Cyprus Events 2012

Happy New Year to all our readers. May the new year 2011 bring peace to Cyprus.

We will be bringing you details of the major events in Cyprus thoughout 2011, as well as some of the smaller events, including charity events. Please subscribe to our RSS feed or Email updates so that you can be notified of Events in Cyprus just before they take place. Some of the major events in Cyprus that we will be publishing details of will include:

The Limassol Carnival 2011 from 24th February to 6th March
The Cyprus Marathon in March
The Limassol Street Life Festival in April
Greek Orthodox Easter 2011 from Friday 22nd April to Tuesday 26th April
Kataklysmos Events in May
The XIII Games of the Small States of Europe in June
Various Village Festivals in July
The Limassol Wine Festival 2011 from 8th to 18th of September

The Cyprus Winter Sales will also start on Friday 7th January, and last until 26th February. The official starting date was brought forward by the Commerce Minister.

Thursday 6th January is a Public Bank Holiday in Cyprus. You can see here all 2011 Cyprus Public Holidays. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and download the pdf document.

The 6th January is Epiphany Day, which  is the climax of the twelve days of Christmas. The word ‘Epiphany’ derives from the Greek word ‘Epiphania’ which means ‘to show’, ‘make known’, or ‘to reveal’. Also known as the ‘Feast of Light’, Epiphany celebrates the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ.

Religous Events will take place around the coastal cities of Cyprus. After early morning church services, religious processions take place which culminate at the harbour for the ceremonial baptism of the Holy Cross into the water, and the blessing of the sea. The bishop will throw the cross into the water and people will jump in to try to be the one to retrieve it and return it to him. Usually the person who returns the Holy Cross to the Bishop will be rewarded with a gift, as well as being blessed with good luck throughout the year. Often there will be doves released into the air during the ceremony, and local fishermen will bring their boats forth to be blessed.

Many of the religous ceremonies will be followed with traditional Cyprus singing and dancing.

The main Epiphany celebrations will take place at:

Lemesos (Limassol) : Agia Napa Church – Limassol old port
Larnaka: Agios Lazaros Church – Larnaka marina pier
Pafos (Paphos) : Theoskepasti Church – Pafos harbour
Polis: Agios Andreas Church – Latsi fishing shelter
Agia Napa: Agia Napa Church – Agia Napa harbour

Most church services will commence around 7am, and the processions will usually start around 10am.

Remember – It is also time to take down the Christmas decorations!

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