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Easter 2011 in Paralimni

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The Easter programme begins on Wednesday 20th with Church services (in all the Town's Churches unless stated) and ends on Easter Monday late in the evening.

The full programme is as follows:

Holy Wednesday 20th April: 

The sequence of the basin. At the Ayios Georgios Cathedral the Bishop of Constance will be performing the service.

Holy Thursday 21st April:

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

Good Friday:

07.00hrs (7.00am): Burial Of Jesus

19.30hrs (7.30pm): Lamentations of the Tomb of Christ

21.00hrs (9.00pm): Procession of the Epitaphios accompanied by the Paralimni Municipality Band upto the Ayios Georgios Cathedral.

Easter Saturday:

07.30hrs (7.30am): First Resurrection

20.00hrs (8.00pm): Lighting of the Bonfire.

23.15hrs (11.15pm): Midnight Resurrection Service

24.00hrs (Midnight): Matins and Divine Liturgy and fireworks at Ayios Georgios Square

Easter Sunday:

Vespers of Love - Litany

  • 10.00 Ayia Varvara Church
  • 10.30 Ayios Demetrios Church
  • 11.00 Ayios Georgios Cathedral.

Ayios Georgios Square.

19.45 (7.45pm):  Artistic programme with the Paralimni Lyceum (Senior School) Orchestra.

20.20 (8.20pm): Tradition dances with the Cultural Group "Anadisis" from Paralimni.

20.55 (8.55pm): Welcoming message by the Mayor of Paralimni Mr Andreas Evangelou. Welcoming by the most Reverand Mr. Vasilieo of Konstantias - Ammochostos (Famagusta) - Fireworks

21.15 (9.15pm): Artistic programme with the Greek Singer Giannis Kritikos

Easter Monday 25th April:

15.30 (3.30pm): Traditional Children's games in the park

20.55 (8.55pm): Traditional dances, music, and songs performed by "Estia Peridon Mouson" from Greece and the Paralimni cultural club "Para Ti Limni" accompanied by the Folkloric Music Group of Michalis Hadjimichael "Anatoliki Mesogios" with the participation of Vasiliki Hadjiadamou.

The Church service is the same for the Churches of Ayiou Georgiou, Ayiou Dimitriou and Agias Varvaras.

All events take place in St Giorgios Square, Paralimni.