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Green Monday
People used to go out in the fields end enjoy themselves in large groups on Green Monday which is the first day of the fasting period before Easter.
Tatsia: Sieve for flour, Traditional Dance
Made of wooden surround and metal base with several small holes used for the screening of certain products. AlsoTatsia is a dance of skill, combining the hand and body in non-stop movement. The dancer holds a sieve in his hand with the four main…
Cypriot traditional musical instrument PITHKIAVLI
Program performed in Agios Athanasios by the two well known cypriot folklorist instrument players (specialists on playing the Cypriot traditional instrument PITHKIAVLI, a kind of traditional flute) MICHALIS KOULOUMIS and GIAKOUMIS ATCHIKKOS both born…
Traditional folk dances and songs
Traditional folk dances and songs performed by the Limassol Folklorist Dance Group during the Summer Cultural Festival the Agios Athanasios Municipality in 2001.
Summer Cultural Festival
Traditional folk dances and songs performed by the Limassol Folklorist Dance Group during the Summer Cultural Festival the Agios Athanasios Municipality in 1990.
World Music Day
On the occasion of World Music Day Agios Athanasios Municipality honored the folk musician Michalis Kouloumis, a refugee from the Turkish occupied village LYSI who was specialized on playing the traditional instrument “pithkiavli´ in Cyprus. (a…
Traditional cypriot dances
Program with traditional cypriot dances performed by the Municipal Folk Dances group of Agios Athanasios within the frame of introducing and promoting Cyprus dancing culture and tradition to the foreign visitors of the island.
Traditional cypriot dance known as ''Drepani''
«Drepani dance” where the dancer is dancing alone with a sickle (scythe) in hand, performing the characteristic movements of the harvest and stooping down to earth.
Traditional cypriot dance known as “tatsia”
Program with traditional cypriot dance known as “tatsia” performed by the Municipal Folk Dances group of Agios Athanasios at a festival in 2000.
“Tatsia” is an old traditional utensil used for flour sifting. The relevant dance requires…
“Tatsia” is an old traditional utensil used for flour sifting. The relevant dance requires…
"Pumpkin" or "flasks"
A citizen of Agios Athanasios, Yannis Kordaris, sculpt on a specific variety of a dried gourd (known as "pumpkin" or "flasks") which was used in ancient times as a container for serving wine. It was also used for decorative purposes