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The first human kidney transplant was performed by a Dr. Joseph Murray in 1954 and the recipient went on to live for eight years. In due course the doctor won the Nobel Prize for his work. The first heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christiaan…

In the old days the bride and the groom used to get dressed separately at their houses in the presence of relatives and friends with the accompaniment of local traditional music.

People in Agios Athanasios used to organize excursions to the countryside quite often and prepared the traditional “souvla” (pieces of meat cooked on charcoal )and they enjoyed themselves, eating and singing till late in the afternoon.

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 Pigi ( The Spring)

Τhe old cultivation way by the use of traditional wooden plow, drawn by oxen (1950 AD).

Τhe Lacemerchant Christodoulos Lyssarides at his shop in Stocholm (c.1930).

Τhe Front View of a Lordly House

Τhe railway was in operation from 1905 to 1951 and as an innovative mode of transport and communication it contributed greatly to the economic and social life of the people. During its lifetime it carried 7,348,643 passengers and 3,199,934 tons of…

When Britain took over the administration of Cyprus from the Ottomans in 1878 it soon became clear to them that adequate road and communication systems were lacking. However, it was not until 1904 that a small six wheeled tank locomotive was imported…