Posts Tagged ‘culture’Eco Village Festival31 Oct 2009By Heidi Trautmann The will to be different, the will to conserve nature and old traditions, is already apparent when you approach the soft hills around Büyükkonuk. Well cared for farmland, the soil cultivated and aired around the olive trees, huge fig trees full of juicy fruit, carob trees and grape vines. All around the [...]
Turksoy opera festival Sep 27th.29 Sep 2009Türksoy Opera Days in the TRNC in the Kyrenia Amphitheatre, on September 27th. by Heidi Trautmann. It was the for second time that the Turkic Opera Festival was held at the Amphitheatre of Kyrenia, again with the Mersin State Opera and Ballet Orchestra directed by Elsad Bagirov and eleven soloists from 9 countries namely Azerbaijan, [...]
Cyprus Turkish Folk Dance Federation15 Sep 2009The 2009 Show of the Cyprus Turkish Folk Dance Federation. By Heidi Trautmann. Thanks to our Girne Belediye we have, since about two years, with the new Amphitheatre a venue to host big events such as the Second Show of the North Cyprus Folk Dance Federation. Many people had come to the event on the [...]
Carmina Burana @ Amphitheatre of KyreniaIn: Art & Culture 9 Sep 2009By Heidi Trautmann The sky was shaken by the tremendous choral piece in honour of Fortuna, Imperatrix Mundi, Ruler of the World, the first song of the cantata in three parts Part I “Primo vere/Spring”, Part II “In Taberna/In a Tavern” and Part III “Cours d’Amour” It made my hair stand on end and all [...]
Public Holidays in Northern CyprusIn: Tradition 23 Dec 2008Public Holidays in Northern Cyprus In Northern Cyprus the holiday calendar is a mixture of official patriotic commemorations, many imported from Turkey, and religious festival holidays. Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon. This means that Ramadan and Kurban Bayrams are realized in different dates for every [...] Solar and Wind Power in Northern Cyprus22 Dec 2008Renewable energy in Northern Cyprus Many people moving to Northern Cyprus from the UK do so to retire. The beautiful climate the low crime and relativly cheap prices mean a 3 bed in Bolton can become a villa in the sun with change in your pocket for an Efez beer and some freah local [...] 
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