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[Nikitas]

Those raincoats from gaberdine cloth, the universal Cypriot dress of the 50s seem to span both communities.

[denizaksulu]

Those raincoats from gaberdine cloth, the universal Cypriot dress of the 50s seem to span both communities.

Don't remind me. I would wear one from 1959 onwards in rainy weather in Cyprus. I am surprised I haven't a photo wearing one. I must check cousins albums in Cyprus. Perhaps we would rather be seen dead in one. Rainy day garb I suppose.

[Lit]

Great post DT.

I think I recognise some landmarks, like the bridge of Afania, the orange picking in Lefka and the trheshing in my grandfather's village near Morphou.

I had the orange picking down as probably Nikitas where my grandfather had his citrus fields.

He's since re-built the church of St Nikitas on his own in Latsia because he can't imagine life without something from that village.

My beloved Morphou

[Mr. T]

These videos aren’t incredible they’re depressing! The sorry state that Ottomans reduced and preserved Cyprus to…

The British preserved that also by keeping the people enslaved and illiterate.

Thank God EOKA liberated Cyprus.

I don't doubt that you believe what you say but then most of your comments show little but ignorance of the truth.

It is likely that literacy in Cyprus was in the region of 10% when the British came to Cyprus but by 1950 it had increased to in excess of 60%.
A creditable improvement indeed. (Source=Unesco)

[kurupetos]

These videos aren’t incredible they’re depressing! The sorry state that Ottomans reduced and preserved Cyprus to…

The British preserved that also by keeping the people enslaved and illiterate.

Thank God EOKA liberated Cyprus.

I don't doubt that you believe what you say but then most of your comments show little but ignorance of the truth.

It is likely that literacy in Cyprus was in the region of 10% when the British came to Cyprus but by 1950 it had increased to in excess of 60%.
A creditable improvement indeed. (Source=Unesco)

How much was it when the Brits left? How much is it today?

[Bananiot]

Gabardine, or perhaps alatzia. Who remembers aladjia, here I spelt it in different ways to spur the memory cells of the older folk.

[Nikitas]

Alatzia became a bit of a nationalist rallying call in the 50s. We were urged to prefer it over imported British cloth. Presumably it was locally produced? If so where and by who?

[kurupetos]

Alatzia became a bit of a nationalist rallying call in the 50s. We were urged to prefer it over imported British cloth. Presumably it was locally produced? If so where and by who?

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