Item GDA27/AV20 - Recordings of a traditional Greek Cypriot festival in Birmingham and a Greek Orthodox religious service, London, UK, 1991

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GDA27/AV20

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Recordings of a traditional Greek Cypriot festival in Birmingham and a Greek Orthodox religious service, London, UK, 1991

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  • 1991 (Creation)

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1 VHS tape, 1 disk

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Recording of the annual West Midlands Greek Cypriot Association festival, including performances of traditional tsiattista poetic duelling (an activity on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list since 2011) (duration: 40 mins). In Greek.

Recording of a morning worship Holy Service from the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Sophia, London, with a preceding speech by Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain (duration: 45 mins). In Greek with English subtitles.

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