Lemesos Carnival

Lemesos Carnival FEBRUARY

Carnival in Cyprus is a time for fun and celebrations which almost always focus on food.

The carnival takes place 50 days before Easter and the first week is the last week you can eat meat before Easter (Kreatini) and the second week is cheese week (Tyrini).

Carnival festivities begin on the Thursday of the Meat Week and highlights include the entrance of King Carnival, the Children's Carnival Parade, the Serenaders' Parade and the Grand Carnival Parade of chariots and groups.

This is a time for saying goodbye to the winter months and welcoming in the Spring and it's also a time of fasting.

In French 'carnival' means the end of the meat-eating period and for Greeks it's referred to as 'Apokria', the fasting period before Easter. It's a very happy time of the year and is celebrated in various ways in many Mediterranean countries such as France, Spain, Greece and Cyprus.

In Limassol the whole family gets involved in the events and streets are full to overflowing with people having fun and enjoying themselves.

Limassol is the city where you'll find the most exciting Carnival celebrations in Cyprus and much preparation goes into this eleven day event which is always held 50 days before Easter.

It's particularly enjoyed by the very young as this is the time when they all get dressed up for the parade and many hours are spent preparing costumes for the great event.

Celebrations start on Shrove Thursday when the King Carnival enters town. This is followed on the Sunday by the children’s parade and various Serenaders Shows which take place throughout the week in hotels.

The carnival ends with more than 50 floats and dancers in the Grand Carnival Parade along Makarios Avenue on the last Sunday of the Carnival.

For more information check out www.limassolmunicipal.com

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