Wine Festival of Cyprus

Wine Festival of Cyprus

The Wine Festival of Cyprus is an annual festival in Limassol, Cyprus that celebrates wine and winemaking. The festival was first organized in 1961 and since then it has become an established annual event of merrymaking and fun, in which the citizens of Limassol are not the only participants; visitors come also from every part of Cyprus. Its reputation is spread beyond the geographic boundaries of the island. In September of each year, Limassol becomes the attraction of thousands of locals and tourists who visit the Municipal Garden to enjoy the Wine Festival with the motto 'Drink wine, it gives you life!' (Πίννε κρασί νασιης ζωή). They become the protagonists of the Festival banishing from their minds all concerns and worries, free from social conventions or protocols, in an atmosphere of unconditional fraternization, generated by the effects of free wine provided by local wineries ETKO [ [http://www.etkowines.com/ ETKO] ] , KEO [ [http://www.keogroup.com/ KEO] ] , SODAP [ [http://www.sodap.com.cy/ SODAP] ] and LOEL [ [http://www.loel.com.cy/ LOEL] ] . The Wine Festival can be regarded as a variant and a revival of ancient festive manifestations of worship in honour of Dionysus, the god of wine, and Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love. During these feasts people worshiped their gods, but primarily enjoyed themselves. [ [http://www.limassolmunicipal.com.cy/wine/ Limassol Municipality site] ] .

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External links

* [http://www.limassolmunicipal.com.cy/index_en.html Limassol Municipality site]
* [http://www.worldeventsguide.com/event/2937/Limassol-Cyprus/Wine-Festival.html Limassol Wine Festival at World Events Guide site]


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