Easter, the biggest Greek Orthodox religious feast is celebrated in Cyprus with great solemnity.
This year the Holy Week begins on the 10th of April (Holy Monday) and ends on the 16th of April (Easter Sunday).
Evening services take place throughout the Holy Week and traditional games are organised in many villages on Easter Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. (17 - 18/4/2017).
As the Services of the Holy Week coincide with Spring, the divine Passions seem to relate to the passions and resurrection of Nature and man.
Agia Napa Municipality: www.ayianapa.org.cy
Agia Napa - Easter Events 2017:
Holy Monday – Holy Thursday 10 and 11 April 2017
Masses at 19:00
Holy Wednesday 12 April 2017
18:30 The Sacrament of Holy Unction – The ceremony of the Washing of the feet
Holy Thursday 13 April 2017
06:30 The Holy Liturgy of St.Vasilios – The Last Supper
18:30 The ceremony of the Holy Passion of our Lord – The decoration of the Tomb of Christ (Epitaphios)
Holy Friday 14 April 2017
08:30 Burial of Jesus
19:00 Lamentations of the Tomb of Christ
21:00 Procession of the Epitaphios
Easter Saturday 15 April 2017
07:00 First Resurrection Service
20:30 Lighting of the Traditional Bonfire where Judas is symbolically burned
Burning of wooden sticks (vitses) in the Bonfire
( North Area of Ayia Napa Monastery )
23:00 – 02:00 Midnight Resurrection Service, Matins and Divine Liturgy
Easter Sunday 16 April 2017
10:30 Vespers of Love – The Gospel will be read in different languages
11:00 Vespers of Love at the Holy Metropolis of Constantia-Ammochostos
19:00 – 20:00 "Cyprus Traditional " Cyprus Traditional Dances
by the Ayia Napa Municipal Dancing Group
20:00 – 21:00 Traditional Dances from Macedonia and Creta Island
by Cultural Association "Aradippos" and Dancing Group "Erofili"from
Rethymno - Creta
21:00 "Greek musical notes" by Maria Zintili Music Ensemble
and Cultural Association "I Paradosi" from Liopetri
Easter Monday 17 April 2017
15:45 Vespers of Love
16:30 Swings and Tsattista ( Folkloric love poems )
by the Agia Napa Municipal Dancing Group
17:30 - 19:00 Easter Traditional Games ( bag racing, egg on spoon, etc )
19:00 - 20:00 Greek Traditional Dances from Epirus , Macedonia and Thraki by the
Ayia Napa Municipal Dancing Group
20:00 -21:00 "One more dance" Greek dances by the Dancing Group "Rymvos"
21:00 "Traditional Music Voices and Steps" by Andreas Nikolaou Music
Ensemble and Dancing Group «Anadisi» from Paralimni
Traditional Poets
21;00 ''One more dance'' Greek dances by the Dancing Group "Rymvos''
From Monday, April 10, 2017 - 08:00
To Monday, April 17, 2017 - 17:00
