Cyprus (/ˈsaɪprəs/ ), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. It is geographically a part of West Asia...

and Lefkoşa in Turkish) is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capital cities. Nicosia has been...

Romani folklore encompasses the folktales, myths, oral traditions, and legends of the Romani people. The Romani were nomadic when they departed India during...

Ancient Greek folklore includes genres such as mythology (Greek mythology), legend, and folktales. According to classicist William Hansen: "the Greeks...

Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts (CIOFF, French: Conseil international des organisations de festivals de folklore et d'arts...

The music of Cyprus includes a variety of traditional, Western classical and Western popular genres. Cypriot traditional music is similar to the traditional...

The Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation ‘Vas. Papantoniou’ or PFF (Greek: Πελοποννησιακό Λαογραφικό Ίδρυμα also known as ΠΛΙ) is a nonprofit cultural institution...

The culture of Northern Cyprus is the pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with Northern Cyprus and Turkish Cypriots. It features significant...

principalities in Europe and the Levant, including the kingdoms of Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Armenia, from the 12th through the 15th centuries during the...

variety of elaborate shipping instruments. Folklore Museum – the oldest house on the island houses a collection of 19th-century furniture, jewellery, ceramics...

of both meteorologic and geological regions. It is a sparsely inhabited country of just over 41 million people, the vast majority residing south of the...

Turkish: Larnaka) is a city on the south east coast of Cyprus and the capital of the district of the same name. It is the third-largest city in the country...

on the northern coast of Cyprus, noted for its historic harbour and castle. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. While there is evidence...

University of Cyprus. Additionally, Chrysanthis was a member of the publishing team of Laografiki Kipros (Λαογραφική Κύπρος), a journal on Cypriot folklore. A...

carved into the facade of the thirteenth century St Nicholas Church in Cyprus. The motif fitted very easily into the developing use of vegetal architectural...

whose cult was based on the Sumerian cult of Inanna. Aphrodite's main cult centers were Cythera, Cyprus, Corinth, and Athens. Her main festival was...

national anthem of Greece in 1864 and Cyprus in 1966. Consisting of 158 stanzas in total, is the longest national anthem in the world by length of text. Dionysios...

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dish enjoyed in Greece and Cyprus and communities in the diaspora. The hare (and in recent times, the rabbit) is a staple of Maltese cuisine. The dish...

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minority in Cyprus. Cypriot Roma are related to Turkish Roma and Greek Roma. Between 1,000 and 1,200 Romani people live in Cyprus. The Cypriot Roma are Muslims...

Değirmenlik) is a small town in Cyprus, 10 km northeast of Nicosia. Kythrea is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Kythrea is situated near the...

Rethymno Population of Rethymno Rethymno is home to the following museums: Archaeological Museum of Rethymno Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno Municipal...

 'Independence March') is the national anthem of both the Republic of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It was officially adopted by the Grand...

(πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like...

Aphrodite Festival Cyprus Wine Festival of Cyprus International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama, Cyprus (theater) Pafos Aphrodite Festival Cyprus (theater) Metronome...

common to the folklore of many cultures, with numerous variations and equivalents. The Sack Man is a variant of the Bogeyman folklore which, as its name...

is an anonymous Greek folkloric tune (Syrtos or Tsifteteli). The meter is 4 4.There are similar folkloric tunes such as the Cyprus tune "Loulla mou maroula...

found throughout Turkish Cypriot life and literature. For example, two of the most prominent main characters from Cypriot folklore are "Gavur Imam" and "Hasan...

hopping vampire, is a type of undead creature or reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore. Due to the influence of Hong Kong cinema, it is typically...