Easter Events

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The Easter programme begins on Thursday 12th with the Church service and ends on Easter Monday late in the evening.

The full programme is as follows:

Holy Thursday 12th April:

18.30hrs (6.30pm): Service of the Passion of the Christ

Good Friday:

08.30hrs (8.30am): Burial Of Jesus

19.00hrs (7.00pm): Lamentations of the Tomb of Christ

21.00hrs (9.00pm): Procession of the Epitaphios

Easter Saturday:

07.00hrs (7.00am): First Resurrection Service

21.00hrs (9.00pm): Lighting of the Bonfire

24.00 - 02.30hrs (Midnight - 2.30am): Midnight Resurrection Service, Matins and Divine Liturgy

**: Fireworks

Easter Sunday:

09.30 (09.30am): Vespers of Love - The Gospel will be read in other languages as well.

11.00 (11.00am): Vespers of Love at the Holy Metropolis of Constantia-Ammochostos

16.00 - 18.00 (4.00 - 6.00pm): Baking of Flaounes, (Traditional Cheese Pies mainly made around Easter), and preparation of red eggs at the Cyprus Traditional Farm House

19.30 - 20.30 (7.30 - 8.30pm): Cyprus & Greek Traditional Dances performed by the Ayia Napa Municipal Dancing Group along with the Musical Group "I Las"

20.35 (8.35pm): Greek Music Concert by the Musical Group of “Cavo Grecko”, Agia Napa Cultural Association and also the Agia Napa Municipal Dancing Group

Easter Monday 16th April:

15.00 - 16.00 (3.00 - 4.00pm): More baking of Flaounes and preparation of red eggs at the Cyprus Traditional Farm House

15.45 (3.45pm): Vespers of Love

16.30 (4.30pm): Swings & Tsattista (Folkloric love poems)

17.00 (5.00pm): Traditional Easter Games (Bag racing, Egg & Spoon races, etc)

19.30 - 20.30 (7.30 - 8.30pm): Cyprus & Greek Dances performed by the Agia Napa Municipal Dancing Group

20.35: (8.35pm): Greek Music Concert by the Musical Group of Andreas Nikolaou and the Agia Napa Municipal Dancing Group.


All events take place in and around the Agia Napa central Square.

Yiannakis