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🇨🇾 Wedding traditions of Cyprus

10 traditions from Cyprus, best known first, across 3 cities and towns.

A wedding in Cyprus, stage by stage

The customs written up so far, in the order a wedding unfolds.

Wedding timeline of Cyprus by stage
Engagement and betrothal	Interfaith marriage, Recognition of same-sex unions in Cyprus, Lefkara lace
The weeks before	Elopement, Lefkara lace
The ceremony	Marriage in Cyprus, Elopement, Interfaith marriage, Same-sex marriage in Akrotiri and Dhekelia
The wedding feast	Kalamatianos, Karsilamas
Reception, dance and gifts	Kalamatianos, Karsilamas, Syrtos
After the wedding	Interfaith marriage, Syrtos

Cities, towns and villages of Cyprus

Nicosia 2 Kato Lefkara 1 Pano Lefkara 1

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Lefkara lace: Cyprus Tourism CH, CC BY 2.0, source

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