Traditional Holy Monday - Holy Thursday at 19:00 games are organised in towns and villages on Easter Holy Friday - ‘Hours of the morning’ at 07:00 and Sunday, Monday and in some villages on Tuesday: the Epitaph at 19:00 Lefkosia District: Kakopetria, Galata, Kourdali and Holy Saturday - Divine Liturgy at 19:30, the Paschal Spilia villages Vigil at 23:00 and the ‘Kalos Logos’ (Paschal Verses Lemesos District: Agios Tychonas, Germasogeia, and Greeting) is chanted at midnight. Pano Polemidia, Lania, Lofou, Sykopetra, Kellaki, Easter morning - The ‘Vespers of Love’ at 11:00. Pissouri, Episkopi, Anogyra and Agros villages FRI, 14 APRIL Larnaka District: Voroklini, Kiti, Lefkara villages Good Friday Pafos District: Pafos town, Geroskipou, Tala, In the morning mass the “Megalae Orae” (Great Kathikas, Tsada, Kissonerga, Stroumbi and Neo Hours) is chanted and the un-nailing of the Crucified Chorio villages takes place. After this Service, girls in all churches Ammochostos (Famagusta) District: Agia Napa, decorate with flowers the Epitaph (Bier of Christ). Frenaros, Paralimni, Deryneia and Sotira villages. This is one of the most beautiful customs in all Cyprus. In the evening, lamentations are chanted to Walking Festival 2017 the dead Christ and the Epitaph is carried in litany Cyprus is a paradise for those who love nature and through the streets of cities and villages while the walking. The Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the church bells toll in a mournful tone. The litanies Forestry Department are organising the Walking take place in all parishes at around 20:00. Festival 2017 and invite you to explore the nature trails of Cyprus. So, wear comfortable footwear SAT, 15 APRIL suitable for walking on rough terrain and enjoy this Easter Saturday unique experience! In the morning, during the Matinal Holy liturgy, the Reservations and Bus Transfers: Reservations are so called “first Resurrection” takes place and in obligatory. One bus will be made available for each Cyprus it is celebrated in a special way. The black excursion, and places will be reserved strictly on a veils covering the icons during the Holy Week drop, first come first served basis. Minimum number of the priests throw laurel leaves and myrtle to the participants per trail: 10 persons. Max: 30 persons. floor, the faithful bang their pews, the bells toll merrily and the general mood is triumphant. In the SUN, 2 APRIL evening, at midnight, the Holy liturgy of Pafos District - Akamas: Resurrection is held in the courtyard of churches. “Adonis” trail Degree of difficulty: 3 (Path of high degree of difficulty because of route with difficult terrain, such as particularly sudden changes in gradient to the Setrachos riverbed (Marathasa valley) with (uphill and/or downhill), course on very rough very rich riverside vegetation and continues via and/or slippery and/or steep terrain, walkers must Moutoullas. be in good health and physically fit.) Starting point of trail “Neromylos Kykkou”: In the Length: circular 7.5 kilometres village of Kalopanagiotis, 150 metres south east of Starting point: 400 metres before the Baths of the main Pedoulas-Kalopanagiotis road. Runs Aphrodite, on the main Latchi-Aphrodite Baths road parallel to the Setrachos riverbed (Marathasa Duration: 4 hours valley) with very rich riverside vegetation, past Meeting point: CTO Information Office, Kato Pafos Kykkos Watermill, the sulphur springs, the (63A, Poseidonos Str.) mediaeval bridge and the Monastery of Agios Meeting time: 09:00 Ioannis Lampadistis (UNESCO World Heritage site). Reservations: T. +357 26930521 Total duration: 3.5 hours Meeting point from Lefkosia: Cyprus Handicrafts WED, 5 & SUN, 9 APRIL Centre (186, Athalassas Avenue) Lefkosia District: Meeting time: 09.00 “Fikardou – Archontides restaurant” trail Reservations: T. +357 25362756 Degree of difficulty: 2 (Moderate degree of Meeting point from Lemesos: CTO Information difficulty, suitable for adults with a moderate to Office Germasogeia (22, Georgiou A‘ Street) good state of physical fitness. Sudden change in Meeting time: 09.00 gradient, uphill/downhill, narrow/rough terrain.) Reservations : T. +357 25323211 Length: linear 5 kilometres Note: There will be a bus to take hikers from the end of Starting point: Church of Fikardou village. Follows the first trail to the starting point of the second trail. the ridge, offering a magnificent view of the surrounding area and of Lefkosia. WED, 26 & SUN, 30 APRIL Duration: 2.5 hours Troodos Mountainrange: Meeting