Rural Festival - Statos -Ayios Fotios

In an attempt to promote the local products which are made with pride by the residents of the progressive community of Statos-Ayios Fotios, the “Koinotiko Simvoulio” (“Community’s Board”) and the Anaptixiakos kai Politistikos Syndesmos “Stelios Kyriakides” (Development and Cultural Assosiation of “Stelios Kyriakides”) organises the first Rural Festival.

The exhibition which focuses on the production of local traditional products will take place in a green, attractive scenery in the community’s square and will include the following:

• Display of local wines
• Making of zivania
• Preparation of palouze and shioushioukos
• Preparation of Trahanas, Halloumi and Anari
• Dried meat (tsamarella)
• Resi (traditional wedding delicacy)
• Preserved fruits in sugar syrup
• Cypriot cookies steeped in grape syrup
• Kattimerka (Cypriot pan cakes)
• Fresh village bread

The visitors will have the opportunity to sample and buy the products on display. They will also have the chance to visit the wineries and the small local industry sites. The event will also include a rich artistic program with traditional Cypriot and Greek dances. There will also be a play area, a bouncy castle, a clown and many other surprises for the younger crowd.