As of 2024, the Easter tradition of lighting up a ‘Lambradjia’ outside churches on Holy Saturday will only be allowed after license is granted by municipality or community authorities.This is what a draft bill which has been sent to the Interior Ministry for a final review before it is forwarded bef
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500-year-old icon looted from divided Cyprus returned newscenter1.tv - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newscenter1.tv Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) A 500-year-old Orthodox icon that was looted from a church in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus has been returned to the island. The icon of the Enthroned Christ, which Cyprus’ Antiquities Department dates to around the end of the 15th century to the early 16th century, was presented at a ceremony Tuesday to the head of the island’s Orthodox Church, Archbishop Chrysostomos.