point from Lefkosia: Cyprus Handicrafts “Kionia – Drys” trail Centre (186, Athalassas Avenue) Degree of difficulty: 2 (Moderate degree of Meeting time: 09.00 difficulty, suitable for adults with a moderate to Reservations: T. +357 25362756 good state of physical fitness. Sudden change in Meeting point from Larnaka: CTO Information gradient, uphill/downhill, narrow/rough terrain.) Office, Larnaka (Vasileos Pavlou Square) Length: linear 3.5 kilometres Meeting time: 09.00 Starting point: Road towards fire lookout station at Reservations: T. +357 24654322 Kionia peak. Offers a panoramic view of the areas east, north and west of Kionia. Ends close to WED, 19 & SUN, 23 APRIL Macheras Monastery, at Drys. Troodos Mountainrange: Duration: 2 hours Trails “Ta Loutra tis Rigenas ke to chlio – Meeting point from Lefkosia: Cyprus Handicrafts Neromylos Kykkou” (The Queen’s Baths and Centre (186, Athalassas Avenue) Chlio (lukewarm water) – Kykkos Watermill) Meeting time : 09.00 Degree of difficulty: 1 (Easy path, with a gentle Reservations: T. +357 25362756 gradient. Suitable for all ages and for all levels of Meeting point from Larnaka: CTO Information physical fitness.) Office, Larnaka (Vasileos Pavlou Square) Length of trail “Ta Loutra tis Rigenas ke to chlio”: Meeting time: 09.00 linear 3 kilometres Reservations: T. +357 24654322 Length of trail “Neromylos Kykkou”: circular 1,750m Meeting point from Lemesos: CTO Information Starting point of trail “Ta Loutra tis Rigenas ke to Office Germasogeia (22, Georgiou A‘ Street) chlio”: 400m south of the village of Moutoullas, on Meeting time: 09.00 the main Pedoulas-Moutoullas road. Runs parallel Reservations: T. +357 25323211 LEFKOSIA (NICOSIA) travelling adventure through the temporary exhibition “Brides at the Leventis Museum: Tradition SAT, 1 APRIL and Fashion in Greece and Cyprus”. Fairy-tale, Song… and Joy Venue: The Leventis Municipal Museum (15-17, Hippocrates Str., CY-1500 Laiki Geitonia, T. +357 A wonderful opportunity for a day-trip of quality fun 22661475, leventismuseum.org.cy ) for all the family in the blooming Cypriot spring Time: 10:30 countryside! Children’s books author Katina Zenia Information|Reservations: T. +357 22661475 Konstantinidou with her unique narration and re- enacting of her popular stories promises fascinating WED, 5 APRIL times. Kids will also enjoy the musical storytelling CELLO AND PIANO RECITAL “The Story Begins”. Theatre instructor and CHRISTIAN ELLIOTT cello storyteller Marina Katsari and author and musician ROBIN GREEN piano Dimitris Fyrios will present an interactive storytelling Christian Elliott – cellist of the Zehetmair Quartet performance accompanied by live music and original and Principal Cellist of the Irish Chamber Orchestra, songs. Our young friends will also have the pleasure and pianist Robin Green, described by Gramophone of a puppet theatre performance by Thoukididis as an intelligent and sensitive musician with a Mixanikos. Throughout the day children will have genuine flair for imaginative programming, will the chance to stroll through a book exhibition where perform a programme consisting of works by selected children’s books will be available. Beethoven and Schumann. Venue: Polychoros “Oi Myloi” (3, Panagias Venue: The Shoe Factory (304, Ermou Street, old Skouriotissas, Linou village, T. +357 96728747) city within the Venetian walls) Time: 11:00 – 19:00 Time: 20:30 Entrance: Free Entrance: €15|€10 Concessions & members of the Pharos Arts Foundation SAT, 1 APRIL Information & online Tickets: T. +357 22663871, Windcraft’s Spring Concert 2017 pharosartsfoundation.org You are invited to Windcraft's traditional spring concert, featuring young and mature music students WED, 5 APRIL and ensembles! Easter concert Venue: Windcraft (27 Xanthis Xenierou, CY-1015) Allileggyi Charity Association Is organizing a concert Time: 18:00 with Avra Shati-soprano, Katie Economidou-mezzo Entrance: Free soprano, Mariola Haritidou-piano, and the Youth Voice Ensemble. Arias, hymns, classical and sacred SAT, 1 APRIL music will be performed. All proceeds will be Kostas Makedonas donated to the Alzheimer’s Association and to A one-off live performance by the popular Greek Allyleggyi Association. singer Kostas Makedonas. For further information Venue: Holy Cross Catholic Church, Pafos Gate and reservations please call T. +357 22767711 & Time: 19:30 99059257. Entrance: €5 Venue: RED Music Stage (15, Dionysou str., Old Information|Tickets: T. +35799668820 or 99427540. Town Hall Square, CY-1016, T.