Limassol is back to normal after two years of pandemic, Limassol's celebrations for the national anniversary of March 25, 1821, which begin today with a torch-lighting ceremony and culminate tomorrow with the traditional parade on Archbishop Makarios Avenue.'
According to the organizing committee for the Limassol celebrations, the torch-lighting by the Scout Corps will start at 18:30 and will follow the route Lanitio, Makarios III Avenue, Similides Lights, Kassianis Street.
Tomorrow, the celebrations begin at 5.55am, with general bell-ringing from the city's Holy Churches and a vigil in the streets by the Laniteion Philharmonic Orchestra and a Scout and Guide percussion band.
At 7:00 the flag will be raised in Grigori Afxentiou Square (provincial administration), where the Philharmonic of Laniteion will play and honours will be paid by a section of the National Guard, followed by an artistic programme by the students of Laniteion High School.
The festive praise service will be held at 10:00 at the Holy Church of Agia Napa, presided over by Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol, while the solemn speech of the day will be delivered by the first officer of primary education, Gennethlis Gennethliou.
There will be a procession to the Heroes' Square Monument and wreath-laying by dignitaries, old warriors, parties and organisations, while a section of the E.F. will pay tribute, The celebrations will culminate at 11:45, with the traditional parade on Archbishop Makarios III Avenue, which will be addressed by the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Kyriakos Kokkinos, in front of the south entrance of the Laniteion Stadium.
The parade will be attended by veteran warriors, unions, students of higher and higher educational institutions, students of secondary schools, Guides, Scouts, members of the Civil Defence as well as parts of the National Guard.
At 18:00 the flag will be lowered at Grigori Afxentiou Square and the National Anthem will be played, with the participation of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Laniteion and a section of the National Guard.
This will be followed by a torchlight procession by a Corps of Cypriot Drivers, which will start from Gregory Afxentiou Square and through Pentadromos, Agia Zoni and Makarios III Avenue, will end at the roundabout of Agios Nikolaos.
Source: CNA
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