The Cyprus traditions that refuse to disappear

Traditional Cypriot music drifts across Zygi harbour, ice cream melts in children’s hands, and crowds gather in anticipation of the Kataklysmos aquatic games. I arrive just as the event begins, eager to enjoy the traditions of the Flood Festival and experience the revival of customs celebrated in pre-1974 Kyrenia. For the past three years, the municipalities of Kyrenia, Lapithos and Karava with the communities of the Kyrenia district and the Zygi community have organised the event to keep...