Yesterday was Tsiknopempti – one of my favourite Cyprus holidays. There are many names for it in English, but none of them really explains what’s going on. Some of the names are “Barbecue Thursday”, “Meat Thursday”, “Grill Thursday”, “Smelly/Stinky Thursday”, “Fat Thursday“, etc. Most of the people work only half day, and from around midday or so, the grills are coming out and everyone is cooking meat – ribs, chops, sausages, etc. The smell of barbecue is in the air everywhere.
Today, is a Recovery Day. But I don’t know yet if anyone is celebrating it but me.