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Alona Zivania Festival in Alona
Alona, in the Nicosia District's mountainous interior, holds its Zivania Festival on the first Sunday of November from ten-thirty until three-thirty, a fixed daytime schedule distinct from evening versions elsewhere. The event features live distillation demonstrations of Cyprus's EU-protected traditional spirit, tastings paired with hiromeri, lountza and loukanika, and live music and traditional dancing.
The first Sunday of November brings visitors to Alona's village square for a Zivania Festival with a fixed, documented schedule, running from half past ten in the morning until half past three in the afternoon, a specific daytime window distinguishing it from evening-oriented versions of the same tradition held elsewhere.