Green Monday in Cyprus
This is a very lucky period in Cyprus, as national and religious holidays will give us 3 consecutive Mondays of public holidays. The first of these holidays is Green Monday, also called “Clean Monday” or “Pure Monday”. This celebration has a religious meaning as it marks the beginnin of Lent, the Christian period of fasting before Easter. Green Monday falls right after the end of the Carnival celebrations, which started last week…
The King’s Cocktail
Having always considered brandy a high class drink, I could not expect to end up in a country where it is part of the national cocktail. The story of the Cypriot brandy sour starts with the story of a king. King…
The responsibility of the expat
As expatriates living abroad, we made a new home in a foreign land.In most cases, we immersed ourselves in a different society and way of life, we speak more than one language, and understand different traditions. Most of us manage…
Is evil prevailing?
You probably heard of the recent events in Chloraka and Limassol. You probably heard of how a group of extreme right individuals (or better say criminals) perpetuated violent attacks on migrants (or whoever looked like one). Limassol, 01/09/2023 – Source:…
Cyprus Pride 2023
Saturday evening the streets of Nicosia welcomed the Cyprus Pride Parade, organized by Accept LGBTI Cyprus. Hundreds of humans of all ages, nations, colors and orientations, and many pets, joined the march. The parade started from the Municipal Park (Eirini’s…