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The so called ‘Vlokka’s well’, the furthest northern end of the village. In the old years, shepherds of the village along with their livestock, spent the whole summer in the surrounding area Those days the shepherds were not allowed to descend…

In the beginning and until the middle of 20th century, Agios Athanasios was a small rural community that has been evolved into a small village with a population of 400 people. The residents’ main occupation was agriculture particularly the…

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 land of the municipality of Agios Athanasios, was studded with structures and threshing fields which attest the strong land cultivation of that years. According to witnesses in the area were around 30 threshing fields. In summer under the hot sun…

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…

CINE KATSARAS was created by the family of Nicholas Katsaras in 1953 in the backyard of the founder in the middle of the village. Later on, late 1956 and early 1957 the cinema moved to a new building at the entrance of Agios Athanasios until the late…

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

A group a Agios Athanasios habitants in an excursion to Lefka village and Apostolos Andreas monastery both occupied by Turkish troops since 1974 in the north part of Cyprus.

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

A number of Agios Athanasios habitants voluntarily joined the forces against fascism during the Second World War.