Archive for April 19th, 2011
Easter Traditions in Cyprus – Part one
Easter is the most important holiday for the Orthodox Church and is coming on Sunday 24th of April this year. It’s date vary every year and is fixed according to the noon – that is to say, it is always celebrated on the first Sunday following the full moon of the spring equinox.
To celebrate Easter everything should look clean and new, so houses are cleaned, painted or white-washed, and new clothes are a “must”, especially new shoes.
The Holy Week is dedicated to church-going and to baking, etc.
At seaside places preparations for Palm Sunday can be seen from the previous Friday. In the coffee shops, fishermen sit and plait intricate “vaynes” ~ palm-leaf flower holders ~which when finished, resemble little swallows’ nests perched on sticks. The fishermen sell these and the young children fill them with flowers and take them to church on Palm Sunday when they follow the icon of Christ around the church in a procession commemorating Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. The older boys hold large palm leaves. Olive leaves are put into pillow-case-like sacks which are taken to church; there they are kept for forty days after which they can be used for incense burning. From now on there are church services morning, afternoon and evening.
More tomorrow with Easter Traditions in Cyprus – Part two
Cyprus- a Good Arbitration Seat
Arbitration, is a legal technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, where the parties agree on a settlement of a dispute where a third party (an impartial adjudicator) reviews the case and imposes a decision that is legally binding for both parties. The process can be either voluntary or mandatory and can be either binding or non-binding.
The ICC International Court of Arbitration and ICC Cyprus organises a conference featured by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, the President of the Supreme Court of Cyprus, the Chairman of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the Chairman of the ICC Cyprus on the 28th – 29th of March 2011. It was recognised that Cyprus is an attractive base for international arbitration and due to its reliable Judiciary System and its Bar Association Cyprus has become a ‘model law’ jurisdiction. Due to its geographical position and the neutrality of culture, Cyprus offers parties a reliable place for settling out of Court issues using Arbitration.
More information about Cyprus Arbitration - http://www.pirilides.com/en/cyprus/practices/litigation-arbitration/7