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Α habitant of Agios Athanasios who voluntarily joined the colonial British army forces to fight the fascism in the Second World War.

Residents of Agios Athanasios. The photograph is dated between 1892 and 1895.

Grinding wheat by the use of traditional stone mills for the preparation “resi” which is a traditional cypriot dish of wheat cooked in lamb broth. People used to sing and dance with the stone mills in their hands. The feast followed the wedding…

Old limes in St. Athanasios of the last century. The land of St. Athanasios abundant in limestone and gypsum, that's why several people involved with the production of lime and gypsum. The limes operated until the 1970s and it is not known when it…

Wooden cart with wooden wheels wrapped with rubber, used for carrying 8-10 persons and for the transportation of goods.

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.

The First Primary School in Agios Athanasios was built in 1960. Previously the church and the old primary school which is now the Municipal Cultural Center, were used as classrooms.

Τhe oldest club was founded in 1930 in Agios Athanasios by a small group of people whose main vision was to improve the quality of life of the community on all levels such as education, entertainment, culture, social activities and sports. Members…

In very old times, drinking water was pulled by residents with bucket cans tied with rope from two wells that were at the two squares (1943) and later by fountains which were built in various parts of the village. In that period, due to the good…

Τhe courtyards were surrounded by high stone walls with a central gateway. Somebody could meet a traditional stone oven, a recess for the water pot, called “stamnostatis”, many flower pots, and sometimes a special place for chicken or bigger…