HISTORY
The cultural inheritance, and the manners and customs
of a place are -inevitably -neglected and let to be worn
by time, forgotten and destroyed in a world changing at
a tremendous rate. In such
an era, a group of romantic people in Kiti gave its
own answer. Knowing that tradition is what bonds us
to our land, to the place where our grandfathers and
ourselves were born and raised, and which we aspire
to render to our children, they formed the Archangelos
Cultural Society (Archangel) in 1994.
The basic goal of the Society is the preservation of
this tradition.
The cultural centre
is housed in a traditional building made of sun-dried
bricks, which has a history bound to the community and
was kindly granted by the "Panagia Aggeloktisti"
Church Committee.
This building housed the Gendarmerie
until the 1940's. Today, the detention rooms and the
horse-stables have been converted -with a lot of love
and artistry -to a library, also operating as a lending
library, and a showroom for cultural inheritance items.
The building's forecourt has been
suitably formulated so that it can host various cultural
activities of the village such as the standard Easter
celebrations with traditional games, and the annual
awarding of distinguished pupils, higher level students,
and athletes of the community.
Every year a ceremony is held in honour
of life’s pioneers. Special attention is also paid to
the next generations. Theatrical plays for children
by theatrical companies of Cyprus and a Christmas celebration
are held. Lectures are often given upon issues that
concern the youth.
This effort cannot succeed without
the moral and material aid of the Community
Council and the Co-operative Credit Society of Kiti
that assists in every event, as well as the aid of the
"Athena" program of the Ministry
of Education and Culture's Cultural Services.
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