Pafos was the first capital of Cyprus, located in the northeast coast of the island. Pafos is on the list of UNESCO for cultural and national treasures of the world s heritage. Pafos was the European Capital of Culture 2017
Paphos is the birthplace of goddess Aphrodite according to the Greek mythology. She was born from the sea foam at Petra tou Romiou.
The Medieval Castle was a Byzantine fort built to protect the town and harbor. It was then rebuilt by the Lusignans the 13th century The mosaics, Houses of Dionysos, Theseus and Aion are well preserved after 16 centuries. The mysterious Tombs of the Kings, The pillar of Saint Paul where he was tied and whipped Ancient Odeon, the Byzantine Museum and other monuments TO BE DISCOVERED!!!!!!
OUR SCHOOL
The Greek Gymnasium of Pafos was found in 1905. The great benefactor Nikolaos I. Nikolaidis, former Mayor of Paphos, built the High School known to all of us today as Nicolaidio Gymnasium of Paphos. Secondary education: 1st grade age 12 to 13 2nd grade 13-14 3rd grade 14-15 Starts on September 1st and ends on June 30th.
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY 1st 7.30-8.15 2nd 8.15-9.00 BREAK 9.00-9.15 3rd 9.15-10.00 4th10.00-10.45 BREAK 10.45-11.15 5th11.15 12.00 6th12.00-12.45 BREAK 12.45-12.50 7th12.50 1.35 MONDAY-TUESDAYTHURSDAY 1st 7.30-8.10 2nd 8.10-8:50 BREAK 8.50-9.05 3rd 9.05-9.45 4th9.45-10.25 BREAK 10.25-10.50 5th10.50 11.30 6th11.30-12.10 BREAK 12.10-12.15 7th12.15 12.55 8th 12.55-13.35
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TRADITIONAL GAMES IN CYPRUS
EGG RACE This traditional egg-andspoon race is also played on Easter Sunday or Easter Monday. It can be played by a number of players. The participants must put the spoon in their mouth, balance an egg on the spoon and race with it to the finishing line!!
Ziziros is a traditional game where one person has to cover his eyes while one of the group of players behind him hits him on the back. After the hit the rest of the players make a ZZZZ sound like a cicada (ziziros) and wave a finger in circles, so as to confuse the person who has been hit. He now has to guess who hit him and if he is correct the person who hit him takes his place.
The players get inside a Large bag and they run by making small jumps. They try to reach the finish line first without falling down. This is fun with everybody falling over all the time!!
The chief is holding the handkerchief. There are two equal teams. The two teams stand in a straight line opposite from each other. The person with the handkerchief stands in the middle. Each player is given a number secretly. Then the person who holds the handkerchief calls out a number and one player from each team with the specific number runs to take the handkerchief. If the player who takes the handkerchief returns back to his team without being touched by the other player, his team earns a point. If not, the other team gets the point. The winner is the team with the most points.
In this traditional game a child covers his eyes with a piece of cloth. Then the child ( blindly ) tries to get one of the other children and when he catches one he must try to guess who he is. If he guesses right they switch places.
Rope is a fun game. Children are divided into two teams. One team holds the rope from one side and the other team holds the rope from the other side over a line. After that the teams must pull each other until one team gives up or pulls the other team over the line!!
Stones are mounted one above the other. One person is responsible for the stones and he stands near the stones. The other children stand at some distance and take turns trying to knock down the stack of stones using a stone. Whoever misses goes and stands near te place where the stone falls. Each player having a go until one knocks over the stack of stones.
Children are divided into two groups. Two players from each group stand opposite to each other. The rest of the players are gathered between them. The two players throw a ball at each other trying to hit one of the children of the rival group. If the ball hits a player then they get burned and exit the game. However, if a player catches the ball, he wins an apple. The goal of this game is to get as many apples as possible. Each apple gives the player an extra life he can use in case he gets burned»