It is blessed each year on Christmas eve or Christmas day. All make the Sign of the Cross. The leader begins: Our help is in the name of the Lord. In those days a decree went out from Caesar ...

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Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. This holiday celebration is a full mix of culture, religious beliefs, and superstitions. There are many contrasts in Cyprus during the ...

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