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This illustration of baby Jesus being washed is just a small par t of the much larger fresco depicting The Birth of Christ from the Church of Panagia tou Araka near the village of Lagoudera.
According to an inscription above the North door, the…

Archangel Michael

Cypriot women's costumes are of two kinds. The "saiyia", a long sleeved unwaisted mantle open at the front from top to bottom and cut with gussets in front and at the sides, distinguishes the first, in two variants. The second is noted for the…

Cypriot women's costumes are of two kinds. The "saiyia", a long sleeved unwaisted mantle open at the front from top to bottom and cut with gussets in front and at the sides, distinguishes the first, in two variants. The second is noted for the…

Cypriot women's costumes are of two kinds. The "saiyia", a long sleeved unwaisted mantle open at the front from top to bottom and cut with gussets in front and at the sides, distinguishes the first, in two variants. The second is noted for the…

Cypriot women's costumes are of two kinds. The "saiyia", a long sleeved unwaisted mantle open at the front from top to bottom and cut with gussets in front and at the sides, distinguishes the first, in two variants. The second is noted for the…

Cypriot women's costumes are of two kinds. The "saiyia", a long sleeved unwaisted mantle open at the front from top to bottom and cut with gussets in front and at the sides, distinguishes the first, in two variants. The second is noted for the…

The Cypriot male costume is of the type native to the Aegean islands, and is characterized by the "vraka" or baggy breeches. It is a loose pleated garment of black cotton, which differs in cut according to locality. It is worn with a white shirt or a…

The Cypriot male costume is of the type native to the Aegean islands, and is characterized by the "vraka" or baggy breeches. It is a loose pleated garment of black cotton, which differs in cut according to locality. It is worn with a white shirt or a…

Cypriot women's costumes are of two kinds. The "saiyia", a long sleeved unassisted mantle open at the front from top to bottom and cut with gussets in front and at the sides, distinguishes the first, in two variants. The second is noted for the…