Ayia Napa Flood Festival 2013 (Kataklysmos)

Kataklysmos (Flood Festival) is a feast celebrated only in Cyprus. By the word Kataklysmos reference is made to the biblical flood by which God destroyed all living creatures on earth. Reference is also made to the ancient Greek tradition and to the Greek myth of Deukalion and Pyrra. In both cases all humanity is extinguished apart from a faithful couple, due to sin, and more moral, new generation of man is recreated.

This year Ayia Napa celebrates Kataklysmos with a two-day festival which includes a concert by the popular Greek singer Glykeria on the 23rd of June and a concert by Yiannis Vardis and George Lianos on the 24th.

Programme

Sunday

10:00 – 14:00 Water Sport Games & Jet Ski Shows

19:45 Introduction by the Philharmonic Band of the Cyprus Police Force

20:00 Youth Choir of Sotira School

20:20 Cyprus – Island Traditional Dances by Ayia Napa Municipal Dancing Group

21:20 Greeting by the Mayor of Ayia Napa Mr.Yiannis Karousos and the Honourable Minister of Communications and Works Mr Tasos Mitsopoulos

** Fireworks show

21:30 Music Concert by the Greek Singer GLYKERIA

Monday

10:00 – 13:00 1st Ayia Napa Water Festival

The water has the ability to clean and refresh. That’s why people enjoy so much to come in contact with water. Humans and young people especially, believed that on the day of the flood celebration, throwing water at each other water could be beneficial for their wellness. People thought that the water on that day protects the body from various skin diseases such as scabies, etc.

Therefore, Ayia Napa Municipality organizes the First Water Festival, a festival of fun, water games using buckets, water pistols and other objects related to water...a nice game of joy and fun!

19:30 Ayia Napa Municipal Dancing Group

20:00 Folk Poets and Singers: «Tsatista» and Love songs

21:30 Music Concert by the Greek Singers Yiannis Vardis & George Lianos.