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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…

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.

«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.

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…

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

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.

Utility objects Made of wooden surround and metal base with several small holes used for the screening of certain products.

Utility stoned sink and big clay pot used for preserving various agricultural products.

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…

Stone brick ovens that were in every courtyard in olden times in the village of Agios Athanasios.