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Couple with costume of early 20th century.

The "fountanoua" in the Holy Monastery of Panagia Sfalangiotissas sign of the presence of life in the space of the previous centuries. The unique old fountain in the northern region of the municipality of St. Athanasios was declared a monument by the…

Baking in a stone oven in the courtyard of a house in the populated core of St. Athanasios, "Flaounes" a traditional dish prepared during Easter in Cyprus, whose main ingredient is a Cypriot cheese, eggs and flour.

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

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…

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

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

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.

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

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…