15 Aug 2021
Did You Know? Hubble bubble, hookah, shisha, nargileh, ghalyan, all these words refer today to the well-known smoking devise for heating or vapourising, and then smoking, tobacco.
Hubble bubble, hookah, shisha, nargileh, ghalyan, all these words refer today to the well-known smoking devise for heating or vapourising, …
03 Aug 2021
Did You Know? During the end of the nineteenth century, England and France were competing as to who would take the most from the fast disintegrating Ottoman Empire.
During the end of the nineteenth century, England and France were competing as to who would take the most from …
23 Jul 2021
Did You Know? The Pedieos River
The Pedieos is the longest river in Cyprus, flowing from the Troodos mountains close to Macheras monastery across the Mesaoria …
16 Jul 2021
Did You Know? Gladys Emma Peto (1890-1977) came to Cyprus from Malta in 1926
06 Jul 2021
Did You Know? Cyprus is full of spirits that talk of its history and culture
Cyprus is full of spirits that talk of its history and culture
02 Jul 2021
Did You Know? A Network of Proclivities
Christopher Hurst published in 1977 The View from King Street: An essay in Autobiography.
28 Jun 2021
Did You Know? The Katirci
The village of Atnienou was always associated with muleteers and camel drivers. The village is supposed to have taken its …
21 Jun 2021
Did You Know? Tulipa Cypria
The genus Tulipa belongs to the family of Liliaceae that comprises about 100 species of plants that originate in Europe, …
14 Jun 2021
Did You Know? Messageries Maritimes
Messageries Maritimes was a French merchant shipping company. Small paddle steamers, owned by M. Rostand, used to sail within the …
07 Jun 2021
Did You Know? The descendants of Aphrodite
It comes as a surprise to members of a small and rather conventional society to be told that in old …
04 Jun 2021
Did You Know? The Baffa Diamonds
Arriving in Paphos, in 1589, Seigneur de Villamont, Chevalier of the Order of Jerusalem made the following observation: … it …
31 May 2021
Did You Know? Mandrake or mandragoras
Mandrake, Master of the life breath, Satan’s apple, Manroot, Devil’s testicle, Circe’s plant, Mandragora. These are some of the names …
25 May 2021
Did You Know? Coin of Famagusta 1570
Copper coin, struck in Famagusta during the siege of the city in 1570 to pay soldiers and to purchase provisions. …
18 May 2021
Did You Know? The arrival of Judge Frere to Cyprus.
The pen and ink drawing by Gwendolyn Frere, is a caricature of the arrival of Justice Frere and his entourage …
13 May 2021
Did You Know? Charivari – Actualites
When England signed the Anglo-Turkish Convention in 1878 and took the island of Cyprus in exchange for guaranteeing the borders …
10 May 2021
Did You Know? Higgins German Laundry Soap
When England first took the island of Cyprus through the Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1878, a series of cartoons appeared in …
03 May 2021
Did You Know? The Jasmine
According to poet laureate George Seferis, “Whether it's dusk or dawn's first light the jasmine stays always white”. Είτε βραδιάζει, …
12 Apr 2021
Did You Know? Laikon Coffee Grinding Company Tray
The picture portrays a colourful tin tray made in Czechoslovakia. Within a deep blue border appears the name of the …
08 Apr 2021
Did You Know? The Dervishes
Dervish or darvesh refer broadly to a member of a Sufi fraternity or to a religious mendicant, who chose or …
06 Apr 2021
Did You Know? Cupping, or Ventosa or Βεντούζες
Cupping is a type of alternative therapy that originated in China. It involves placing cups on the skin to create …
22 Feb 2021
Did You Know? The Circumcision Outfit
Regarding circumcision, the Turkish Cypriots follow the traditions prescribed by their religion. Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin from …